Want a Job at the Beach? Sandy Hook is Hiring

Work at the Beach

Although much damage was done when Hurricane Sandy hit Sandy Hook, several beaches will re-open to the public on May 1. The National Parks Service, Dept. of the Interior announced seasonal or temporary job openings this week for park rangers, lifeguards and fee collectors. 

The jobs pay between $13.50 and $20 an hour. 

• Surf-Lifeguard. Full time, seasonal. Closing date is July 15. 
• Park Ranger (Interpretation), Full-time temporary. Closing date March 28. 
• Park Ranger (Protection), Full-time temporary, Closing date is March 19.
• Visitor Use Assistant (Fee Collection), Full-time temporary. Closing date is March 21. 

On Saturday, 35 Gateway National Recreation Area "Volunteers-in-Parks" worked to clear and sweep sand at Area E Plaza using shovels and wheelbarrows and. So far, Area B, D, and now E have been cleared of tons of sand. 

Clean Ocean Action is asking for more volunteers to help out at a Marine Sweep on March 23.  They are also hiring:

• Development Manager
• Ocean Policy Research Intern
• Coastal Environment Intern
• C.O.A.S.T. Intern

Just for Veterans

On Monday, The GI Go Fund is hosting the fifth annual Veterans Job Fair sponsored by the Rutgers Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Services. It will be held from 10 am to 2 pm at the Paul Robeson Center at Rutgers-Newark, 350 Martin Luther King Boulevard.  More than 70 businesses and organizations have registered in advance for this event, including Johnson & Johnson, Verizon NJ, PSE&G, Bank of America, Cablevision, AT&T, the New York Fire Department, Prudential Financial, Valley National Bank, United Water, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).