This announcement is amended to extend the filing deadline to Friday, March 8, 2024.  

**This announcement is reissued to widen the applicant pool for Northeast and Southeast locations.  Applicants who applied in November 2023 need not reapply.**

The San Francisco Recreation & Park Department is now accepting applications for 9910 Public Service Trainee -- Greenagers Intern Program 2024 for Northeast and Southeast locations.

In addition to submitting an online application, applicants must complete and submit a supplemental questionnaire.  Instructions can be found under the 'HOW TO APPLY' section of this job announcement. ONLY applicants who submit both an online application AND the supplemental questionnaire will be considered for participation in the department's selection process.

The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department currently manages more than 220 parks, playgrounds and open spaces throughout San Francisco, including two outside city limits—Sharp Park in Pacifica and Camp Mather in the High Sierras. The system includes full-complex recreation centers, swimming pools, golf courses, sports fields and numerous small-to-medium-sized clubhouses that offer a variety of sports- and arts-related recreation programs for people of all ages.  Included in the Department’s responsibilities are Golden Gate Park, Coit Tower, the Marina Yacht Harbor, the San Francisco Zoo and Lake Merced.

In 2017, San Francisco became the first city in the nation where all residents have access to a park within a 10-minute walk, a direct result of the Department’s commitment to increasing and improving parkland in the city. Learn More

The Greenager Program is a San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and Port of San Francisco Youth Stewardship and Leadership program.  The program was created and designed to offer teens a chance to play an important role in the community by improving the City’s green spaces, raising awareness, creating place-based projects and/or projects based on issues or themes participant’s values and are interested in.  The program is for rising 9th to 12th graders that live in or attend a school in the Tenderloin neighborhood.  Greenagers are trained and provided with multiple leadership opportunities.  They lead public volunteer service projects, participate in the community events, go on fun team excursions and more.

These are general duties for Greenagers (High School Interns) 

• Learn proper tool usage and safety
• Learn how to steward the parks of San Francisco
• Assist with outreach during community events, included but not limited to setting up, breaking down, and tabling
• Participate in appropriate trainings, lesson plans, and team building activities
• Participate in recreational activities that involve team bonding such as overnight, kayaking, sailing, etc.
• Motivate and support each other to encourage a strong working relationship within the team
• Provide feedback for staff and peer leaders
• Be responsible of your time in & out and of make-up points for missing days
• Follow proper City and County of San Franciso guidelines and procedures

In order to qualify:  

1. You must be in 9th to 12th grade and preferably LIVE/ATTEND a school in District 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 or 11.  Other students in 9th to 12th grade who either live/attend a school within San Francisco may be deemed eligible.

District 3: Chinatown
District 5: Western Addition, Fillmore
District 6: Tenderloin, Treasure Island
District 9: Portola, Bernal Heights
District 10: Bayview, Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley, Silver Terrace
District 11: Excelsior, Crocker Amazon

 *These are not full lists of the neighborhoods in each district—please look up your supervisory district if you do not see your neighborhood listed.

https://sfelections.org/tools/districts_lookup/

2.  You must have a current social security number - required for City and County employment. 

Successful candidates will be required to obtain a Work Permit.  HOWEVER, students should NOT request a work permit until notified of a job offer.  

HOW TO APPLY:
If you qualify, please follow the steps below:

Step 1 -  Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately by clicking on the 'Apply Now' or I'm Interested' button and follow instructions as prompted.  AND

Step 2 – Complete and submit the Supplemental Questionnaire by clicking on the link:   https://forms.gle/dkqeJecaQ6FKGpsFA

Note:  Failure to complete all steps above will be considered as INCOMPLETE and may be disqualified.   Both application and Supplemental Questionnaire are due on or before March 1, 5:00 pm.

Application Opening:  February 16, 2024

Application Deadline: March 1, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

Supplemental Questionnaire Deadline:  March 1, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

Selection Process: Week of March 25, 2024

Processing date: May 4, 2024

Orientation Date: July 6, 2024

Start Work Dates: 

• Northeast Crew - July 6, 2024
• Southeast Crew - July 6, 2024

Compensation:  $20.75 Hourly

Appointment type:
This temporary-exempt position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/index.aspx?page=456

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. 

If you have any questions regarding this selection process, please email [email protected] or [email protected] (sfrecpark recruitment analyst).

The City and County of San Francisco encourage women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military, and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.