Summer Employment Opportunities

You love hiking, canoeing, arts & crafts, sports & games, swimming, nature and the great outdoors in general?  Your friend says you're great with kids? Then maybe working for the Parks & Recreation Department is the job for you! 

The Merrimack Parks & Recreation is now hiring for Summer 2022.  Positions with Parks & Recreation offer invaluable skill-building, leadership, training, and enrichment opportunities that can’t be found anywhere else!  

Positions are 40 hours per week unless otherwise specified and most positions run from Mid June - Late August 2022 with a few positions that begin in early June.  The minimum age to apply is 18 for all positions except for Junior Camp Counselors, Lifeguards, and Water Safety Instructors, for which the minimum age is 16 years of age.  

Top 10 reason why working at camp is the best job in the world:  
10. You can wear shorts and a t-shirt to work every day
9. You get paid to jump in the lake and do a cannonball
8. Living in and being part of a community that truly loves and cares about you
7. S’mores are finest fresh from the fire and you get fed lunch every day
6. Earn valuable leadership skills that will benefit you in your professional life
5. You get to make the best friends of your life
4. Capture the flag should really be an Olympic Sport
3. You get to laugh everyday
2. The campers you work with think you’re cool before they even meet you
1. You get a chance to positively affect the lives of some amazing kids 

Click on the link to the position to view the full job description. Next to each position is the minimum age required to apply for the position. 

• Junior Camp Counselors - Ages 16 - 17
• Senior Camp Counselors - Ages 18+
• Waterfront Lifeguards - Ages 16+ (Full Time & Part Time Available)
• Water Safety Instructors (WSI) - Ages 16+ (Full Time & Part Time Available)
• Seasonal Park Maintainer - Ages 18+ (Part time - Flexible Hours)
• Weekend Park Attendant - Ages 18+ (Part Time Weekends Only)