Employment Opportunities

Looking for a job that takes you away from the day-after-day office grind? Are you interested in the outdoors, and helping others enjoy what our parks and open space have to offer?

Sacramento County's Department of Parks, has many great opportunities for you to join our team. Some positions are seasonal, and we invite you to check back often to find out when openings are available. Others are permanent job opportunities that you won't want to miss either.

We've provided some brief explanations of some of the jobs you will find in our department. For more information, contact the County of Sacramento 24-hour jobline at (916) 874-6771, or view all job opportunities within the County. You can also sign up to be notified when openings occur in jobs that are of interest to you.

Permanent Positions

Park Ranger I

Park Ranger I is the entry level position of the Park Ranger series. Park Rangers in this group primarily assist the public in the use of recreation facilities, and as peace officers enforce local laws in their park patrol duties. Additionally, they may perform minor building and grounds maintenance.

Park Maintenance Worker I

Park Maintenance Worker I is the entry level class in the park maintenance series. People in this job perform assigned maintenance and repair work, and may assist in, or directly instruct, temporary helpers in learning to perform assigned maintenance and repair tasks.

Seasonal, Part-time Positions

Park Ranger Assistant

Park Ranger Assistant is a seasonal class designed primarily for recruitment and training of people seeking a career in the park management field or ranger services. Assistants work under supervision and primarily with park visitors, park protection, and interpretive park activities.

Park Maintenance Aide

Park Maintenance Aides receive on-the-job training in park maintenance and provide temporary help during peak work loads. Aides are temporary employees and may not gain permanent employee status in the class.

Park Interpretive Specialist

Specialists perform a wide range of professional park, museum, and interpretive program operations. They often have heavy public contact, and work with exhibits, collections development and maintenance, and volunteer coordination.