A wide variety of jobs exists in the parks including those in the areas of lodging, maintenance, food service, campground management, accounting, housekeeping, human resources, interpretation, laundry, marina, entertainment, reservations, retail, security, transportation and others. Amfac has been targeting seniors to fill seasonal positions for several years.
Seniors are more flexible.
Another reason Amfac has actively tapped this market is because this growing segment of the population simply wants to work longer. McCluskie also pointed to the influence, diversity and wisdom provided by senior employees. One of the common characteristics of park employees is that they want to be there and have made an extra effort to seek out these jobs. Applying for a parks position can be accomplished several ways. Grand Canyon National Park Lodges sends a recruiter out to various cities and towns across the country.