Responding to this opportunity alerts staff of your interest in this role. It does not automatically sign you up for this assignment. Park Staff will reach out to interview you and determine if you will be selected to volunteer for this specific assignment and if potential availability for this assignment matches your needs.
A Chinese medical clinic, general store, community center and residence, Kam Wah Chung gives you an incomparable glimpse into the past. This remarkable site, a National Historic Landmark, is located in the town of John Day, and includes the historic building and a separate interpretive center. The historic building was built in 1865, possibly as a trading post and stage stop. This tiny, unassuming building became home to two Chinese immigrants, Ing "Doc" Hay and Lung On in 1888. Both became locally famous: Lung On as a general store proprietor and businessman, and "Doc" Hay as a practitioner of herbal medicine. For over 60-some years the building was a social, medical, and religious center for Oregon's Chinese community.
The Interpretive Visitor Center Host for Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site enhances the visitor experience
by providing accurate and interesting information at the interpretive center and via guided tours of
the historic Kam Wah Chung building. Review the Volunteer Assignment Description for this position here.
Time Commitment: Volunteers should anticipate a schedule that includes 20 - 30 hours of volunteer service each week, per host. Service starts at 8:45 AM and ends at 5:15 PM. A one-hour lunch break is provided at 12 noon or 1 pm. The schedule for the Visitor Center is as follows based upon whether there is one or two hosts or host teams scheduled during the month.
Schedule with two hosts or host teams: Host 1: 7.5 hours/day Mon - Wed, and 4.25 hours Thurs morning 8:45 am - 1pm; Thursday afternoon - Sunday off. Host 2: 7.5 hours/day Fri – Sun, and 4.25 hours Thurs afternoon 1 - 5:15 pm; Monday – Thursday morning off.
Schedule with one host or host team: 7.5 hours/day Fri – Mon, with Tuesday - Thursday off
Location: Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site. Learn more about the park and the available amenities on the Host Site Directory page for this park online here.
This opportunity is available for one individual or a team of hosts staying together at the same site.
