SENIOR MAINTENANCE AIDE (SEASONAL)

Department of Parks & Recreation · San Luis Obispo County

Salary: $21 – $26 per month

Closes: 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Job Description and Duties SENIOR MAINTENANCE AIDE (SEASONAL) – BAY AREA DISTRICT / MOUNT TAMALPAIS STATE PARK “Priority consideration will be given to any person receiving State public assistance under the CalWORKs program. Applicants who receive State public assistance need to identify their status as a CalWORKs recipient in the comments area on the application. Applicants must submit a verification of their CalWORKs eligibility status, which may include the most recent Notice of Action showing TANF eligibility or a copy of your last aid check stub. If verification is not submitted with the application, the application will not be processed. (Applicants may obtain verification from the CalWORKs program).” The Senior Maintenance Aide works under the direction of the District Trails program manager Park Maintenance Chief I. The reporting location for this position is Mount Tamalpais State Park- Kent Canyon Trails Shop but may be required to work in all other units within the Bay Area District. The Senior Maintenance Aide will provide daily project technical oversite and support to California Conservation Corps (CCC) and other youth corps crews in trail and facility maintenance, road brushing and resource maintenance activities. Provides daily technical oversight, coordination, and leadership on work projects, assigns tasks, develops tool and material lists. With direction from higher level permanent staff using specifications provided, leads, and oversees the CCC crew on construction, restoration and maintenance of road surfaces, trail tread, bridges, retaining walls, safety railing, and other related trail, facility, or road features. Works as part of Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) crew as needed to complete labor tasks such as trail maintenance, facility repair and project rehab. Inspects completed work for quality control. Maintains daily logs of crew activity according to project funding and work completed. Maintains inventory of supplies, materials, equipment, and tools assigned or on loan to the work crew. Keeps vehicle and equipment logs up to date -submits vehicle utilization records and gas receipts monthly or as needed. This position will frequently work in remote locations throughout the district, in the rain and inclement weather to efficiently complete assigned tasks. Normal working hours are 7:00am to 5:30pm each workday. This position is required to travel District wide for extended periods of time. The position may also require working nights, weekends, odd hours and overtime to accomplish assigned tasks. This position maybe required to spike camp outside in remote sites throughout the Bay Area District system to accomplish tasks more efficiently. This position may work up to 1500 hours within 12 consecutive months. This position is designated as not telework eligible. The selected candidate is required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan fingerprinting prior to appointment. Possession of a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class and a safe driving record as documented by the Department of Motor Vehicles within 60 days prior to appointment. (A safe driving record is one free from convictions in the past two years for repeated moving violations or a single serious violation, such as drunk driving or reckless driving.) State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact Mike Nelson at (707) 769-5652 x206 or at mike.nelson@parks.ca.gov. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements • The position(s) require(s) a valid California Drivers License (CDL). You must answer the questions addressing your CDL on your application. Ensure you provide your CDL number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions. • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired. DO NOT include any confidential information to your application or supporting documents (i.e., Social Security Number, birthdate, marital status, medical information, examination results, method of eligibility, etc.)
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Job Description and Duties

SENIOR MAINTENANCE AIDE (SEASONAL) – BAY AREA DISTRICT / MOUNT TAMALPAIS STATE PARK

“Priority consideration will be given to any person receiving State public assistance under the CalWORKs program. Applicants who receive State public assistance need to identify their status as a CalWORKs recipient in the comments area on the application. Applicants must submit a verification of their CalWORKs eligibility status, which may include the most recent Notice of Action showing TANF eligibility or a copy of your last aid check stub. If verification is not submitted with the application, the application will not be processed. (Applicants may obtain verification from the CalWORKs program).”

The Senior Maintenance Aide works under the direction of the District Trails program manager Park Maintenance Chief I. The reporting location for this position is Mount Tamalpais State Park- Kent Canyon Trails Shop but may be required to work in all other units within the Bay Area District.

The Senior Maintenance Aide will provide daily project technical oversite and support to California Conservation Corps (CCC) and other youth corps crews in trail and facility maintenance, road brushing and resource maintenance activities.

Provides daily technical oversight, coordination, and leadership on work projects, assigns tasks, develops tool and material lists. With direction from higher level permanent staff using specifications provided, leads, and oversees the CCC crew on construction, restoration and maintenance of road surfaces, trail tread, bridges, retaining walls, safety railing, and other related trail, facility, or road features. Works as part of Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) crew as needed to complete labor tasks such as trail maintenance, facility repair and project rehab. Inspects completed work for quality control.

Maintains daily logs of crew activity according to project funding and work completed. Maintains inventory of supplies, materials, equipment, and tools assigned or on loan to the work crew. Keeps vehicle and equipment logs up to date -submits vehicle utilization records and gas receipts monthly or as needed.

This position will frequently work in remote locations throughout the district, in the rain and inclement weather to efficiently complete assigned tasks. Normal working hours are 7:00am to 5:30pm each workday. This position is required to travel District wide for extended periods of time. The position may also require working nights, weekends, odd hours and overtime to accomplish assigned tasks. This position maybe required to spike camp outside in remote sites throughout the Bay Area District system to accomplish tasks more efficiently.

This position may work up to 1500 hours within 12 consecutive months. This position is designated as not telework eligible.

The selected candidate is required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan fingerprinting prior to appointment.

Possession of a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class and a safe driving record as documented by the Department of Motor Vehicles within 60 days prior to appointment. (A safe driving record is one free from convictions in the past two years for repeated moving violations or a single serious violation, such as drunk driving or reckless driving.)

State housing is not available.
For further information regarding this position, please contact Mike Nelson at (707) 769-5652 x206 or at mike.nelson@parks.ca.gov.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Special Requirements

  • The position(s) require(s) a valid California Drivers License (CDL). You must answer the questions addressing your CDL on your application. Ensure you provide your CDL number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions.
  • The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.

DO NOT include any confidential information to your application or supporting documents (i.e., Social Security Number, birthdate, marital status, medical information, examination results, method of eligibility, etc.)

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Salary context

The annualized midpoint for this posting is $283. That matches the $283 median among 9 current California public jobs with the same normalized title.

More jobs at this employer

Department of Parks & Recreation currently has 68 other open positions in this database.

Regional hiring context

There are 50 current state openings in San Luis Obispo County, including this position.

Application timeline

Applications close in 5 days, on November 9, 2026.

Posting history

This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on October 10, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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