News Release

We're Hiring

Gateway staff with horseshoe crabs

National Park Service

News Release Date: February 22, 2019

Contact: Daphne Yun, 718-815-3651

Are you interested in working at the country’s first urban National Park site? Are you passionate about New York and New Jersey history and nature? If so, consider applying to work at one of our three units: Sandy Hook, NJ; Staten Island, NY; or Jamaica Bay, NY.
 

Gateway National Recreation Area Summer Jobs 2019
Everyone must apply through www.usajobs.gov.

Health Technician (Emergency Medical Technician) ($18.33 per hour) 
- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524778900
- Position closes 3/8/19
- 5 vacancies at Sandy Hook, N.J.; 4 vacancies at Neponsit, NY (Riis Beach)
- These positions involve responding to emergency medical assistance calls by ambulance, patrol vehicle, and / or on foot to emergency scenes while adhering to park standard operating procedures, governing traffic ordinances and laws pertaining to the operation of emergency and patrol vehicles.
 
Motor Vehicle Operator ($20.94 to $24.45 per hour)
- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524912300
- Position closes 3/6/19
- 5 vacancies at Sandy Hook, N.J.; 10 vacancies in Brooklyn
- These positions involve the transport of personnel, material, or equipment to work sites located on the park.
 
Laborer Leader (Motor Vehicle Operating) ($22.05 to $25.72 per hour)
- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524911700
- Position closes 3/6/19
- 5 vacancies at Sandy Hook, N.J.; 2 vacancies in Brooklyn; 2 vacancies on Staten Island
- These positions involve moderately heavy physical labor requiring the use of hand tools, power equipment, and operation of light-duty motor vehicles. This includes leader duties, such as checking work in progress and when finished, and providing guidance to other workers on procedures, policies, written instructions, and other directives.
 
Tractor Operator ($22.96 to $25.97 per hour)
- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524911200
- Position closes 3/6/19
- 3 vacancies at Sandy Hook, N.J.; 3 vacancies on Staten Island
- These positions involve tractor operator duties in support of grounds and facility maintenance.
 
Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operating) ($19.64 to $22.92/hour)
- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524534100
- Position closes 3/1/19
- 20 vacancies at Sandy Hook, NJ; 11 vacancies on Staten Island; 30 vacancies in Brooklyn
- These positions involve moderately heavy physical labor requiring the use of hand tools, power equipment, and operation of light-duty motor vehicles.
 
Lifeguards ($14.59/per hour. Overtime is $21.89/hour)
Vacancies at Great Kills on Staten Island; Sandy Hook, NJ; and Riis Beach in Queens.
To apply: The first step is a pre-employment performance test which includes a 550 yards swim in less than 10 minutes and a 1 ¼ mile run in less than twelve minutes. Upcoming dates for the test:  2/24/19; 3/2/19; 3/3/19; 3/10/19; 3/16/19; 3/24/19. For more info, visit: https://www.nps.gov/gate/getinvolved/upload/2-Schedule-p-1.pdf. To pre-register for the test, please call 1-800-678-7946.

                                                                                                                      
About Gateway National Recreation Area

Gateway is a large diverse urban park with 27,000 acres in New York City and New Jersey. Gateway combines recreational activities with natural beauty, wildlife preservation, military history and more. Visitors can learn about forts, hike, or camp overnight in the New York metropolitan area. For more information about Gateway visit our web site at www.nps.gov/gate.