Prospect Park’s newest employees are goats — no kidding!

A group that manages the Brooklyn park is plunking down $15,000 to hire a herd of eight goats to control invasive weeds by furiously munching them, parks officials said.

The team of furry weed-wackers — which include a blond goat named Olivia and a loner named Diego — will travel from Green Goats farm in Rhinebeck and start on the job May 16, according to the Prospect Park Alliance.

The hungry-for-the-job workers will help rid a hilly portion of the park, the Vale of Cashmere, of English and poison ivies and goutweed that stifle other vegetation.

“Eating for a living is a goat’s dream job. I’d sure like to do it,” said herd owner Annlilita Cihanek, 42, who runs the 170-goat farm.

There’s “no training necessary” and she aims to keep families of goats together when renting them out, she said.

The cud-chewing critters may save the park money because the area is hard for two-legged workers to access, said Prospect Park Alliance spokeswoman Grace McCreight.

“Human labor would not be a feasible option for this work, since the Park’s Northeast Perimeter area features many steep slopes that are not easily accessed by staff or machinery. … By utilizing the goats’ natural abilities, the woodland restoration process will be more ecologically sound, cost-effective, and efficient,”  McCreight said.

The herd of  Nubian, Angora and Pygmy goats, will work through the summer in a fenced-off area, she said.

Hurricane Sandy and other storms caused trees to fall and invasive plants to take over, according to the Prospect Park Alliance .

Funding for the goats will also come from the National Parks Service, administered through the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.