The Job: You will gain valuable work experience in resource protection and facility maintenance as they travel to a variety of sites.
Description: The National Parks of New York Harbor is looking for highly motivated students ages 15-18 to work outdoors in locations throughout New York Harbor on a variety of weeklong environmental conservation and maintenance projects. Projects may include work in natural resource protection, maintenance of historic structures, displays or exhibits, light trail work, gardening, working with volunteers, etc.
Salary: $7.25 per hour
Employment Dates: July 2 - August 25, 2012
Employment Schedule: Five 7-hour days (35 hours per week)
Training: Will be provided "on the job" by National Park Service experts.
Travel expenses: Travel and MetroCards will be provided through NPNH.
Location: You may be surprised to learn that there are 10 National Parks with 22 unique destinations in New York City and northern New Jersey? The National Parks of New York Harbor includes nearly 27,000 acres and welcomes more than 12 million visitors each year.
Here are some of the locations where you could be working this summer:
Requirements: In order to apply for this opportunity you must:
be a U.S. resident
be between 15-18 years old and enrolled in school
be willing to work outdoors
participate in work related training
be willing to travel to different work sites and participate in overnight trips (travel to be covered by NPNH)
wear the YCC uniform (which will be provided by NPNH)
follow directions
have a positive attitude
work well with others
have an interest in environmental issues, park facilities and building public speaking skills.
How Do I Apply? Complete the YCC application and email us or mail to:
Ilyse Goldman c/o Floyd Meters
Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
All application materials are due by April 30, 2012. Please email us if you have any questions. We are looking forward to reading your applications.