Event Staff- Seasonal

Pineland Farms•New Gloucester, ME

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Pineland Farms is hiring seasonal Event Staff for a walk-through holiday experience celebrating rural Maine, farms, agriculture, and community. Team members help provide a fun, festive, safe, and memorable experience for visitors. The role is based at 110 Valley Farm Road, New Gloucester, Maine, and reports to the Education Department Director. The schedule is Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from Thanksgiving through Christmas, as well as the week leading up to Christmas. The listed 2026 dates are December 3–5, 10–12, and 17–22, from 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The position is hourly, non-exempt, and pays $21.00 per hour. Staff support event operations, welcome and assist visitors, direct traffic and parking, sell tickets, operate the POS system, assist with food service, and help manage event activities and guest flow. The role involves working outdoors in winter weather, interacting with guests and animals, and helping maintain clean and welcoming visitor areas. Staff must be dependable and able to work the scheduled event dates.

Requirements

Experience working with the public is a plus.
Willingness to learn and follow established procedures and safety guidelines.
Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with visitors, coworkers, and supervisors.
Ability to remain calm, patient, and positive in a busy event environment.
Strong teamwork skills and willingness to assist wherever needed.
Ability to use good judgment and recognize when to seek assistance from a supervisor.
Ability to work independently and be a dependable member of the event team.
Ability to adapt to changing weather, visitor needs, and event conditions.
Comfortable standing and walking for extended periods and working outdoors in winter weather.
Positive attitude and willingness to help create a welcoming holiday experience.
Dependable and able to work on the scheduled event dates.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and address problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle objects or controls, reach above shoulders and outward, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with the public.

Responsibilities

Communicate effectively with coworkers and supervisors to support smooth event operations.
Assist with event setup, takedown, and other operational needs as assigned.
Follow safety procedures and guidelines and promptly report safety concerns to a supervisor.
Direct traffic and parking; welcome and assist visitors, answer questions, and provide directions.
Sell tickets, operate the POS system, and assist with food service.
Support event activities and manage guest flow to help ensure a safe, organized, and enjoyable experience.
Maintain clean, welcoming visitor areas and provide positive interactions with guests and animals.
Help create a fun and memorable experience for every guest.