Jobs at Forest Park Forever
Grow Along with Our Team — and the Park
Current Openings
Nature Reserve Intern 2/26/2025
Intern Full Time
Forest Park Forever is seeking a Nature Reserve Intern for a summer position in applied land and restoration management. The position is located within the Forest Park Nature Reserve, 194 acres of old growth forest, reconstructed savannah, prairie, wetland, and waterway habitat in St. Louis City.
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Nature Reserve Steward 2/25/2025
Full Time
Perform a wide range of ecosystem restoration and landscape maintenance duties including: invasive and aggressive species management, habitat restoration, native species supplementation, native species maintenance, seed collecting, tree care, forest stand improvement, hardscape maintenance, trail maintenance and litter removal within areas maintained by Forest Park.
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Manager of Individual Giving 2/18/2025
Full Time
The Manager of Individual Giving will provide oversight for leadership annual giving as well as manage a portfolio of major gift prospects. This role is responsible for securing philanthropic gifts and developing prospect strategies, cultivation, solicitation and follow-up activities with major gift prospects and donors.
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Education Program Assistant 2/6/2025
Part Time
The Education Program Assistant supports the Forest Park Forever Education Department through program preparation and facilitation.
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Education Program & Evaluation Assistant 2/6/2025
Part Time
The Education Program & Evaluation Assistant supports the Forest Park Forever Education Department through program planning, preparation, facilitation, and evaluation.
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Office Administrative Assistant 1/30/2025
Full Time
The Office Administrative Assistant furthers the mission of Forest Park Forever by modeling good customer service, while ensuring that office processes are organized and efficient, and all associates and departments are administratively supported.
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Land Management Support Technician 1/22/2025
Full Time
Forest Park Forever seeks a highly organized and attentive individual to join a passionate and highly regarded Land Management team to support the landscape maintenance efforts of the park. The successful candidate should be detail-oriented and demonstrate among other things, a strong knowledge of landscape tools, equipment, and supplies. They should also demonstrate a strong understanding of landscape irrigation technology, inventory system management, basic equipment troubleshooting, and an ability to optimize resource allocation.
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Arbor Crew Leader 1/22/2025
Full Time
The Arborist Crew Leader will oversee and coordinate the daily operations of a team of five arbor technicians in the field as directed by the Conservation Arborist. This role involves guiding the team on daily task allocation, ensuring effective communication of team needs to the Conservation Arborist, and maintaining active involvement in arboricultural duties such as tree planting, pruning, watering, and other maintenance tasks within Forest Park.
The Arborist Crew Leader will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of daily tasks and maintaining the health and beauty of Forest Park’s tree canopy, as part of Forest Park Forever’s mission.
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Seasonal Nature Reserve Technician 1/21/2025
Seasonal, Full Time
This position will perform a wide range of habitat management duties in support of the Forest Park Forever’s Nature Reserve Staff. The work will include maintenance of natural communities and resources, maintenance of equipment, and monitoring of natural systems within areas maintained by Forest Park Forever. The position reports to work Monday through Friday 7:00 am – 3:30 pm from March 1 through December 1.
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Human Resources Generalist 1/21/2025
Full Time
The Human Resource Generalist will support the daily functions of the Human Resource (HR) department including hiring and interviewing staff, administering pay, benefits, and leave, collaborating with leaders and managers, and interpreting and enforcing Forest Park Forever’s policies and practices.
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Gardener 1/21/2025
Full Time
Perform a wide range of landscape maintenance duties including litter removal, planting, irrigation, mulching, weeding, pest control, pruning, grading and turf care in Forest Park, within areas maintained by Forest Park Forever.
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Seasonal Gardener 1/21/2025
Seasonal, Full Time
This position provides the employee a rewarding experience of completing the critical care necessary for the park, as well as experience in diverse horticultural operations.
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Park Activation Specialist 1/15/2025
Full Time
The Park Activation Specialist serves as a community connector and is integral to Forest Park Forever’s mission delivery to ensure Forest Park is welcoming to all. This position is interdisciplinary, community- and people-focused, providing strategic guidance and engagement to ensure Park spaces and amenities are activated and usership is representative of the St. Louis community.
Forest Park Forever currently has an immediate opportunity for the Park Activation Specialist to develop a strategy to program and activate the Park’s newest active recreation space – the Nicholas J Booker Basketball Courts – known as “The Nick.” Working with community partners and the City of St. Louis Parks and Recreation Department teams, the Park Activation Specialist will strategically program The Nick to become a preferred location for skills clinics, tournaments, community use and/or open play.
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Facility Management Specialist 12/17/2024
Full Time
Perform a range of facility operations and maintenance duties serving under the Facility & Security Manager within the Department of Park & Planning team, including performance of light building maintenance and management of building maintenance and repair contractors, room setups, room rentals, event support, & assisting with other facility related duties and collaborating with Forest Park Forever staff with a focus on facility operations. In accordance with the Forest Park Forever mission, perform work to restore, operate, maintain and sustain Forest Park Forever facility assets.
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Asset Management Technician 12/17/2024
Full Time
Serving under the Director of Forest Park Forever’s Department of Park & Planning (DPP), performs a range of technical and operational duties involving asset management data collection, management and reporting. The position also assists with other duties collaborating with Forest Park Forever staff with a focus on park asset management while advancing our mission to restore, operate, maintain and sustain Forest Park and its assets.
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Development Manager 12/09/2024
Full Time
The Development Manager is responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships with individual donors to secure financial support to advance the mission and objectives of Forest Park Forever.
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Arbor Technician 8/13/2024
Full Time
Perform a wide range of arboricultural maintenance duties including planting, pruning, felling, watering, mulching, weeding, and IPM pest management in Forest Park, within areas maintained by Forest Park Forever.
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Communications Specialist 08/07/2024
Full Time
The Communications Specialist is part of the Communications and Marketing team, performing a variety of duties including writing/editing content for newsletters, external website and employee communications, assisting with presentations for executive leadership and collaborating on Forest Park Forever communications strategies.
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