Seasonal Employment

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection offers seasonal employment opportunities at various locations throughout the State of Connecticut. The majority of these positions are located within the State Parks Division at various state parks and forests (types of seasonal positions).

Park units recruit for positions that include maintenance workers, lifeguards, seasonal park rangers, interpretive guides, first aid attendants, resource assistants, seasonal maintainers, office assistants and seasonal Special Conservation Officers.

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Parks and Forests | Lifeguard Opportunities | Fisheries Division | Wildlife Division | Forestry Division | Boating Division | Environmental Conservation Patrol Officer | Water Monitoring Opportunities | Other Outdoor Opportunities

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Greater Fairfield/Stamford/Norwalk Area

• Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding
• Southford Falls State Park, Southbury
• Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
• Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield

Greater Hartford/Middletown Area

• Chatfield Hollow State Park, Haddam
• Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill 
• Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam
• Penwood State Park, Bloomfield
• Salmon River State Forest, Marlborough
• No Child Left Inside Program & Sky's the Limit Hiking Challenge, Hartford
• Talcott Mountain State Park, Simsbury
• Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middletown 

Greater New Haven/Milford Area

• Southford Falls State Park, Southbury
• Kettletown State Park & Campground, Southbury
• Osbornedale State Park, Derby
• Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden
• Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
• Kellogg Environmental Center & Osborne Homestead Museum, Derby

Greater New London/Norwich Area

• Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford
• Hopeville Pond State Park, Griswold
• Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme
• Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown
• Fort Trumbull State Park, New London

Greater Torrington Area

• Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
• Lake Waramaug State Park, Kent
• Topsmead State Forest/Black Rock State Park, Litchfield
• Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted
• Macedonia State Park, Kent

Greater Tolland/Windham Area

• Mashamoquet State Park, Pomfret
• Quaddick State Park, Thompson 
• Shenipsit State Forest, Stafford 

Fore more information on Parks, please visit: Parks Division

 

 

Positions Available Statewide (Specific locations listed below)

• Lifeguard
• Lifeguard Supervisor
• Beach Director

Locations  

• Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
• Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield
• Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
• Indian Well State Park, Shelton
• Silver Sands State Park, Milford
• Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme
• Black Rock State Park, Watertown
• Burr Pond State Park, Torrington

 

For more information on lifeguarding visit: State Parks Lifeguard Program

 

Greater Hartford/Middletown Area

• Burlington State Fish Hatchery, Burlington
• Fisheries Education Center, Killingworth
• Fisheries Division, Marlborough and Watertown

Greater New London/Norwich Area

• Quinebaug Fish Hatchery, Plainfield
• Marine Fisheries Program, Old Lyme
• Migratory Fish (Diadromous), Old Lyme

For more information please visit: Fisheries Division

For more information: Fisheries Seasonal Job Opportunities

The following videos showcase the work seasonal staff perform for some of our programs:

Care Program (Spanish Version)

Hatcheries (Spanish Version)

Inland Fish Management (Spanish Version)

 

Greater Hartford/Middletown Area

• Wildlife Division, Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area, Burlington
• Wildlife Division, Eastern District Headquarters, Marlborough
• Wildlife Division, Furbearer Program, Burlington
• Wildlife Division, Hunter Safety Program, Glastonbury Public Shooting Range

Greater New Haven/Madison Area

• Wetland Habitat and Mosquito Management Program, Madison

Greater New London/Norwich Area

• Wildlife Division, Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area, Franklin
• Wetland Habitat and Mosquito Management Program, Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area, Franklin

 

For more information on seasonal employment, visit: Wildlife Seasonal Employment Opportunities

Learn about the Wildlife Division

 

Greater Hartford/Middletown Area

• Forest Protection Program, Forestry Division, Marlborough (work under the direction of the Fire Control Officer)
• Forestry Division, Marlborough (wildfire data, administrative support to CIFC, and more)
• Forestry Division, Marlborough (forestry work on state lands)
• Urban and Community Forestry Program, Hartford

Greater Waterbury Area

• Forest Protection Program, Forestry Division, Middlebury (work under the direction of the Fire Control Officer)

Greater Torrington Area

•  Forestry Division, Pleasant Valley Field Office, Barkhamsted (forestry work on state lands)

For more information on Forestry, please visit: Forestry Division

 

Greater Danbury Area

• Boating Division, Boating Education Assistant, Danbury
  
• Boating Division, Pumpout Boat Operator, Candlewood Lake, Brookfield

Greater Hartford/Middletown Area

• Boating Division, Boating Education Assistant, Manchester

Greater New London/Norwich Area

• Boating Division, Clean Vessel Act Inspector, Old Lyme
• Boating Division, Classroom Assistant, Old Lyme
• Boating Division, Office Assistant, Old Lyme
• Boating Division, Boating Education Assistant, Old Lyme
• Boating Division, Boat Launch Maintenance and Navigation Safety, Old Lyme

Greater Torrington Area

• Boating Division, Boating Education Assistant, Harwinton

For more information visit: Boating Division

Various Locations Statewide:

• Environmental Protection Seasonal Patrol Officer

For more information please visit: Environmental Conservation Police 

 

Greater Hartford/Middletown Area

• Inland Ambient Monitoring Positions, Windsor 
  
• Long Island Sound Monitoring Positions, Windsor

 

Seasonal employees are paid at an hourly rate which depends on the duties performed and their prior experience. The majority of seasonal employees are hired for the period between April and November. Limited numbers of positions are available during other periods of the year.

Please check back often as new opportunities are posted throughout the year.

Guidance for Seasonal Applicants:  Applying for Seasonal Employment at DEEP using the State of Connecticut Online Employment Center

 

Map of All Seasonal Employment Positions Available Statewide

 

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are seeking a communication aid or service, have limited proficiency in English, wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint, or require some other accommodation, including equipment to facilitate virtual participation, please contact the DEEP Office of Diversity and Equity at 860-418-5910 or by email at deep.accommodations@ct.gov.  Any person needing an accommodation for hearing impairment may call the State of Connecticut relay number - 711. In order to facilitate efforts to provide an accommodation, please request all accommodations as soon as possible following notice of any agency hearing, meeting, program or event.

Content last updated May 2024