Check out the 2024 seasonal jobs below!
Below are seasonal job openings for Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. Each year, Parks & Rec hires hundreds of seasonal positions, including many lifeguards. Find out how to become a lifeguard. For full-time and other non-seasonal positions visit the Office of Human Resources.
You may also find jobs listed below that are full-time, grant-funded positions.
| Name | Description | Released | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2L PHL Worksite Monitor 2024 PDF | This part-time, temporary position will oversee administrative aspects of the C2L PHL youth employment program and serve as a liaison between youth and Parks & Rec staff. | March 26, 2024 | |
| RSI – Administrative Assistant – Stewardship PDF | This part-time, temporary position will assist the Stewardship team with scheduling, database management, processing friends and community group permits, seasonal hiring, and general communications. | February 29, 2024 | |
| RSI – Camp Sports Coach PDF | This part-time, temporary position will support the delivery of sports and physical fitness activities for youth at summer camps across the city. Coaches will lead skills, drills, and games while making sure that every child has fun and gets active. | March 23, 2024 | |
| RSI – Ecosystem Management Intern PDF | This part-time, temporary position will treat individual ash trees with systemic insecticide using micro-injection equipment and collect treatment data on electronic tablets. Interns will also assist with monitoring beech leaf disease, trails, and deer exclosure fencing. | March 26, 2024 | |
| RSI – Historic House Guide / Educator PDF | This part-time, temporary position will lead tours at Lemon Hill Mansion or Laurel Hill Mansion. Guides communicate carefully researched historical information to help the public connect with each site’s rich history. | March 22, 2024 | |
| RSI – Programming Specialist – Pops Playground PDF | This part-time, temporary position will lead activations at Black, Coyle, McBride aka Pops Playground for children (toddler to middle school age). | February 29, 2024 | |
| RSI – Seasonal Park Ranger PDF | This part-time, temporary position will patrol Parks & Rec sites and enforce park rules and regulations, providing initial response to park medical emergencies, and notifying appropriate municipal and/or state agency of issues that warrant their attention. | February 26, 2024 | |
| RSI – Summer Day Camp Assistant PDF | This part-time, temporary position will will be assigned to a Philadelphia Parks & Recreation neighborhood day camp and will assist with daily operation and supervision of youth and junior staff. | March 9, 2024 | |
| RSI – Sustainability Data and Analysis Specialist PDF | This part-time, temporary position will support the department’s sustainability strategies by assisting with tracking organic recycling, illegal dumping, and herbicide application. | March 11, 2024 | |
| RSI – Sustainability Recycling and Compost Specialist PDF | This part-time, temporary position will support the department’s sustainability strategies by assisting with waste reduction, recycling, composting, and other general sustainability initiatives. | March 11, 2024 | |
| RSI – West Philly Parks Assistant PDF | This part-time, tempoary position will assist with improving visitor experience and engagement in West Philly Parks, including Clark Park and Malcolm X Park. | March 20, 2024 | |
| Seasonal Maintenance Attendant PDF | This part-time, temporary position performs routine turf and grounds maintenance work, maintaining and improving park areas. | February 29, 2024 | |
| Seasonal Maintenance Attendant – Espanol – Asistente de Mantenimiento Estacional PDF | Seasonal Maintenance Attendant job description in Spanish. Asistente de Mantenimiento Estacional en Espanol. | March 22, 2024 |