Initial Posting Date:
11/13/2025Application Deadline:
12/01/2025Agency:
Travel Information CouncilSalary Range:
$3,882 - $5,246Position Type:
EmployeePosition Title:
Rest Area Specialist – Midland Rest Area (Near Klamath Falls)Job Description:
Rest Area Specialist – Midland Rest Area (Near Klamath Falls)
Travel Information Council
Location: Midland Rest Area (mile marker 282, Hwy 97). Must reside within 60 minutes of Rest Area
Pay Range: $3882-$5246 per month
Schedule: Full-time, Tentative Schedule: Wednesday-Sunday, day shift
Love Working Outdoors? This Job’s for You!
If you’re someone who enjoys working with your hands, being outside in all seasons, and taking pride in a job well done, we want you on our team!
As a Rest Area Specialist, you’ll be the boots on the ground keeping the Midland Rest Area clean, safe, and running smoothly for travelers along Highway 97. Every day brings variety — you’ll fix, mow, clean, plow snow, and lend a hand to visitors stopping to rest or refuel for the road ahead.
Located just south of Klamath Falls, the Midland Rest Area offers wide-open views, steady work, and excellent state benefits.
What You’ll Do
Keep facilities and grounds clean, safe, and in top shape.
Perform daily inspections, basic maintenance, and landscaping.
Operate equipment such as mowers, snowplows, and power tools.
Complete minor plumbing, carpentry, and electrical repairs.
Support contractors and fill-in staff when needed.
Help travelers and make sure site rules are followed.
Communicate clearly with your team, supervisor, and other partners.
Working Conditions
Works in and around buildings, facilities, and grounds, both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. Uses vision, hearing, manual dexterity, communication, and motor skills to perform duties, including emergency response. Navigates inclines, stairs, and rough or slippery terrain. Lifts and maneuvers objects up to 50 pounds. Uses ladders, reaches above shoulder height, and performs tasks on hands and knees. Regular duties include bending, stooping, crouching, kneeling, climbing, twisting, pushing, and pulling.
What We Are Looking For
Minimum Qualifications:
Six months of experience operating heavy or light motorized equipment, using hand and power tools, performing minor servicing of equipment, general landscaping, maintenance, mechanical, farming, logging, and/or construction experience, or training.
Special Requirements/Licenses:
You must have a valid driver’s license issued by the state where the employee resides.
You also must obtain and maintain First Aid/CPR certification and Bloodborne Pathogens training from an agency-accepted certification authority.
You must reside within a 60-minute travel distance to the Rest Area. If relocating, the move must be completed within 90 days of the start date.
Desired Attributes:
Experience performing basic plumbing, carpentry, electrical work, painting, cleaning, and landscaping.
Experience using snow blowers and snowplows for snow removal and knowledge of how to operate irrigation systems.
Knowledge of state and federal safety regulations, including proper use of personal protective equipment and safe work practices.
Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
Experience providing excellent customer service in a professional or volunteer setting.
Familiar with Microsoft Office programs like email, spreadsheets, and word documents to help with reports and record-keeping.
Proven ability to manage tasks, meet deadlines, and stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
Why Us?
The Travel Information Council (TIC), a semi-independent state agency, serves Oregon travelers and local communities by providing safe and welcoming rest areas, helpful highway signage, informative historical markers, and heritage tree designations.
Our amazing benefits include:
Agency provided vehicle for travel to and from worksite.
Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, vision, and dental plans for you and your family. Additional benefits include life insurance, short- and long-term disability, deferred compensation savings plans, and flexible spending accounts for health and childcare.
Generous Paid Time Off: 11 holidays, 3 personal business days, monthly sick leave and vacation leave that increases with years of service.
Retirement Benefits: Membership in Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)/Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan (OPSRP).
Wellness Resources: Support for work-life balance, health, and overall well-being.
Career Development: Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
Student Loan Forgiveness: Potential eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
How to Apply
Ready to join our team?
External Applicants: Click “Apply” on the job posting to submit your application.
Current State of Oregon employees: Apply via your employee Workday account.
Additional Details
This announcement is for one (1), non-represented, full-time, permanent, Rest Area Specialist. The results of this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies. TIC reserves the right to change, withdraw, close, or re-post job announcements.
Finalists will be subject to a computerized criminal history check. Adverse background data may be grounds for immediate disqualification.
Agency does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, applicants will be required to complete I-9 documentation and confirm authorization to work in the United States.
Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources.
TIC employees are employed "at will," which means that your TIC employment may be terminated by the employee or TIC, at any time for any lawful reason, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice.
The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an educational institution during the application process.
Contact Information
Please contact the recruiter for accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and application or job-specific questions.
Please include the job requisition number: REQ-190620
Recruiter: Cassie Graham
Email: cassie.graham@das.oregon.gov
Phone (text friendly): 503-949-6169
Oregon Travel Information Council is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer committed to Workforce Diversity.