Youth Employment in Parks
Anchorage Parks and Recreation

Youth Employment in Parks

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YEP Positions
​Application Links
Program Details
​FAQs
Annual Reports
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Each summer, Anchorage teens step into the city’s parks not just as visitors, but as caretakers, builders, and leaders. Through Youth Employment in Parks (YEP), a partnership between the Anchorage Park Foundation and Anchorage Parks & Recreation, teens gain job experience, learn hands-on outdoor skills, and make a visible impact on the places their community loves. Since 2007, YEP has connected hundreds of teens to nature, meaningful work, and future careers, while strengthening Anchorage’s parks and public spaces along the way.​​

 
YEP Positions

  Application Links
 
 
Program Details
  • When: End of May - End of July (10 week program)
  • Work Schedu​le: Monday - Friday, 37.5 - 40 hours per week (dependent on position)
  • Pay:
    • Crew Member: Updated pay info coming soon!
    • Senior Crew Member: Updated pay info coming soon!
    • Crew Leader: $19.39 ~ $22.42/hr​
 
FAQs

  Annual Reports​​



















Contact Info

Mailing Address:
PO Box 196650
Anchorage, AK 99519


Brad Muir
Natural Resources Manager
907-343-4287
bradley.muir@anchorageak.gov​

Emily Kokotan
YEP Coordinator
907-343-4548
emily.kokotan@anchorageak.gov

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