A Travel or Tour Guide leads tours for groups of visitors or tourists. Leads tours of museums or famous or historic sites, and provides visitors with details and anecdotes about the history and significance of buildings, artwork or collections. Travels with a group of tourists, plans site visits and daily itineraries, interprets languages, and shares specialized knowledge about a country or city with the group.
Salary $12.25 - $22.05 Hourly Location St. Francisville, LA Job Type Classified Job Number
CRT-2026-224087-KW
Department Culture Rec & Tourism-State Parks Opening Date 07/29/2026 Closing Date 8/12/2026 11:59 PM Central About this Job The Office of State Parks (OSP) serves the citizens of Louisiana and visitors by preserving and interpreting natural areas of unique or exceptional scenic value, planning, developing, and operating sites that provide outdoor recreation opportunities in natural surroundings, preserving and interpreting historical and scientific sites of statewide importance, and administering intergovernmental programs related to outdoor recreation and trails. The purpose of this position is to complete various physical, custodial, and/or administrative tasks, including cleaning facilities and assisting the public. Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
No experience or training required. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties:
Assists administration staff in collection of appropriate fees from site visitors Assists customers in finding retail items to purchase. Receives, cash, checks and credit cards from customers and/or employees for payments for good and services. Assists with shelving and displaying merchandise. Assists in storing extra merchandise in storeroom. Provides a high level of customer service and assists customers with inquiries. Puts out the coffee services for guests and cleans coffee canisters after use Requires the ability to stoop, bend, balance, kneel, crouch, sit, stand, and walk on a regular daily basis.
Position-Specific Details:
Location:
Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site, St.
Francisville, LA Appointment Type:
This position will be filled as a part-time Classified WAE , limited to 1,245 working hours in a 12 month period. •Starting Hourly Pay varies, depending on experience.•
Work Schedule:
Part-time; Mon-Sun. Louisiana as a State, is a Model Employer for People with Disabilities. How to
Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy, contact: Katelyn Wale Department of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism 1051 N. 3rd Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Fax:
(225) 342-7928 kwale@crt.la.gov Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. •Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org ). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
