Ready to transform Pittsburgh’s green spaces?
Join SCA Urban Green for a summer of paid conservation work. With over 20 years of experience in Pittsburgh, we’re making a difference in city parks and community green spaces – and you can too.
Pittsburgh Opportunities: High School Summer Program
Our six-week paid summer program offers high school students the chance to:
No previous experience is required – just a strong desire to be outdoors and a willingness to try new things.
The Student Conservation Association has been fielding conservation crews in Pittsburgh for more than 20 years.
Dates: Starts the last week of June and runs through the first week of August each year.
Eligibility: Enroll in the City of Pittsburgh's Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program.
Future Opportunities: Successful summer program participants may be eligible for fall and spring jobs.
Join us this summer and launch your green career with the SCA Urban Green!
The Pittsburgh Urban Green High School Summer Program starts the last week of June and runs through the first week of August each year.
Our high school summer crews meet for 30 hours a week, Monday through Friday, performing service work such as improving trails, removing invasive species, and improving community gardens.
To be eligible for the program, youth must first enroll in the City of Pittsburgh’s Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program.
Enroll in "Learn and Earn"The Urban Green’s Spring and Fall High School Program is designed with offers job opportunities designed around school schedules.
The spring and fall programs are available for people who have successfully completed the Pittsburgh Urban Green summer program.
Field Leader – Pittsburgh Summer Trail Crew
This position will supervise the safety, development, work projects and education of a team of 10 high school-aged youth at city parks and green spaces. Over the course of the six-week program, the crew will divide their time between service work such as trail building, invasive species removal, habitat restoration and environmental education.
Expected dates: June 3 – 21, 2024 (training), June 24 – Aug. 9, 2024 (program).
Pay: $750/wk.
Apply NowExplore green jobs in Pittsburgh and gain valuable skills and hands-on environmental education that will help you better understand the eco-systems you live and work in, how your work is vital to improve habitats for plants and animals and the relationship between humans and nature.
CPR & First Aid
Environmental Education
Habitat Restoration
Job Readiness
Team Building
Trail Skills
The SCA's Pittsburgh Urban Green program runs in conjunction with the City of Pittsburgh’s Learn and Earn Summer Youth Employment Program and the Parks Department. More than a dozen foundations and local organizations provide financial, material, and educational support to help make this program possible.
SCA Pittsburgh Office
Darren Gruetze
SCA Pittsburgh Program Manager
Phone: (412) 325-1854
Email: DGruetze@theSCA.org