What a way to spend the day! Do you love Seattle’s beautiful parks and enjoy working outdoors? Are you looking for ways to help communities by providing friendly and safe customer service? Are you 18 or over with a valid Driver’s license? Thursday-Sunday shift, no problem? Then, this job is for you! We are hiring up to 50 new Park Ambassadors May-September!

About the Park Ambassador Program:

The Park Ambassador role will provide friendly engagement with park goers in our largest and most popular parks. This role will provide educational and informational materials to the public and help to keep our parks open and safe spaces to recreate. This role will be in a park Thursday-Sunday performing the job duties listed below. Park locations will be Alki Beach Park, Discovery Park, Gas Works Park, Genesee Park and Playfield, Golden Gardens Park, Green Lake Park, Judkins Park, Lincoln Park, Magnuson Park, Myrtle Edwards Park, Seward Park, Westcrest Park, and Lower Woodland Park. Candidates from this posting may be used to fill wading pool attendant vacancies.

About Us

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is a national leader and innovator in the services and programs we provide to our residents who enjoy our public spaces such as parks, community centers, specialty gardens and swimming pools. Our mission is providing welcoming and safe opportunities to play, learn, contemplate and build community and promote responsible stewardship of the land. We promote healthy people, a healthy environment and strong communities. Delivering excellent customer service to each visitor and participant is a core value.

Our commitment: SPR commits to Our City Values, Workplace Expectations, and Racial Equity and Social Justice as core principles that guide our work. We support and hold ourselves accountable by striving to eliminate barriers to access and provide employees with equitable opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

• Share information regarding Governor’s Phasing Guidelines, allowable and encouraged activities
• Provide masks and hand sanitizer for park patrons
• Provide educational materials to park patrons regarding COVID testing sites, COVID vaccination sites
• Engage with park goers in friendly conversation, answer questions, solicit feedback and encourage COVID-safe activities
• Contact Park Ambassador Rover when COVID Safety Guidelines are violated, such as large gatherings, significant overcrowding, non-socially distant and unmasked behaviors are identified
• Use online reporting tool to report back hourly on the conditions encountered in the park relating to mask usage, gathering size and park usage

• Current, valid WA State Driver’s license or evidence of equivalent mobility.

You will love this job if you:

• Have customer service experience and an interest in engaging with diverse members of the public that visit our parks
• Enjoy the outdoors and can be mobile for long periods of time
• Are proactive and take initiative to go above and beyond in service to the community
• Have familiarity with and experience using a smartphone
• Possess organizational skills and have attention to detail

Job offers are contingent on the verification of credentials and other information required by the employment process including the completion of a background check and driving history review.