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/

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. A 2.0 GPA or higher may be required for a work permit. Students should NOT request a work permit at this time until notified of a job offer.

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.

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 the Greenager program, please send an email to sfrpdgreenagers@sfgov.org. For questions regarding the application or selection process, please email the HR Analyst, Lilli Ann Bobila, at lilliann.bobila@sfgov.org.

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.