Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000jfOeAAI/maintenance-assistant-at-muscatatuck-national-wildlife-refuge
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ADDRESS: Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge; 12985 E. U.S. Hwy. 50; Seymour, Indiana 47274
DEPT: Fish & Wildlife Service
DATES: 3/1/2023 – 10/31/2023
DESCRIPTION:
Volunteer will serve as Maintenance Assistant at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.
Volunteer will work 24 hours per week as a Maintenance Assistant at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge. Duties may include mowing and weedeating the facility grounds, installing signs, picking up litter, and various light carpentry projects. Volunteers certified on heavy equipment use are especially useful but that is not required.
DUTIES
Volunteer will assistant Maintenance staff with various projects including mowing and weedeating of grounds and trails, sign installation, light carpentry projects, and picking up litter.
QUALIFICATIONS
Volunteer should enjoy mowing, working outside, and be willing to work independently with a minimum of supervison. Experience with mowers/hand tools is useful but not required as training will be given.
SKILLS
Carpentry
Drivers License
Hand Power Tools
Working with People
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge consists of 7,724 acres near Seymour, Indiana and 78 acres near Bloomington. It is a small pocket of wetland habitat that also contains hardwood forest and grasslands. The refuge is a popular place for visitors with excellent opportunities for wildlife watching, fishing, hunting, and wildlife photography. Detailed training on the use of all refuge machines will be given prior to use. Summers are hot and humid in this area.
JOB HAZARDS
Slip, trip, and fall hazards
Equipment operation
Equipment maintenance
Outdoor summer hazards at the refuge include poison ivy, ticks, and stinging insects. Volunteers with life-threatening allergies to those hazards should not apply.
BACKGROUND/REFERENCE CHECK REQUIRED
Yes