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2024 Seasonal Positions

Customer Representative

Do you have a passion for customer service and the amazing North Maine woods? Bring your skills, experience, and your sense of awe to Baxter State Park as one of our customer representatives. By joining our hardworking team, you can inspire current and future generations to love and appreciate spending time in the wilderness.  Seasonal Rate: $16.54 – $22.59 / hr Duration: May – October 2024

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Baxter State Park Trail Crew Leader

Baxter State Park is currently recruiting a Trail Crew Leader. The Trail Crew Leader is responsible for leading our four-person trail crew on remote trail projects throughout the park and documenting crew accomplishments. Bring your trail work expertise to Baxter State Park for a summer of engaging and impactful trail projects from the alpine trails of Katahdin to the crystal waters and verdant forest of the park’s interior. Pay ranges from $16.54 – $21.00/hr. Duration: late April – early October.

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Year-Round Positions

Baxter State Park Chief Ranger

If you are looking for your next leadership opportunity with a diverse group of people in a wilderness setting like no other – this position will interest you. The Chief Ranger is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Park. The position oversees five direct reports whose areas of responsibility include law enforcement, maintenance, and transportation, trails, and inventory management. The Chief Ranger must possess extensive experience and skills in team leadership, communication and operations management, a solid understanding of natural resource protection and recreation management, strong skills in field supervision, and the ability to work effectively as a member of the leadership team.

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Baxter State Park: a wilderness mission, a dynamic team

An amazing experience awaits you here. Baxter State Park is an iconic four-season wilderness park, home to Katahdin, the tallest peak in Maine. Some of the most remote, rugged country in the Northeast US lies within the 200,000-acre park, including 47 mountain summits, more than 50 pristine lakes and ponds, and over 200 miles of hiking trails.

You’ll find working at Baxter State Park is not just a job, it’s an adventure. We want you to bring your skills, experience, and your sense of awe to Baxter State Park. By joining our hardworking team, you can inspire current and future generations to love and appreciate spending time in the wilderness.

Join us to preserve the wildness and protect the experience in this wild, rugged landscape.

 

The Katahdin Region: world-class outdoor recreation 

Endless opportunities to explore. Five major outdoor recreation areas totaling more than half a million acres at your doorstep.  Lakes, mountains, streams, rivers, woods; the opportunities for discovery are limitless.  The Katahdin area offers wonderful small towns, affordable housing, and a friendly atmosphere. People who live in the Maine Highlands enjoy world-class outdoor recreation, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, camping, hiking, cross-country skiing, biking, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.

It’s all here. Whether you’re looking to get lost in the woods, a bite on your line, or some mud on your tires, you can find your spot here in the Katahdin Region.  Come join us in the Katahdin Region as we build and enjoy a bright new future built on reverence for our incredible natural resources.

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