General Information
Employment
Support clean and safe parks for all at Summit Metro Parks.
From maintaining trails to conserving greenspace, interacting with visitors to working with community partners, every Summit Metro Parks employee plays a key role in helping the people, plants and wildlife of Summit County thrive.
View a full list of job postings below to learn how you can play a part in connecting visitors to nature through clean and safe parks.
To apply, please submit resume and letter of interest in PDF or WORD format to [email protected]. Due to the high volume of applications, phone inquiries cannot be accepted. Please utilize [email protected] for all inquiries and follow-up. We’re an equal opportunity employer.
Job Postings
Full Time
Park Biologist
At Summit Metro Parks, our job is to collect, protect and perfect natural areas and biodiversity in and around Summit County for the perpetual benefit and enjoyment of our residents. As a full time biologist in the conservation department, your role is to provide direction toward this end primarily through ecological monitoring and assessment.
FULL TIME
PARK TECHNICIAN I
Under the direction of the Park Manager, performs all duties necessary for the daily maintenance of park properties, areas, buildings and facilities and helps with the construction of certain park improvement projects.
FULL TIME
PARK TECHNICIAN III
Under the direction of the Operations Service Manager, the Park Technician III maintains and enhances the park district’s lands and facilities by performing a wide range of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance and construction tasks to build, repair, and install wooden or metal structures and fixtures on a variety of park projects. This position is responsible for operating a variety of carpentry hand, power, and measuring tools, heavy equipment, trucks and trailers, snowplows, and specialized equipment necessary for construction and maintenance activities.
Seasonal Employment Opportunities
To apply for seasonal positions, please complete the REQUIRED application form and return to [email protected] OR mail to: Human Resources, Summit Metro Parks, 975 Treaty Line Rd., Akron, OH 44313.
Seasonal
Horticulturalist Maintenance Worker
Maintain and enhance park district lands and facilities by performing unskilled and semi-skilled horticultural duties necessary for the maintenance of the park landscape beds. May be required to perform general maintenance of buildings and facilities on a seasonal basis and to help with the construction of certain park improvement projects.
Seasonal
Maintenance Worker
Maintain and enhance park district lands and facilities by performing unskilled and semi-skilled jobs in a manner which assures the highest standard of maintenance, safety and service to the public.
