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Work for the National Park Service at Gateway National Recreation Area. Please continue to check back on this site for more job listings. For more information please call (718) 354-4606.
Current job openings are listed below.
Current Job Opportunities
Applications for jobs with the National Park Service are accepted via USAJOBS.gov, the federal government's official source for job listings and employment information. Learn more about working for the National Park Service.
Recreation Fee Clerk and Technician (Seasonal)
Open Period: 1/12/2026 to 1/18/2026 or once 100 applications have been received. Series and Grade: GS 0503 4/5 Salary: $20.56 to $29.90 per hour Location(s): Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook units Who May Apply: The public Job Summary:
Recreation Fee Clerk & Technician Standard Duties:
Serve as a front-line, uniformed representative of the NPS, answering visitor questions and explaining the area's recreational opportunities, including NPS interpretive services, concession operated facilities and services, campground availability, hiking trails, etc.
Perform assignments in accordance with all NPS and U.S. Treasury regulations governing the handling of government funds.
Additional duties for GS-4s and GS-5s can be found in the job announcement.
This is a temporary position.
Seasonal Biological Science Technician Open Period: 1/12/26 to 1/19/26 Series and Grade: GS 0404 7 Salary: $28.49 per hour Location(s): Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook units Who May Apply: The public Job Summary: This position is located in both the Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook units of Gateway National Recreation Area. The major duties include the following:
Identify and document species composition, abundance and natural resource conditions.
Lead and/or coordinate volunteers and youth work groups in carrying out stewardship and science activities.
Implement established natural resource management projects using appropriate resource management equipment.
Assist in natural resource data entry and preparation of reports, plans, and guidelines.
Provides information, advice, assistance, and training to others involved in projects and research.
This is a temporary position.
Seasonal Preservationist Open Period: 1/12/2026 to 1/20/2026 Series and Grade: WG 4701 9 Salary: $32.92 to - $38.46 per hour Location(s): Sandy Hook unit Who May Apply: The public Job Summary:
Provide building and grounds maintenance for a historic site with a diversified infrastructure and operational complexity with facilities that are both modern and extensive historic structures and resources with complex cultural components.
Duties performed outdoors as a journeyman and training of peers, lower or higher-level employees on masonry, carpentry, mixing soils, water, and amendments for mortar to remove and repair damaged portions of wall and structures.
Perform prescribed preservation treatments (capping, veneering, repointing, resettling and new laying) to alter, maintain, repair, construct and/or stabilize a variety of assets including historic structures, foundations and ruins, contemporary buildings, stone block, and wood components.
Perform masonry work such as construct, alter, modify, or repair structures such as pillars, mortar posts, framework, rafters, joists, insulation, sheet rock paneling, doors, windows, flooring, and roofing on historic/non-historic structures.
Use a full range of power and hand tools; plan, compute, and lay out projects and identify material needs. Operate a variety of vehicles and lift up to 50 pounds.
This is a temporary position.
Seasonal Laborer (Motor Vehicle Operator)
Open Period: 1/12/2026 to 1/20/2026 Series and Grade: WG 3502 4 Salary: $24.97 to - $29.14 per hour Location(s): Jamaica Bay, Sandy Hook, and Staten Island units Who May Apply: The public Job Summary:
Operate heavy power equipment such as lawn mowers, brush cutters, brush chippers, portable snow blowers, and various types of hand and light power tools (such as shovels, pulaskis, picks, digging bars, rakes, lawn edging equipment, electric drills, etc.), to maintain buildings.
Load and unload supplies and materials from trucks, trailers, dollies, etc. Move furniture, remove and set signs, paint picnic tables and signs, rake and water lawns, trims trees and shrubbery, picks up litter, cleans and repair fire pits.
Dig ditches and trenches with pick and shovel where soil is hard and compact and must grade or slope; occasionally breaks up pavement, soil, or concrete; mix and pour concrete, asphalt, and hot/cold mix; fill and levels holes in damaged roads.
Operate and perform minor operator maintenance on light duty motor vehicles such as pickup trucks, panel trucks, flatbed trucks, carryalls, sedans, and crew cab pickup trucks, which typically have an approximate gross vehicle weight of up to 4500 kilograms (10,000 pounds).
Perform janitorial duties for buildings and grounds when required.
This is a temporary position.
Seasonal Masonry Worker
Open Period: 1/12/26 to 1/20/26 Series and Grade: WG 3603 7 Salary: $29.96 to - $34.95 per hour Location(s): Sandy Hook unit Who May Apply: The public Job Summary:
Perform masonry work such as construct, alter, modify or repair structures such pillars, mortar posts, framework, rafters, joists, insulation, sheet rock, paneling, doors, windows, flooring, and roofing.
Perform work on historic and non-historic structures using a full range of power and hand tools.
Plan, compute, and lay out projects and identify material needs and produce finished products with precise fits, accurate dimensions, and acceptable appearance.
Paint, decorate, and refinish a variety of interior and exterior surfaces of buildings and other facilities in addition to maintain, construct, repair, and alter a variety of masonry structures.
Operate a variety of maintenance vehicles and lift up to 50 pounds.
This is a temporary position.
Seasonal Tractor Operator
Open Period: 1/12/26 to 1/20/26 Series and Grade: WG 5705 6 Salary: $28.27 to - $32.99 per hour Location(s): Jamaica Bay, Sandy Hook and Staten Island units Who May Apply: The public Job Summary:
Responsible for operating various types of equipment including, but not limited to tractors, skid steers, forklifts (including steer forklifts), snowplows, grass cutters, and carts.
Operates wheel mounted tractors and towed or attached equipment to perform tasks, including transporting materials and equipment, towing, digging, loading, planting, clearing or mowing.
Maintain grounds and roads under various conditions including mud, wet ground, and sand.
Responsible for performing routine maintenance on various motorized equipment in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and supervisor's request ensuring equipment is kept in working condition.
This is a temporary position.
Seasonal Laborer Open Period: 12/17/25 to 6/17/26 Series and Grade: WG 3502 3 Salary: $22.28 per hour Location(s): Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook units Who May Apply: The public Job Summary: This position is located in both the Jamaica Bay and Sandy Hook units of Gateway National Recreation Area. The major duties include the following:
Operate heavy power equipment such as lawn mowers, portable snow blowers, and all types of hand tools (such as shovels, rakes, lawn edging equipment, etc.;) to maintain buildings, grounds, roads, and trails, etc.
Load and unload supplies and material from trucks, trailers, dollies, etc.
Move furniture, remove and set signs, paint picnic tables and signs, rake and water lawns, trim trees and shrubs, pick up litter, and clean fire pits.
Dig ditches and trenches with pick and shovel where soil is hard and compact and must grade or slope; occasionally breaks up pavement, soil, or concrete; mixes and pours concrete, asphalt, and hot/cold mix; fills and levels holes in damaged roads.
Move heavily loaded wheelbarrows and hand trucks; utilize heavy type power mowers including adjusting, cleaning, and oiling blades.
