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DEADLINE EXTENDED! Apply by December 8 to see your designs carved to life at the 2024 Governors Island Ice Sculpture Show—no ice carving experience required. Click here.

Job Openings

The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island:

Care­tak­er
The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island seeks a full time Care­tak­er to work with the Oper­a­tions team to pro­mote safe­ty and secu­ri­ty of overnight and late-night ten­ants and vis­i­tors, pro­tec­tion of Island assets, and man­age­ment of a team of work­ing dogs. This is a role that requires work out­doors and in all weath­er conditions.

Head Cura­tor, Gov­er­nors Island Arts & Vice Pres­i­dent
The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island seeks a Head Cura­tor & Vice Pres­i­dent to lead the Gov­er­nors Island Arts team, over­see all cul­tur­al part­ner­ships, work close­ly with the Trust’s Pres­i­dent and Board on donor cul­ti­va­tion and strate­gic plan­ning, and act as the Island’s lead artis­tic voice and ambas­sador for the Island in the NYC artis­tic community.

Para­le­gal
The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island seeks a Para­le­gal to pro­vide sup­port for legal and admin­is­tra­tive mat­ters on Gov­er­nors Island.

Senior Land­scape Man­ag­er
The Trust for Gov­er­nors Island seeks a Senior Land­scape Man­ag­er to lead a team of land­scap­ers in the care and main­te­nance of the Island’s diverse grounds, lawns, and land­scapes using eco­log­i­cal­ly sen­si­tive turf man­age­ment strategies. 

Allied Uni­ver­sal Secu­ri­ty is seek­ing full time and part time secu­ri­ty staff to sup­port a safe, wel­com­ing atmos­phere on Gov­er­nors Island. Appli­cants must be 18 years of age or old­er with a cur­rent NYS Unarmed Guard license, or the abil­i­ty to obtain such a license. Please email your resume to michael.​trudden@​aus.​com to apply. 

Nation­al Park Ser­vice, Gov­er­nors Island Nation­al Monument:

Park Ranger (full-time, per­ma­nent)
The Nation­al Park Ser­vice is hir­ing Park Ranger posi­tions at Man­hat­tan sites, includ­ing the Gov­er­nors Island Nation­al Mon­u­ment. These posi­tions are locat­ed in Man­hat­tan Sites, in one of the nine indi­vid­u­al­ly leg­is­lat­ed units. The work involves pre­sent­ing a com­plete and high­ly var­ied suite of struc­tured pro­grams (e.g., talks, tours, pre­sen­ta­tions, etc.) and pro­vid­ing relat­ed ser­vices to visitors.

The Friends of Gov­er­nors Island:

No open posi­tions at this time.