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.
Location of Assignment: Tseriadun Day Use Area
Time Commitment/Schedule:
· One month minimum, with 20-30 hours of duty each week per host.
· Host will have Monday & Tuesdays off each week.
· On duty hours may be between dawn and dusk; there is a split in the shift due to gate duty at open and close of park.
Purpose of Volunteer Role: The Day-Use Host provides service for a park that is only open to visitor day-use and does not provide overnight facilities for visitors. The Day-Use Host is the only individual allowed to stay overnight in the park at a designated park host site. Host volunteer helps maintain day-use areas by supporting landscaping and facilities at the park.
General Responsibilities:
· Safety first – Volunteer must be trained by a park ranger on all equipment prior to its use.
Use of personal protective equipment is mandatory.
· Respond to visitor, staff, and volunteer requests in an attentive and respectful manner.
· General landscaping duties including: pruning, raking, weeding, mowing, and trimming.
· Open and close gates as needed for parks, trails, and walkways before and after day use hours.
· Filling potholes with wheelbarrow and shovel.
· Provide general restroom maintenance, including disinfecting touch surfaces, sweeping floors, and restocking supplies.
· Restocking the pet waste dispensers.
· Accomplish tasks using tools including: basic hand and power tools, blowers, and trimmers.
· Performing minor building maintenance including: light painting, bulb replacement, minor safety repairs & construction.
· Organize, inventory, and maintain cleanliness of tools, shop, and shared maintenance spaces.
· Operate and maintain small powered equipment.
· Provide maintenance, cleaning, and support for transfer station and recycling station.
· Provide assistance and support to staff in maintenance and construction projects.
· Clean-up and debris removal.
· Picking up and disposing of litter.
· Attend monthly safety meetings.
· Perform general trail maintenance, including brushing, spreading gravel, & trimming with loppers.
Restricted Tasks:
· Hosts may share information on park rules with visitors, but volunteers do not enforce rules or make initial contacts for rule infractions. This activity is only performed by park staff.
· No operation of large equipment or chainsaws. This activity is only performed by trained park staff.
· No use of ladders while on duty.
· No excavating or digging on park property.
· Working in open toed shoes/sandals while on duty.
· Working in shorts/capris, hosts must wear pants that cover the entire legs while on duty.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
· Be at least 18 years old.
· Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
· Ability to travel on uneven terrain, as well as be stationary for long periods of time.
· Ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions.
· Bending & twisting motions from side to side, crouching, walking on uneven terrain, walking up stairs and/or ramps, shoveling and raking motions, use of pruners and other tools that may require grip strength.
