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Playland Looking to Hire 700 Staff Members – Selected Jobs Offer $18 per Hour Plus Complimentary Park Passes.

NY. If you’re looking for a summer job that pays for transportation to and from it (in the Westchester area), as well as free tickets for you and your family and friends to an amusement park, as well as competitive wages, then Maybe you should go to the Playland job fair.

Playland, is in Rye, about a 45-minute drive from NYC, and in a statement it reports that it offers its employees flexible hours, discounts and other incentives.

If you would like a job like this, you can go to the job fair that the park will hold on Saturday, March 25 at the Cambria Hotel at 250 Main Street, White Plains. The hours of the fair will be: from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Playland has 700 job openings

The park, which is the company that hires the most young people each year in Westchester, will only be open from May 20 to September 10, 2023, and says it has about 700 seasonal job openings.

Among the open positions they have are: Beach and Pool Hosts, Admission Hosts, Retail Managers, Guest Services, IT Support, Group Sales Assistants and Lifeguards.

Lifeguard stations pay $18. Future lifeguards are trained for the position.

All applicants must be at least 16 years old to apply. Visit playland.com/employment for more information and to apply early.

“At Playland, we are dedicated to providing memorable experiences for all of our guests, so it starts with our local team members,” said Jeffrey Davis, Playland general manager. “We are proud to be the largest summer youth employer in Westchester County and we look forward to bringing the best talent back for the season. Our goal is to be the number one choice in the county for summer youth.”

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