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Boothbay Harbor
June - September 2025
Monday - Friday
$18.00 hourly
The Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Shellfish Disease Monitoring Program monitors shellfish along the coast of Maine during the summer season. Weekly shellfish samples are collected by the Pathology Program and results are used to gather baseline data on the prevalence of key aquaculture pathogens within the state.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Tri-State Staffing is seeking to fill one full-time seasonal position from June to September to collect, transport and process shellfish collected throughout the coast for the Maine Department of Marine Resources’ annual shellfish disease monitoring program. The shellfish samples are to be collected from participating aquaculture sites as well as from wild oyster beds. Start and end dates are flexible for this position. The seasonal staff position will be based out of the Boothbay Harbor facility. Weekly field work will include travel to sampling locations from Kittery to Searsport, Maine. This work will be conducted Monday through Friday and times will vary with availability of growers; flexibility of work hours during the season is required. If available, a vehicle will be provided to complete all field collection. If a state vehicle is unavailable, personal vehicle use will be paid a mileage stipend.
Requirements
Knowledge and experience in shellfish shucking and handling, basic laboratory skills, and desire to learn histological techniques is preferred. This position must hold a valid driver’s license and must feel comfortable working independently under minimal supervision. Must be detail oriented, organized and have a positive attitude.
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PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AND TWO REFERENCES BY MAY 24TH, 2025.
PLEASE SEND THIS INFORMATION TO THE EMAIL ABOVE WITH “PATHOLOGY TECHNICIAN” ON THE SUBJECT LINE.
MSR Auto Repair, LLC in Wayne is looking for an experienced, professional Full-time Automotive Technician. We're a small, family-owned full service repair shop on the outskirts of the Winthrop area with a strong customer base. We operate Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with the front office open for customer pickups until 6:00 PM.
Ideal candidates should have the following:
- Valid, clean drivers license
- Reliable transportation
- Own tools and toolbox
- State of Maine Motor Vehicle Inspectors License (or ability to obtain)
- Ability to troubleshoot and repair a variety of vehicle makes and models
- Ability to use available technology resources to assist with troubleshooting and repairs
- Knowledge of how to properly and safely operate industry specific equipment, power tools and hand tools
- Motivation to prove to our customer's we are not like other small repair shops
- Willingness to help train and/or oversee student interns and other employees
- Strong attention to detail
- Pride in their work
Bonus points for candidates with ASE certifications, can also work on motorcycles, small engines, diesels, and have the knowledge to weld.
Competitive hourly pay based on experience. No flat rate, no weekends.
Benefits include the following:
- Weekly pay
- Direct deposit
- Uniforms provided at no cost after probationary period
- Discounts on parts, tools and accessories
- Personal use of shop bays and equipment during non-working hours
- Air-conditioned and heated shop
- Thursday morning breakfast
- Paid vacation after probationary period
Please email resumes and references to or stop in at 58 Fairbanks Road in Wayne.
For more information on this position, please visit: https://www.capitalareastaffing.com/Jobs/Item/102689
For more information on this position, please visit: https://www.capitalareastaffing.com/Jobs/Item/98633
The Travis Mills Foundation is excited to announce our current opening for a Finance Coordinator.
Work Location: 647 Castle Island Road., Mt. Vernon, ME
Full Time - In Office
$20 - $22/hr based on experience
Position Summary:
The Finance Coordinator position plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the Travis Mills Foundation’s financial records. This position requires high attention to detail, self-motivation, and independent critical thinking skills, and a proactive financial mindset. Maintaining confidentiality and meeting deadlines is essential. Must work effectively within a team environment. Uses effective communication skills with all other staff members and vendors while demonstrating a high level of professionalism.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accurately enters all bills and expenditures into QBO in a timely fashion for financial tracking.
- Ensures all expenses are properly appropriated to the correct account number in the Chart of Accounts.
- Maintains and organizes all A/P documentation on the Finance Drive so it is readily available when needed.
- Oversees physical Petty Cash, petty cash requests, petty cash returns, and required documentation.
- Monitors TMF’s credit cards daily for pending charges, payments, and fraud prevention.
- Verify and track all credits in QBO and apply them correctly to vendor invoices.
- Assists with setting up tax-exempt status with vendors when needed.
- Assists with any/all monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial closings.
- Assists with the preparation and completion of the annual audit.
- Enters annual approved budget numbers into QBO.
- Deposit preparation when the Office Manager is out of the office.
- Answers the TMF phone and emails as needed.
- Responsible for outgoing mail, including package shipping for TMF store orders, staff materials, programming materials, and occasional bulk mailings.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Finance and Administration Manager.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):
- HS diploma required. Relevant coursework or experience in accounting is preferred.
- Minimum 1 to 2 years of finance experience with exposure to banking and bookkeeping using QuickBooks Online preferred.
- Knowledge and understanding of MS Office and various banking/financial platforms.
- Must work each day with a high standard of professionalism.
- Excellent organization and communication skills.
- Attention to detail is a must.
- Deadline-oriented, and possess critical thinking skills.
- Must have a willingness to learn.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
* Salary based upon experience
* Full time schedule available
* Discounted meals
* Winthrop location just a couple miles from Manchester
Call Kelly at 207-212-7445 to set up an interview
TJ's Pizzeria is a small, family style restaurant that serves, pizza, wings, burgers, wraps, paninis and more! We are looking for an experienced Kitchen Manager to join our Team. Candidates must have kitchen experience and be able to work as a team player.
For more information, please visit: https://www.capitalareastaffing.com/Jobs/Item/99311
2 positions available
32-40 hours weekly (including weekends)
May - September
$17.00 hour
Duties:
*Design learning opportunities for students in Aquarium & Learning Lab
*Open, staff & close exhibit spaces for field trip & visitors
*Educate a wide range of audiences about the Gulf of Maine & DMR research
*Provide positive visitor experiences
*Keep visitors & living collections safe
*Clean public spaces
*Work with other seasonal Aquarium staff & DMR staff
*Other duties as needed
Requirements:
*Associate/Bachelor degree in biology, education, or related field
*18 years old or over
*Ability to give clear, accurate, engaging public presentations
*Prior public speaking experience
*Comfortable with & able to handle aquarium specimens
*Ability to understand & follow oral & written instructions
*Strong verbal, written & interpersonal skills
*Comfortable in dynamic, fast paced environment
*Requires long periods of physical activity (standing, climbing ladders, reaching in wet conditions)
*Represent DMR professionally
Please submit resume, cover letter, & two references by March 15 to
Please enter “Aquarium Educator” in the Subject line
June - August (including training)
40 hours weekly (including weekends)
$17.00 hourly
Duties:
- Process sales transactions & collect payments
- Maintain adequate change in drawer
- Answer customer questions
- Reconcile cash drawers & sales receipts
- Report issues with equipment
- Respond to & resolve customer complaints & concerns
- Maintain professional checkout & merchandise areas
- Assist in stocking and rotating merchandise
- Clean public spaces as needed
- Work with DMR staff
- Other duties as needed
Qualifications:
- Ability to calculate sales & change quickly
- Accountability & accuracy in reconciling sales receipts & records
- Service-oriented & willing to help customers
- Customer service skills to maintain positive customer relationships & resolve conflicts
- Excellent communication skills to interact with DMR staff & customers
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail to maintain accurate inventory and transaction records
- Knowledge of point-of-sale systems
- Represent DMR professionally
Please send a resume by May 1st to
Please enter 'Admissions Clerk' on the subject line
Description
May- October
$18.00 hourly Location is Augusta
The Maine Department of Marine Resources, Bureau of Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat established to protect, conserve, restore, manage, and enhance diadromous fish populations and their habitat in all waters of the State; to secure a sustainable recreational fishery for diadromous species; and to conduct and coordinate projects involving research, planning, management, restoration or propagation of diadromous fishes.
Full-time seasonal entry-level position to assist with the trap and truck operations on the Kennebec River. Responsibilities of this position include: responding to notification of Atlantic salmon captures in a timely manner, collecting biological data and transporting fish in accordance to standard operating procedures. Other responsibilities include maintenance and upkeep of equipment including tanks, trailer and sampling equipment, entering biological data into ME-DMR database via electronic data entry form, mounting scales, labeling and preservation of tissue samples and accurate fish identification. Flexibility for working evenings, weekends and holidays is necessity. A clean driving record and a class C license are required.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
•Operation of a truck and trailer
•College-level coursework or equivalent experience in the natural sciences field
•Class C license and clean driving record.
•Northeast fish identification skills
•Experience with Microsoft products – particularly Access/Excel
•Must be able to get to office within an hour on scheduled days.
Comments
Please submit your resume, contact information for at least two references, and a cover letter outlining your interest and starting availability by March 21.
Email: with the subject line of "DMR – Kennebec Trap and Truck"
OR
Mail: Tri-State Staffing, Inc. Attn: DMR – Kennebec Trap and Truck, PO Box 2182, Augusta, ME 04338-2182
If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact Jennifer Noll at the Department of Marine Resources at or 207-592-2402.
Temporary Full-Time thru 12/31/2025
Hybrid/ $35.00 hourly
This professional position provides technical review of annual audit reports for compliance from Maine’s 266 school administrative units, as well as additional reports for other recipients of state and federal funds that are passed through the Department of Education. This position also assists the School Finance Team with data collection requirements in order to validate information necessary to calculate State education subsidy.
1. Review of annual audits for all School Administrative Units (SAUs) and other recipients of State/Federal funds that are passed through the Department of Education to ensure compliance with State and Federal requirements.
2. Assist with reconciliation of school construction fiscal review process per Chapter 61, compliance analysis of State approved school construction projects.
3. Manage High Cost Out-of-District Special Education collections using the EF-S-07 and EF-S-214 reports.
4. Support other areas of the School Finance Team as needed; including but not limited to MaineCare Seed recovery process.
5. Adhere to Department of Education policies regarding IT use, work hours, and confidentiality.
Requirements
*Knowledge of relevant State and federal laws, rules and regulations, and ability to provide statutory interpretation to Department staff, local education authorities and the general public.
*Knowledge of financial management theories, principles, and practices including generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). *Knowledge of PC computers and PC computer software applications especially data base and spreadsheet applications.
*Ability to participate in fiscal and compliance reviews of all sub grantees, to include school administrative units.
*Ability to analyze financial data and reports and make appropriate recommendations. *Ability to prepare clear and comprehensive reports of fiscal & compliance reviews and examinations.
Comments
Please forward a cover letter and resume to the above email.
Please enter '9379' on the Subject line.
APPLY HERE: Thomas College - Provost
U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks Thomas College as a top college in Maine for social mobility. Our clear career focus and one-of-a-kind Guaranteed Job Program™ makes it possible to advance faster in the arts and sciences, business, and education. Earn an undergraduate degree in three years and then choose from a variety of in-person or online graduate degree programs that can be completed in one-year or two. Located in Waterville, Maine, Thomas College is your pathway to a promising future, guaranteed. Learn more at thomas.edu.
Thomas College seeks a creative, dynamic academic leader as its next provost and chief academic officer. The next provost of Thomas College will have a track record of supporting undergraduate and graduate education and student success initiatives. He/she/they should have experience designing innovative academic degree and outreach programs, working with educational, corporate, and community partners, and developing entrepreneurial programs. The provost will partner with the president to lead implementation of the next strategic plan of the College.
The qualified candidate must have a Ph.D. or other terminal degree, successful record of promotion through academic rank. Must have experience in academic leadership at the college/University level.
Preferred consideration will be given to candidates with experience working with first generation students; retention and completion initiatives; seeking, administering, and working on federal grants. Experience with donor stewardship, fundraising, and revenue generation; experience in STEM leadership.
Thomas offers a competitive benefits package to include:
Medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 6% 403(b) matching plan, paid vacation, paid sick leave, thirteen paid holidays, on-site gym, meal discounts and free tuition for employees, spouse and dependent children.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV or resume and names of three professional references. Please include an email address on your application materials by February 14, 2025.
Thomas College is an equal opportunity employer.
Thomas College's mission is to prepare students for success in their personal and professional lives, and for leadership and service in their communities.
APPLY HERE: Thomas College - Provost
Description
3/31/2025 - 8/29/2025
There will be onsite training in Augusta, a combination of onsite and/or remote work, with instate travel when available/required.
This person would need to learn the SFSP program, including new non-congregate rules, then train customers on the SFSP. They would then assist current staff with the application process and take on a full load of compliance reviews for the team.
Duties will be to train customers, support current SFSP Staff, assist with the SFSP Application process, and take a full load of SFSP claims for this summer.
Requirements
This candidate must be able to:
-produce a BS in education, nutrition, or related field,
-have two years of professional level experience in required specialty/subject area,
-knowledge of the Child Nutrition Programs, specifically the Summer Food Service Program,
-ability to interpret and explain federal and state regulations as they pertain to the SFSP
-clearly communicate with mixed audiences
-read and create detailed documentation
-work under limited supervision
-be self-motivated
-take and provide useful notes for audit review
-be willing to travel across Maine and stay overnight, if needed
Comments
Please send a current resume and cover letter to the above email
On the subject enter '7399'
Description
03/31/2025 - 08/29/2025
There will be onsite training in Augusta, and then a combination of onsite and/or remote work.
The main purpose of the position will be to verify and validate each of the applications for the Community Eligibility Provision by the annual application due date of August 15, 2025.
Duties will be to receive, track, and validate each application before the 8/15/25 deadline.
Requirements
This candidate must have:
-2 years work experience in data analysis
-have experience in Microsoft 365, with a strength in EXCEL
-clearly communicate with mixed audiences
-interpret and understand Federal and State Regulations
-read and create detailed documentation
-work under limited supervision
-be self-motivated
-take and provide useful notes for audit review
Comments
Please send a current resume and cover letter to the above email address
On the subject line please enter '7394'
GRILLA BOWL is a new quick serve restaurant in downtown Gardiner that specializes in meat, veggies and rice bowls as well as smoothies.
We are looking for cooks!
You do not have to have any cooking experience but you must be at least 18 years of age.
Job duties include:
Food prep
Cook the world famous Gyudon beef, Hawaiian bowl, and Chicken Teriyaki
Make smoothies
Work the cash register
Clean, mop, sweep
Contact info:
Thomas
207-203-0053
Institutional Giving Manager
The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is looking for an Institutional Giving Manager, an integral member of the MCPIR development team, to support MCPIR’s work to ensure Mainers have equitable access to the in-depth public interest journalism they deserve through MCPIR’s publication, The Maine Monitor.
Grant funding is a key driver of our growth, program enhancement, and operating revenue. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Institutional Giving Manager will handle grant writing, prospecting, reporting and some project management tasks from institutional funders.
The Institutional Giving Manager also works closely with the newsroom and the Membership Manager to publicize grant awards and to track the impact of The Maine Monitor’s work and to produce print and digital content to report on the impact of our work for our readers, members, and funders.
DUTIES:
Grant Writing and Development:
- Write grant proposals, letters of inquiry, and reports to foundations—including foundations, corporations, and other philanthropic institutions—in coordination with the Executive Director and the newsroom leadership.
- Gather required support materials from stakeholders and peers, including budgets, biographies, research, among other materials.
- Collaborate with MCPIR and partners to document and maintain files with updated language for various initiatives and programs.
- Ensure all requests, reports, and other communications meet the quality standards of journalism funders.
- Coordinate with program staff and Executive Director to create grant project budgets.
- Prepare detailed donor profiles and funder briefing material for Executive Director and attend solicitation and stewardship meetings as needed.
- Prepare other funder communications, as needed.
Grant Prospecting:
- Identify and assess potential funding sources, including foundations and corporations, to expand the base of funders
- Gather and analyze donor and funder data for actionable insights from philanthropy publications, foundation databases, foundation websites, and internet searches.
- Monitor philanthropic trends and funding opportunities, especially related to journalism and media, and share articles and trends around foundation thinking and priorities.
Grant Coordination and Management
- Maintain an organization-wide grants calendar, grant files, and associated CRM records.
- Coordinate communications around awarded grant announcements
- Participate in grant group meetings for assigned grants to monitor grant progress, trouble-shoot where needed, and communicate with funders about grant progress and deliverables.
- Prepare and submit timely and accurate required project reports to funding sources in collaboration with the Executive Director and editorial leadership.
Track and Share Impact
- Collect reports on impact of The Maine Monitor’s reporting and MCPIR’s event and program outreach, tracking engagement numbers and impact details, recording details in Impact Tracking database
- Produce copy and design to support fundraising efforts and promote The Monitor’s programs/mission such as operations newsletters, social media posts, and press releases, as related to grants work and as needed, including work on the organization’s annual Impact Report.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree required with a minimum of two years grant writing experience and/or communications and marketing experience, preferably with a nonprofit organization.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills, as well as ability to synthesize a range of information into tight summaries and compelling proposals.
- Proficient in identifying institutional funding sources and in grant research.
- Highly organized and systematic thinker with experience in data base and project management systems
- Prior experience with spreadsheets, word processing, and presentation/deck software (Google Workspace preferred) as well as messaging platforms (Slack preferred)
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, including collaborating with team members across an organization
- Experience working in deadline-driven environments.
- Able to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with all members of organization, particularly The Maine Monitor newsroom team to prepare proposals.
- Ability to maintain focus on multiple projects and appropriately prioritize activities to meet contract deliverables.
We know there are great candidates who have skills we haven’t thought of, or who may have experiences different from what we’ve described. If that’s you, reach out and tell us about yourself!
We are taking steps to make our newsroom better reflect the diverse communities we cover. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.
Where you’ll be:
This position is based in Maine. Work can be done from home, but does involve travel for occasional visits to our office in Augusta, programs, and events. We are a statewide news organization.
Salary and Benefits
- $45,000 – $50,000 annual salary, depending on experience
- Health Stipend (taxable)
- Cell phone stipend (nontaxable)
- Retirement savings plan with a 3% employer match
- Expense reimbursement, according to published policy
- Short-term disability insurance
- 15 days of paid time off in the first year of work; 20 days starting with the second year of employment.
- 6 personal/sick days.
- Remote work and flex time
How to Apply
Think you’re right for this role? Apply today by completing this form! We hope to have our newest teammate start early in 2025 and will accept applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
The Maine Monitor is seeking a creative and enterprising professional to help us better serve our readership and grow public engagement with our investigative and solutions-focused journalism for Maine.
Our audience engagement director should be a strong writer with a nuanced grasp of social media and the ability to draw actionable insights from data analytics to take our audience growth and engagement to the next level. This position reports to the Editor.
Position Responsibilities:
- Work closely with editors to create a plan to maximize readership, including SEO-friendly headlines and attractive story packages.
- Work with the newsroom on audience engagement strategies pegged to specific stories. We’re looking for someone who can think creatively about distilling long, dense investigations into digestible social posts.
- Define, track, and report on audience growth goals and engagement indicators. Lead regular traffic meetings to report progress and to discuss strategic adjustments.
- Use analytics and surveys to tell us more about who our audience is and how and why they read our work. Mine this data to help us understand and expand our readership and increase the impact of our journalism.
- Devise and execute The Maine Monitor’s social media strategy and manage its social media accounts, including on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram. Produce copy, graphics, and video for each account, exploring automation and other techniques to ensure that we have a lively and engaging feed. Confer with the editorial team on social media rollouts for stories and brainstorm which platforms would be best for engaging and retaining readers.
- Audit our social media accounts to see where The Monitor needs to prioritize and which new platforms to explore.
- Work with Monitor newsroom reporters to grow their presence on social media and strategize on how best to tell stories via social.
- With the executive director and membership manager, brainstorm and execute strategies related to membership campaigns and audience events.
- Stay abreast of changes and trends within the news industry regarding techniques, products, or models that The Monitor might adopt.
Skill/Experience Requirements:
- At least 1-2 years of audience development and/or distribution experience in digital/editorial publishing.
- Experience building an engaged audience through newsletters, social media distribution platforms, and events.
- Ability to analyze key performance metrics and experience with native social analytics. Experience with Parse.ly, Social Flow, Chartbeat and Google Analytics is a plus.
- Ability to set and abide by deadlines, prioritize projects and experience managing both urgent, short-term projects and complex, longer-term projects.
- Understanding of audience behavior, engagement strategies, and best practices.
- Well-versed in SEO and email newsletter strategy
- Excellent communication skills — both written and verbal.
- Experience with digital publishing or content management systems (e.g. WordPress, Hootsuite, etc.) and popular social media platforms.
- Experience collecting, interpreting, and reporting on data, qualitative and quantitative.
- Understanding of nonprofit media is a plus.
- Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills.
- Comfortable adapting to changes in the evolving industry.
- Self-motivated personality with the ability to balance multiple competing projects and priorities.
- Deep interest in keeping up with digital trends and forecasting.
We know there are great candidates who have skills we haven’t thought of, or who may have experiences different from what we’ve described. If that’s you, reach out and tell us about yourself!
We are taking steps to make our newsroom better reflect the diverse communities we cover. We especially encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.
Where you’ll be:
This position is based in Maine. Work can be done from home, but does involve travel for occasional visits to our office in Augusta, programs, and events. We are a statewide news organization.
Salary and Benefits:
- $48,000 – $52,000 annual salary, depending on experience
- Health Stipend (taxable)
- Cell phone stipend (nontaxable)
- Retirement savings plan with a 3% employer match
- Expense reimbursement, according to published policy
- Short-term disability insurance
- 15 days of paid time off in the first year of work; 20 days starting with the second year of employment.
- 6 personal/sick days.
- Remote work and flex time
How to Apply:
Think you’re right for this role? Apply today by completing this form! We hope to have our newest teammate start early in 2025 and will accept applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
If you have any trouble submitting this form or any questions email .
