Company Description
The San Francisco Recreation & Park Department is now accepting applications for 9910 Greenagers Program for Spring 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

HOW TO APPLY

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://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq2uZXrUdQHEG0CfLh4l49N8K-lWQoKpwC_BcfeR8b7e0y5A/viewform?usp=header
Step 3 - Previous Greenager graduates are welcome to apply for the Second Year positions. For previous Greenager graduates ONLY: Please submit a cover letter describing yourself and the reason(s) you are interested in the Greenager program. All cover letters must be submitted to sfrpdgreenagers@sfgov.org by September 17, 2025, by 5:00 pm. [The work you submit may be verified through AI detection to ensure that you are the author. Plagiarized answers, or any falsified information may result in disqualification from the recruitment process.]
Note: Failure to complete ALL steps above will be considered INCOMPLETE and the applicant will be disqualified. Application, Supplemental Questionnaire, and cover letter are due on or before September 17, 2025, by 5:00 pm.
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department currently manages more than 233 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
Job Description
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 that participants value and are interested in. The program is for 9th to 12th graders who live in or attend a school in the Tenderloin, Northeast, or Southeast neighborhoods. Greenagers are trained and provided with multiple leadership opportunities. They lead public volunteer service projects, participate in 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, including but not limited to setting up, breaking down, and tabling
• Participate in appropriate training, lesson plans, and team-building activities
• Participate in recreational activities that involve team bonding such as camping overnight, kayaking, rock climbing, etc.
• Motivate and support each other to encourage a strong working relationship within the team
• Provide feedback for staff and peer leaders
• Be responsible for your time in & out
• Follow proper City and County of San Francisco Respect in the Workplace Policy guidelines and procedures

Qualifications
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/

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION

Possession of at least 3 hours of volunteer work experience with SF Rec and Park or any organization in the Bay Area. (Verification of volunteer hours may be required upon request.)
Additional Information
All dates below are tentative and may be subject to change.
Interview Selection Process: October 11, 2025 - October 18, 2025
Processing date: December 6, 2025
Orientation and Start Work Date for Second Year - February 7, 2026
Orientation and Start Work Date for First Year - February 21, 2026
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.

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