Jobs at Forest Park Forever
Grow Along with Our Team — and the Park
Current Openings
Seasonal Nature Reserve Technician 5/7/2025
Seasonal Part 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 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. through December 1.
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Membership & Tribute Associate 4/30/2025
Full Time
This position supports the Membership Program, Tribute Program, and other administrative activities related to annual giving and development operations.
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Seasonal Arbor Technician 4/29/2025
Seasonal, Full Time
Perform a wide range of arboricultural maintenance duties including planting, pruning, watering, mulching, weeding, and IPM pest management in Forest Park, within areas maintained by Forest Park Forever.
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Horticulture Intern 3/25/2025
Seasonal, Full Time
Forest Park Forever is seeking Horticultural Interns for summer positions in the jewel of St. Louis, Forest Park. The Interns will work side by side with Horticulturalists on day-to-day management of five hundred plus acres of land within the 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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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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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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