MAINTENANCE WORKER

National Park Service; Nicholasville (KY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service is seeking a Maintenance Worker to support the upkeep of grounds, facilities and campground areas. The role includes routine maintenance, minor carpentry, painting and plumbing tasks, and assisting more senior maintenance staff on various projects across park sites.

Responsibilities also cover cleaning restrooms, processing shipments, trash collection, and operating light trucks and forklifts to move supplies.

Responsibilities

• Performs simple and routine maintenance and repair of grounds
• Performs minor carpentry repairs
• Performs minor painting using brush and roller
• Performs minor plumbing repairs
• Cleans and services chemical toilets, restrooms, and other campground or visitor facilities
• Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments according to established procedures
• Performs simple and routine maintenance and repair of grounds, exterior structures, buildings, equipment and related utilities
• Assists higher graded maintenance workers or tradesmen in the performance of their work
• Performs minor carpentry repairs using simple measures and hand tools on such tasks as replacing broken planks on picnic tables; broken windows using precut stock; minor adjustments or replaces hinges, latches and catches
• Performs minor painting using brush and roller according to specific instructions on projects where appearances are not critical such as staining picnic tables and trash barrels
• Performs minor plumbing repairs such as tightening or replacing in-kind fittings and fixtures which do not require custom fitting or solder joints; replaces faucet washers; unplugs drains using a plunger; replaces liquid petroleum gas bottles
• Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments according to established procedures
• Reports discrepancies and damage to others responsible for such items
• Performs routine maintenance on campground sites and trails using hand tools to re-grade and reset barriers to restore areas to original appearances
• Collects trash
• Operates a light truck to pick up supplies and to transport materials to and from work sites while assisting on project work
• Cleans and services chemical toilets, restrooms, and other campground or visitor facilities
• Makes minor repairs as needed and refers problems to higher graded workers
• Operates a forklift to load and unload supplies and light equipment not requiring special rigging

Job description

Open: October 23, 2026 — Closes: November 6, 2026

Summary

You will serve as a MAINTENANCE WORKER with National Park Service. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for approximately March thru January and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year.

Major Duties

• Performs simple and routine maintenance and repair of grounds
• Performs minor carpentry repairs
• Performs minor painting using brush and roller
• Performs minor plumbing repairs
• Cleans and services chemical toilets, restrooms, and other campground or visitor facilities
• Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments according to established procedures
• Performs simple and routine maintenance and repair of grounds, exterior structures, buildings, equipment and related utilities
• Assists higher graded maintenance workers or tradesmen in the performance of their work
• Performs minor carpentry repairs using simple measures and hand tools on such tasks as replacing broken planks on picnic tables; broken windows using precut stock; minor adjustments or replaces hinges, latches and catches
• Performs minor painting using brush and roller according to specific instructions on projects where appearances are not critical such as staining picnic tables and trash barrels
• Performs minor plumbing repairs such as tightening or replacing in-kind fittings and fixtures which do not require custom fitting or solder joints; replaces faucet washers; unplugs drains using a plunger; replaces liquid petroleum gas bottles
• Receives, unloads and processes incoming shipments according to established procedures
• Reports discrepancies and damage to others responsible for such items
• Performs routine maintenance on campground sites and trails using hand tools to re-grade and reset barriers to restore areas to original appearances
• Collects trash
• Operates a light truck to pick up supplies and to transport materials to and from work sites while assisting on project work
• Cleans and services chemical toilets, restrooms, and other campground or visitor facilities
• Makes minor repairs as needed and refers problems to higher graded workers
• Operates a forklift to load and unload supplies and light equipment not requiring special rigging