PIERRE, S.D. – According to Game, Fish and Parks officials, applications for summer seasonal employment are now available online at the South Dakota Bureau of Personnel website and at South Dakota One-Stop Career Centers. The state park system is offering several summer employment opportunities in state parks and recreation areas across South Dakota.

Seasonal employment opportunities include seasonal law enforcement, general maintenance, seasonal lead worker, entrance station attendant, maintenance worker, campground attendant, heavy equipment operator and naturalist/programmer positions. Most listings have multiple positions available.

All applicants must be 18 years of age and available to work the normal summer season, mid-May through Labor Day. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 11, 2005. Applications received after the deadline will only be considered for any remaining positions.

Seasonal employment with the South Dakota state park system is also available through Executive Intern Program positions. The application deadline for available summer 2005 positions is February 18. Applications received after that date may or may not be considered.

Applicants for Executive Intern Program positions must meet the following requirements in order to qualify for the program:

1. At the time an application is completed and submitted, the applicant must currently be enrolled at a college, university or vocational-technical school.
2. By the time the internship is to start, applicants must have completed their entire freshman year at their college or university (be classified as at least a sophomore) or have completed not less than one year of study at their vocational-technical school.

Some intern positions have additional requirements that are above and beyond the program’s minimum requirements. Listings and specific application information can be found online at www.state.sd.us/bop/Jobs/Intern/home.htm.

-GFP-