Summer seasonal work available at Belle Isle, Milliken State Park and Harbor

Positions available in operations, janitorial and maintenance.
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Statewide DNR News

May 1, 2017

Contact: Karis Floyd, 313-821-9844

DNR hiring summer seasonal workers at Belle Isle Park and Milliken State Park and Harbor

Belle Isle Park employeeThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for summer seasonal workers at Belle Isle Park and Milliken State Park and Harbor in downtown Detroit. The following positions are available:

  • Operations: Register park visitors via computerized reservation system, sell Recreation Passports, provide information to visitors, clean park grounds and public restrooms and other duties. Good cash-handling skills required. Hiring day, afternoon and midnight shifts.

  • Janitorial: Clean buildings including toilets, showers, sinks, floors and other areas that require physical effort. Also includes minor maintenance and other duties.

  • Maintenance: Mow grass, pick up litter, maintain trails, light construction, paint, stain, rake, clean public restrooms and other duties. Physically strenuous outdoor work in a variety of weather conditions.

Applications are being accepted until positions are filled. Applicants must be 18 years old (or 17 and graduating from high school this year) with a valid driver’s license and must be able to pass a criminal history background check and a drug and alcohol screening. Uniforms, which include a shirt, name bar and hat, are provided.

Applications can be obtained by visiting Belle Isle Park administration office, 2 Inselruhe Ave. in Detroit. It is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, across from the Belle Isle Aquarium. The 40-hour-per-week positions run May through September and pay $8.90 per hour. Positions include weekends and holidays.

For more information, contact Karis Floyd at floydk@michigan.gov or 313-821-9844. To learn more about working for the DNR, including the application for seasonal positions at state parks and harbors, visit the DNR website www.michigan.gov/dnrjobs.

/Editor's note: An accompanying photo is available below for download. A suggested caption follows.

The Michigan DNR now is hiring summer seasonal workers at Belle Isle Park and Milliken State Park and Harbor in downtown Detroit. Pictured here is Amyra Williams, who for three years now has worked summers at the Belle Isle entry booth, greeting customers and starting their visit off with a smile./


The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.

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