Parks Opportunity Program

NYC Parks Workforce Development: Earn and Learn!

Are you looking for a job? The Parks Opportunity Program, or POP, offers paid career coaching and specialized training while you work to keep our city's parks, playgrounds, and facilities clean and green!

Salary and Benefits of the Parks Opportunity Program (POP)

POP is a six-month maintenance position that offers you professional skill development opportunities and more. The job description and perks include:

  • A six-month maintenance position with NYC Parks earning $18 per hour
  • Paid career coaching and resume development to help you find future employment
  • Monthly vacation and sick leave, and free membership to our recreation centers
  • The opportunity to earn valuable credentials such as High School Equivalency, driver’s license, CDL license, security certification, horticulture training, and more.
A worker wearing a clean grey parks uniform and a stylish lime green beanie holds a rake. He is outdoors and looks content.

This support not only helps you succeed while at our agency, but also helps you find your next job.

Expected Tasks

POP Workers are expected to assist with the maintenance of our City’s parks, facilities, and open spaces. Tasks include:

  • Light repair and general maintenance work in the building and grounds of various public structures.
  • The use of hand- and grass-powered mowers and other equipment.
  • Picking up litter, raking debris, digging pits and ditches, and removing snow and ice.
  • Cleaning the interior and exterior of structures.
  • Providing customer service, and offfering general information and directions to visitors.

Apply Now

To get started as a POP Worker, you can schedule an interview with our Workforce Development team. Interviews for the position take place Mondays through Fridays, starting at 8:30 a.m.