Job Title: Volunteer Associate    

Classification: Non-exempt, part-time, temporary  

Pay Rate: $25/hour            

Reports to: Volunteer Manager  

Application Deadline: February 8th, 2025  

Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) is looking to hire a part-time, seasonal Volunteer Associate for the 2026 season.   

Each year, more than 700 dedicated volunteers support BBP in maintaining a world-class park for all to enjoy. The Volunteer Associate primarily plays a key role in supporting the delivery of group volunteer projects for corporate, public, school, and local community groups. This includes the hands-on facilitation of Green Teams (group gardening) and Coastal Cleanup (trash collection) activities throughout the park, as well as related pre- and post-event administrative support. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is motivated by creating meaningful environmental stewardship experiences and engaging with a diverse community of volunteers.   

The position runs from March to November 2026, with variable hours; typically, up to 10 hours per week in March and November, and 20+ hours per week from April through October. This is an in-person role with a variable schedule based on program needs, including evening and weekend work, scheduled in advance.    

Primary Responsibilities:  

Facilitate group volunteer projects outdoors, including transporting and setting up equipment, welcoming and orienting volunteers, checking waiver completion, taking photographs, and supervising tasks.    

• Track and accurately record volunteer attendance and key activity outcomes (such as bags of weeds removed or pounds of trash collected). 

• Coordinate volunteer tools and equipment, including maintaining an up-to-date inventory and organized storage system.   

• Provide general administrative and hands-on support for additional volunteer initiatives, as needed.   

• Support other public programs and special events as needed.    

Qualifications:  

•  Interest in supporting volunteer engagement and community stewardship at BBP.   

• Experience with volunteering, community engagement, environmental stewardship, or related activities (either personally or professionally).   

• Ability to communicate and engage effectively with a diverse range of people.   

• Flexible, solutions-oriented, and comfortable adapting to changing needs.   

• Ability to perform outdoor physical work in all weather conditions, including lifting up to 40 pounds. 

• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends, as needed.  

• Valid US Driver’s License.   

• Comfort speaking to or facilitating groups of people preferred.   

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office preferred.    

  About You:    

•  You strive to be inclusive and collaborative. At BBP, we recognize that doing our best work means working together. We have each other’s back – and are helpful, humble and open.    

• You are committed. At BBP, we approach our work with integrity, positivity, and pride. We are committed to the public, the park and each other.   

• You are a problem-solver. At BBP, we prioritize learning, evolving and building creative solutions to ensure the Park remains a leader in sustainable green space for generations to come.   

• You value people and the environment. At BBP, respect is important to us. We strive to trust each other, act with good intention and communicate with openness.   

Working at BBP:    
We believe that BBP is a park for all people. We take pride in our ability to provide the community with a beautiful, functional, clean, and safe green space. Internally, we strive to provide a work environment where employees feel supported, respected, and a sense of belonging. Our staff are experts in everything from horticulture to community engagement to park operations and events. The work environment is welcoming, with hardworking and diverse staff who are dedicated to building, beautifying, and maintaining the park. We offer benefits like affordable healthcare, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, and prioritize the importance of work-life balance.   

About BBP:    

Brooklyn Bridge Park, one of the largest and most significant public projects to be built in New York City in a generation, has transformed a once dilapidated industrial waterfront into a vibrant and thriving 85-acre civic landscape. Designed by the Brooklyn-based landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh, The Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) develops, improves, maintains, and fully operates the Park as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity, controlled by the City of New York. BBP is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Park, including horticulture, maintenance, capital planning and construction, event permitting, and concession oversight, as well as offering more than 500 innovative and engaging educational, cultural, fitness and recreational programs each year. Our free and low-cost events create new and exciting opportunities for tens of thousands of NYC residents and visitors to learn, grow, and experience all that Brooklyn Bridge Park has to offer.     

Brooklyn Bridge Park provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.