Employment Opportunities
We offer several internship opportunities year-round, including in areas of Stewardship, Trail Management & Development, and Communications and Trail Experience. We occasionally offer legal internships.
If you are interested in an internship with Friends of the Riverfront, please email us at friends@friendsoftheriverfront.org. We highly encourage interns to seek academic credit for their internship.
Part Time Trail Stewardship Program Assistant
Friends seeks a part time Trail Stewardship Program Assistant to plan and coordinate the installation of native trees, shrubs, and understory; perform weekly maintenance of recently planted trees including watering and pruning; and record data collection and project tracking in ArcGIS systems. This work takes place exclusively with Justice 40 Initiative Communities along the Three Rivers Heritage and Water Trails and adjacent riverfronts throughout Allegheny County.
Interested candidates must be comfortable managing groups of volunteers and have some applicable environmental stewardship experience.
We are accepting applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled, with the intention of a March 1, 2026 start date. Read full position details here.
To apply, please send a resume and an interesting cover letter to Alex Toner, Director of Trail Stewardship, at alex@friendsoftheriverfront.org with “I support tree maintenance” as the subject.
Trail Stewardship AmeriCorps Service Member
Friends seeks an AmeriCorps service member to advance our environmental education and training aspirations by coordinating and delivering the “Roots & Rivers” environmental education pilot program with youth organizations from across Allegheny County, scheduling and leading public volunteer skill building sessions, and crewing trail care education opportunities for youth groups and organizations. Placement begins March 16 through August 1, 2026. Read full position details here.
Interested candidates must be comfortable leading educational sessions for groups of youths and/or adults.
To apply, please send a resume and an interesting cover letter to Alex Toner, Director of Trail Stewardship, at alex@friendsoftheriverfront.org with “Trail Stewardship AmeriCorps Service Member” as the subject.
Trail Experience Internship – March – May 2026
Friends seeks an intern who will work to support various Trail Experience and Communications initiatives, including the fourth season of our Trail Ambassadors during spring recruitment and training, as well as helping to coordinate and sometimes attend partner and outreach events. Interviews will take place during February. Read the full position description.
Interested candidates must have reliable transportation to and from Friends’ office in Etna.
To apply, please send a resume and brief cover letter to Kate Angell, Director of Development and Communications.
Crew Leaders
Join us as a Crew Leader! We are seeking to recruit a roster of Crew Leaders to assist with leading groups of volunteers during our public and corporate stewardship opportunities this season. Crew Leaders will primarily be utilized on the day of an event to setup and cleanup project sites, lead volunteer groups in advancing a task or project, and submit volunteer and project statistics. This is a contracted, as needed position (based on event schedule) with an hourly rate of $20. While we anticipate 3-12 hours per month between March and November, we cannot guarantee hours. Read full description here.
Interested candidates should send their resume to Ashley Martin, Trail Stewardship Program Manager, at
ashley@friendsoftheriverfront.org with “Crew Leader 2026” in the subject line. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until position(s) are filled.
