A seasonal job can be a great fit for many people!
If you're a high school or college student on summer break, a seasonal job can provide you on-the-job experience as well as the opportunity to make money. If you have little to no job experience, a summer job can also help boost your resume for future employers. Seasonal jobs can also be a good way for retirees and other professionals or former professionals to earn extra income. Whether you want to save up for a big trip or simply have some extra spending money, a seasonal job can help bring in additional cash. Whatever your goals may be, a seasonal job is a great way to expand your skill set and professional network!
Now Hiring 2023 Seasonal Positions
Leisure Services is now hiring for a variety of 2023 seasonal positions with the Recreation Division, Parks Division, Port of Dubuque Marina, Flora and Sutton Pools, Multicultural Family Center, AmeriCorps, Bunker Hill Golf Course, and more!
Note, the City of Dubuque encourages COVID vaccinations but does not require them for employment.
We are currently hiring for the following positions:
January 9, 2023 –August 5, 2023 (30 Week Contract)*
January 23, 2023 –August 19, 2023 (30 Week Contract)*
*Contract start and end dates are flexible and rotate on a bi-weekly schedule 900 Hours Contract - Minimum of 30 hours/week Living Allowance Total: $12,600 ($840 every 2 weeks over 30 weeks) + Education Award: $3,247.50
The Mentor Recruitment Specialist AmeriCorps Member will serve alongside their Site Supervisor at Mentor Dubuque to provide community outreach and recruit potential mentors order to promote strong, long-term mentor relationships. These members provide community engagement and skill-building programming. See full job description and apply.
Mentor Dubuque Match Specialist - Spring/Summer 2023
Mentor Dubuque
*Example Contract dates:
January 9, 2023 –August 5, 2023 (30 Week Contract);
January 23, 2023 –August 19, 2023 (30 Week Contract);
*Contract start and end dates are flexible and rotate on a bi-weekly schedule
900 Hours Contract - Minimum of 30 hours/week Living Allowance Total: $ 12,600 ($840 every 2 weeks over 30 weeks) + Education Award: $3,247.50*
The Match Specialist AmeriCorps Member will serve alongside their Site Supervisor at Mentor Dubuque to provide guidance and supervision to Mentor Dubuque matches in order to promote strong, long-term mentor relationships. See full job description and apply.
Summer Teen Empowerment Specialist - Summer 2023
Multicultural Family Center
Contract Dates: May 30, 2023 – August 5, 2023 (10 Week Contract) 300 Hours Contract - Minimum of 32-36 hours/week depending on placement Living Allowance Total: $4,200 ($840 before taxes every 2 weeks over 10 weeks) + Education Award: $1,374.60
The Summer Teen Empowerment Specialists are a team of AmeriCorps Members that will serve in two teams at the Multicultural Family Center (MFC), in the Summer Teen Empowerment Program (STEP) and the Summer Teen Empowerment Nights (STEN). See full job description and apply.
Academic Literacy Member - Spring 2023
Dubuque Community School District
2 Contract Options Available:
300 Hours Contract - Minimum of 18 hours/week Living Allowance Total:$3,900 ($433.33 every 2 weeks over 18 weeks) + Education Award: $1,374.60
450 Hours Contract - Minimum of 25 hours/week Living Allowance Total: $5,850 ($650 every 2 weeks over 18 weeks) + Education Award: $1,718.25
The Academic Literacy AmeriCorps Member will serve alongside classroom teachers and instructional coaches to provide one-on-one and small-group reading interventions to K-5th grade students in the Dubuque Community School District to improve 3rd grade Reading Proficiency. AmeriCorps Members serving in a 300 hour contract will have a caseload of approximately 45 students, and a 450 hour contract will have a caseload of approximately 65 students, depending on student need. See full job description and apply.
Teen Engagement Specialist - Spring/Summer 2023
Multicultural Family Center
Example Contract dates:
January 9, 2023 – August 5, 2023 (30 Week Contract)*
January 23, 2023 –August 19, 2023 (30 Week Contract)*
*Contract start and end dates are flexible and rotate on a bi-weekly schedule 900 Hours Contract - Minimum of 30 hours/week Living Allowance Total: $12,600 ($840 every 2 weeks over 30 weeks) + Education Award: $3,247.50
The Teen Engagement Specialist will serve alongside the Teen Empowerment Coordinator and the AmeriCorps Academic Advocate at the Multicultural Family Center to provide teenaged youth in the Dubuque community with community connections, healthy opportunities and engaging activities during the school year and summer months. This position will be responsible for program development, implementation and evaluation, and outreach to the community youth populations. See full job description and apply.
Teen Education Specialist - Spring/Summer 2023
Hillcrest Family Services
Example Contract dates:
January 9, 2023 – August 5, 2023 (30 Week Contract)*
January 23, 2023 –August 19, 2023 (30 Week Contract)*
*Contract start and end dates are flexible and rotate on a bi-weekly schedule 900 Hours Contract - Minimum of 30 hours/week Living Allowance Total: $12,600 ($840 every 2 weeks over 30 weeks) + Education Award: $3,247.50
The Teen Education Specialist AmeriCorps Member will serve alongside their Site Supervisor at Hillcrest Family Services to provide public health education to teenaged youth in Dubuque. See full job description and apply.
300 Hours Contract - Minimum of 10 hours/week Living Allowance Total: $ 3,900 ($260 every 2 weeks over 30 weeks) + Education Award: $1,374.60
450 Hours Contract - Minimum of 12-15 hours/week Living Allowance Total: $ 5,850 ($390 every 2 weeks over 30 weeks) + Education Award: $1,718.25
675 Hours Contract - Minimum of 22-25 hours/week Living Allowance Total: $8,775 ($585 every 2 weeks over 30 weeks) + Education Award: $2,474.27
The Social-Emotional Learning Specialist will serve alongside their Site Supervisor and classroom teacher to provide additional assets and resources to elementary-aged students at St Mark Youth Enrichment during the summer months through program development, implementation and evaluation, and outreach to the community youth populations. See full job description.
Applications for all aquatics (pool) seasonal positions, including lifeguard positions, are now closed to allow time for interviewing and hiring candidates and completing the necessary training and certification before the 2023 pool season begins.
Those still interested in lifeguarding during the 2023 season are encouraged to fill out the lifeguarding interest form so that if a position opens we may contact you.
Assist in planning, directing, or coordinating the operations of City of Dubuque golf and clubhouse. Duties and responsibilities include assisting in formulating policies, and managing daily operations. Under supervision of the PGA Head Professional, assist in managing the golf and club house operations; manage the golf and clubhouse operations in the absence of the PGA Head Professional; and perform related work as assigned. See full job description and apply.
Pro Shop Attendant/Outside Services
$14.50 Hourly
Under the direction of the PGA Golf Professional and Assistant Golf Professional, the Pro Shot Attendant will perform a variety of attending duties at Bunker Hill Golf Club. Duties include scheduling use of the golf course; maintaining and providing equipment to participants of sporting events or recreational pursuits; operating concessions; and performing other duties as assigned. See full job description and apply.
Clubhouse Concession Manager
$15.54 - $19.25 Hourly
Under the supervision of the PGA Head Professional, assist in planning, directing, or coordinating the daily operations of the Bunker Hill Clubhouse concessions; assist in formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources; and perform other duties as assigned. See full job description and apply.
Concessions Worker
$9.63 - $10.91 Hourly (plus tips)
Concessions Workers will serve food to diners at the counter or from a steam table, and perform other duties as assigned. See full job description and apply.
This position is a limited-term position with a duration of approximately four months.
Under the direction of the Multicultural Family Center (MFC) Director, Assistant Director and/or Site Supervisors, the Summer Teen Empowerment Program (STEP) Supervisor will supervise the day to day operations; facilitate the achievement of learning outcomes related to financial literacy, workforce readiness and discipline, diversity-equity-inclusion, communication and teamwork; maintain academic and financial records; supervise AmeriCorps crew leaders; and perform other duties as assigned. Learn more and apply.
Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect the urban tree canopy through such activities as combating insects, pests, and diseases harmful to trees; operate light and medium duty trucks and equipment and performs unskilled and semi-skilled work in the planting, trimming, and removal of publicly owned trees; and perform related work as required. See full job description and apply.
Parks Groundskeeper
$15.50 Hourly
Under supervision, landscape or maintain grounds of parks using hand or power tools or equipment performing a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, and sprinkler repair; maintenance, repair and upkeep of park facilities and areas maintained by the Park Division; and perform related work as required. See full job description and apply.
Summer Landscape Crew Member
$15.50 Hourly
Under supervision, manually plant and cultivate park areas, annual flower beds, perennial plantings, city right of ways and park facilities maintained by the Park Division using hand tools. Duties include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning; participating in irrigation activities; and performing other duties as assigned. See full job description and apply.
Under supervision of the Recreation Division Manager and/or Division designee, the Marina Manager will directly supervise, plan, direct and coordinate activities of marina workers for the Port of Dubuque Marina which includes management functions, such as purchasing, accounting, and personnel work; and perform other duties as assigned. See full job description and apply.
Marina Attendant
$14.50 Hourly
Under supervision of the Facilities Supervisor or Marina Manager the Marina Attendant is responsible for greeting, assisting and checking in/out transient boaters and convenience store customers in a courteous and efficient manner; fueling boats; performs related work as required. See full job description and apply.
The supervisor will conduct recreation activities with groups in the community, organize, lead and promote age-appropriate activities, such as sports, games, social recreation, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members; and perform other duties as assigned. The supervisor is responsible for the general safety and supervision of all participants. See full job description and apply.
Playground Leader
First-Year: $14 Hourly
Returning: $16 Hourly
Conduct recreation activities with groups; organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members. See full job description and apply.
Tennis Instructors
First-Year: $14 Hourly
Returning: $16 Hourly
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in tennis activities; demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills; develop and implement individualized approaches to learning; and direct and lead children and adults of various ages teaching Tennis skills, rules, etiquette and sportsmanship in a fun environment. See full job description and apply.
Concessions Workers
$14.50 Hourly
The Concessions Workers will serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table; and perform other duties as assigned. See full job description and apply.
Softball Field Landscape Crew
$15.50 Hourly
Under general direction, landscape or maintain grounds of park and recreation facilities at the McAleece Complex and Veterans’ Memorial fields using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing including the Frisbee golf course, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking; and related work as required. See full job description and apply.
Adult Softball League Supervisor (2023 Season)
$12.91 - $13.71 Hourly
Conduct adult softball league recreation activities with the City of Dubuque, Serve as onsite coordinator/supervisor; and umpire on occasion, fill out score cards for umpires, collect nightly scores, close and lock bathrooms, press boxes, and entrance gates each night, and perform other duties as assigned. See full job description and apply.
Meaningful Work that Supports the Community
Whether at the pool, on the course, or in the parks, our employees serve our residents, businesses, and visitors every day. Here, your work matters and makes a difference in the
lives of people.
We Have SPIRIT!
We have SPIRIT, yes we do! SPIRIT describes our values and how we approach our daily work and long-term goals. It's in our organization's culture to bring the following to our work:
ServiceWe are responsive.
People We care and have compassion for those we serve and with whom we work.
Integrity We are honest and strive for excellence.
Responsibility We are accountable.
Innovation We look for better ways.
Teamwork We encourage input for better results and celebrate successes.
Opportunity For All
The City of Dubuque is proud to be an equal opportunity employer for all who do, or are looking to, call Dubuque home. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Diverse backgrounds help us serve our diverse community, and are encouraged to apply.