Seasonal Hourly Shift - Multiple Vacancies

State of Maryland • Baltimore County, MD

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service, is recruiting multiple seasonal contractual positions for the Fall 2026 to Spring 2027 season at Gunpowder Falls, North Point, and Hart-Miller Island State Parks. The working titles are Maintenance Worker and Park Ranger. Applicants must identify the position or positions of interest on the Supplemental Questionnaire to be considered. The announcement lists full-time and part-time employment and a salary of $17.41 or more per hour.

Positions are based at 2813 Jerusalem Road, Kingsville, MD 21087; 8400 North Point Road, Edgemere, MD 21219; and Hart-Miller Island State Park. Employees may be assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle, UTV, or golf cart. Applicants selected for employment may be subject to background checks, including employment references, education verification, driving-record checks where applicable, and criminal-history checks with fingerprinting. Continued employment, when a check is required, depends on the results.

Requirements

• At least 40 hours of customer service or maintenance experience. Qualifying experience may include professional or volunteer work in retail, the service industry, administrative work, or similar fields.
• Applicants must provide complete and accurate information about education and experience related to the position's essential functions.
• If assigned duties requiring operation of a motor vehicle, UTV, or golf cart, employees must have a valid Maryland motor vehicle operator’s license and five or fewer points on their current driving record. A provisional driver's license is not accepted.
• For education obtained outside the United States, provide prior to hire documentation of equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service.

Nice To Haves

• At least six months of experience working in a park location performing park operations.

Benefits

• Contractual employees covered by the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program who have a current employment contract and work at least 30 hours per week or an average of 130 hours per month may be eligible for subsidized health benefits for themselves and dependents. The employee pays 25% of medical and prescription premiums, and the State of Maryland subsidizes the remaining 75%.
• Employees may elect dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, paying the full premiums for these benefits.
• Contractual employees may be granted leave at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed