NLQP seasonal staff at the front gate during opening weekend
Now Hiring · Summer Season

Spend Your Summer at the Quarry

Every season, Nelson Ledges Quarry Park hires a small crew that keeps 250 acres of swimming, camping, and festival grounds running. If you like working outside, talking to people, and pulling long weekends with a great team — apply below.

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Open Positions

Six ways onto the team

Most roles are seasonal — Memorial Day through Labor Day — with some availability through festival weekends in early fall. Weekend availability is required.

  • Seasonal · Cert required

    Lifeguards

    Watch the swim quarry from the beach and dock platforms during posted swim hours (10 AM – 7 PM, Memorial Day to Labor Day). Current lifeguard certification with CPR/First Aid required. We train on quarry-specific protocols.

  • Seasonal · Customer-facing

    Gate & Front Office

    Greet day-pass guests and arriving campers, process payments, answer questions, and keep the front-gate flow moving on busy summer Saturdays. Friendly and unflappable wins this role.

  • Seasonal · Physical

    Grounds & Maintenance

    Mowing, trash sweeps, restroom upkeep, trail and beach cleanup, light repairs. Comfort with hand tools, mowers, and the occasional weed-whacker. Driver's license preferred.

  • Event-based · Long weekends

    Festival Crew

    Pre-event setup, on-site support during festival weekends, and tear-down. Stage-adjacent help, parking direction, vendor assistance, recycling and waste rounds. If you've worked festivals before, tell us where.

  • Seasonal · Overnight

    Camp Host / Overnight Patrol

    Walk the campground after-hours, answer guest questions, enforce quiet hours, and radio in anything that needs daytime staff. Calm presence and good judgment. On-site stay included.

  • Event-based · Cert required

    Scuba Support

    Help dive schools and certified divers check in, brief on quarry entry points, and monitor the dive area. Open Water certification minimum; Rescue or Divemaster preferred.

Fifty years of summers. The same lake your parents jumped into. Come work at the place you grew up at.

Staff member at the gate house at sunset

Working Here

What to expect

NLQP isn't a corporate park. Every shift involves real people, real weather, and real water. Most days are good. A few are long. The team is small enough that what you do shows.

  • Weekends requiredNearly all positions need weekend availability through summer.
  • Outdoor workHeat, rain, sun, and (occasionally) all three before lunch.
  • Training providedBring the certifications — we'll teach you the rest.
  • Staff perksFree park access on days off and discounted festival passes.
  • Hourly payDiscussed at interview based on role and experience.

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Send us your application

Fill out the form below. We'll get back to you within 1–2 business days. Hiring runs February through May for the summer season; festival crew applications are accepted year-round.

Some positions require 16 or 18 minimum; we'll confirm at interview.
Tell us your start date, end date, and which days of the week you can work.

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