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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.
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.
Administrative Support Assistant (OA)
Open Period: 1/16/26 to 1/30/26 or once 200 applications have been received Series and Grade: GS 0303 5 Salary: $23.00 - $29.90 per hour Location(s): Staten Island unit Who May Apply: The public Job Summary:
Responsible for oversight of various administrative processes and maintaining tracking logs, action items.
Develops and implements new systems or administrative processes, identifying, restructuring, and recommending ways of eliminating, combining, simplifying or improving office procedures and processes
Uses computers and appropriate software for data collection, analysis and collating. May serve as unit's IT point of contact, providing limited technical support to end users or serving as liaison to IT specialists
Interacts with managers, supervisors, and staff members on matters related to administrative services and provides accurate and reliable information on the administrative functions of the park.
This is a temporary position.
Seasonal Administrative Support Assistant (OA) Open Period: 1/16/26 to 1/30/26 or once 200 applications have been received Series and Grade: GS 0303 7 Salary: $28.49 - $37.04 per hour Location(s): Staten Island unit Who May Apply: The public Job Summary:
Provide accurate and reliable information on administrative functions for the park and the division assigned. Interacts effectively with peers and supervisors on administrative matters.
Collect data for park's operating budget and various programs in the admin and maintenance divisions and sets up controls to monitor expenses and recommend adjustments if necessary.
Serve as advisor on procedures for procurement of goods and services and makes purchases within delegated authority.
Provide human resources assistance to park/division as needed and serves as primary /divisional timekeeper. Works with staff on QuickTime matters to resolve any issues that may occur.
Establish and maintain office files, composes correspondence on a variety of issues, distributes mail, pays bills, maintains supplies for the staff.
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.
Independently conducts accurate and complete patient assessments in the field, ambulance and clinical setting. Uses advanced knowledge of topographic anatomy, knowledge of major body systems, knowledge of emergency medical techniques and procedures and knowledge relevant to understanding the legal considerations of emergency care.
Perform initial triage of patient(s), following with additional patient assessment. Selects appropriate patient treatment protocol and/or modifies protocols independently from basic approaches, if necessary. Appropriately determines the nature, extent, and seriousness of the patient's condition. Identifies and treats trauma and medical emergencies using knowledge of emergency medical treatment techniques/procedures, topographic anatomy, and major body systems (e.g.; skeletal, muscular, nervous, etc.).
Appropriately documents all assessment findings, treatments and procedures, patient demographics, insurance and billing information. Demonstrates literacy in computerized information systems.
Recognizes the signs and symptoms of life-threatening and non-life-threatening trauma and medical emergencies. Provides appropriate basic treatment as outlined in governing protocol(s), in route, or until advanced or definitive care is provided. Conducts field treatment at scene, in route or until definitive care is provided. Assists with patient treatment in clinical setting under the supervision and direction of a higher level provider.
Communicates clearly and professionally, both orally and in writing, with patients, medical staff and public safety personnel, exhibiting familiarity with medical terminology.
Ensures excellent condition of all ambulance supplies, medication and equipment to include checking expiration dates, stock amounts, functionality, cleanliness and repair/replacement as needed.
This is a temporary position.
This is an open continuous vacancy announcement. Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the announcement period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period stated in the announcement. The first cut-off date is 11:59pm EST, February 14, 2026.
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.
