Park Maintenance Crew Lead and Park Maintenance Worker

Role Responsibilities

If you enjoy working outside and are committed to improving a visitor’s experience when they visit a provincial park by maintaining facilities and campgrounds, come join our Maintenance Team at one of the following Alberta Provincial Parks and Protected Area locations within the Southwest Area in the Pincher Creek/Castle and Lethbridge Districts:
•    Beauvais Lake Provincial Park
•    Park Lake Provincial Park

We are looking for highly motivated, well-organized, responsible Maintenance Workers for the 2025 summer season.  Individuals will be part of a team accountable for providing regular maintenance and operational duties that support the day-to-day operation of campgrounds, day use areas, facilities and trail systems.

We are currently looking to hire:
•    2 Park Maintenance Worker 3’s
•    1 Park Maintenance Worker 2
•    10 Park Maintenance Worker 1’s

As a Park Maintenance Worker (MSW1), duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:
•    Performing landscaping, building cleaning and site servicing of campgrounds, day use areas and facilities.
•    Performing routine and preventative maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment.
•    Operating equipment such as mowers, trimmers, ATVs, etc.
•    Assisting with trail maintenance, beach and dock maintenance.
•    Installing and maintaining signage.
•    Reporting all maintenance concerns accordingly.
•    Assists with hazard tree management and invasive plant management programs.
•    Being familiar with and practicing all pertinent occupational health & safety (OH&S) policies, procedures and protocols; and with the Facility Emergency Response Plan and protocols.
•    Completing administrative tasks such as timesheets, expense claims, commencement and termination paperwork, and online courses.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position (MSW1)

As a Park Maintenance Worker (MSW 2), primary duties are to assist Parks Maintenance Supervisor at manual functions, and being accountable for direct sites equipment operations including;
•    Assisting with formal and informal inspections, maintenance and servicing of equipment.
•    Operating heavy equipment such as sewer truck, loaders, skid steers, garbage trucks, etc.
•    Completing trail maintenance projects.
•    Maintaining roads and parking lot areas.
•    Assisting with routine playground inspections and maintenance.
•    Install and remove docks, maintains beaches.
•    Operating chainsaws, brush saws and other higher risk equipment.
•    Landscaping and Facility Maintenance as required per work location

Note: Successful candidate will work within a designated area, and will  need to travel to various Park locations within the designated assigned area.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position (MSW2).

Role Responsibilities Continued

As the Park Maintenance Crew Lead (MSW3), primary duties include assisting MSW1 Workers with the duties mentioned above in addition to administrative and supervisory tasks such as:
•    Onsite lead for a crew of MSW staff. Accountable for direct site operations, and for leading the task scheduling for other staff.
•    Assists with formal inspections, maintenance and servicing of equipment.
•    Assists with playground routine inspections and maintenance.
•    Assists with docks installation and removals, maintains beaches
•    Conducts purchasing and orders supply inventory within budget.
•    Assists with staff training and staff performance reviews.
•    Assists with service contract management.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position (MSW3).

All positions will require you to work various shifts including evenings, weekends and holidays. You have the opportunity to work up to 40 hours per week and will be paid for number of hours worked. You must have good physical stamina to be able to perform manual duties outdoors and in any time of weather conditions, rain or shine.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

Competencies relevant to Maintenance Worker positions include:

Agility – ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

Build Collaborative Environments – leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.

Systems Thinking – understands how the work done is part of a larger integrated environment.  Looks beyond own area and considers how own work impacts the work and success of others.

Creative Problem Solving – ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.

Develop Self and Others – a commitment to learning and the desire to invest in the development of the capability of yourself and others.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Park Maintenance Worker  1 – (Maintenance Service Worker 1)
•    Some high school education or directly related experience based on one year of experience for one year of education

Park Maintenance Worker 2– (Maintenance Service Worker 2)
•    Some high school education and one year of related experience or directly related experience based on one year of experience for one year of education

Assets:
•    Experience with Sewer, Dump or Garbage Trucks ( 2, 3 or 3 ¾ Tons) 
•    Skilled Operator Certification

Park Maintenance Crew Lead– (Maintenance Service Worker 3) 
•    Some high school education, related training, plus two years of related experience or directly related experience based on one year of experience for one year of education and some supervision experience.

Additional requirements: 
•    Class 5 Driver’s License or equivalent and Driver’s Abstract
•    Current Standard First Aid and CPR Level "C"/AED Certificate

Additional Assets to be successful in any of the roles:
•    Experience with hand and power tools; good working knowledge in the operation, maintenance and safety of small equipment
•    Experience working in custodial, landscaping, or similar positions
•    Chainsaw certification
•    Exceptional communication skills and comfort level in dealing with difficult customer interactions or complaints 
•    Experience working within a campground setting

Applicants are encouraged to clearly demonstrate the above assets in their resume or cover letter.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Terms of Employment:

For the Park Maintenance Worker 1 role: 
•    Early May start date to late early September end date 

For the Park Maintenance Worker 2 role:
•    April start date to October end date

For the Park Maintenance Crew Lead role: 
•    April/early May start date to late September/early October end date:

For all positions:
•    Access to reliable transportation to and from place of work.
•    Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s License or equivalent will be required. 
•    Final Candidates will be required to provide an acceptable 3yr Driver’s Abstract. (Will be reimbursed).
•    Recognized Current Standard First Aid and CPR Level "C"/AED Certificate
•    Adherence to Alberta Parks Uniform Policy; all personal protective equipment is provided.  Certified Safety footwear is not provided, but candidates will be reimbursed for a portion of the cost.
•    These positions will require outdoor work in a variety of weather conditions.
•    Training sessions at the beginning of employment are mandatory (early May).
•    Staff housing may be available.

In your Cover Letter and during the online application process, please indicate your position preference.

In your resume:
•    Include date ranges (month and year) associated with all education and work experience
•    Indicate whether your work experience was casual, part-time (PT) or full-time (FT) 
•    Example:  Maintenance Foreman: Jan 2016 – June 2019 (PT, 3 eight- hour shifts per week)