Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000lYIGAA2/visitor-center-host-volunteer-falls-lake
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ADDRESS: Falls Lake; 11405 Falls of the Neuse Road; Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587-1405
DEPT: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DATES: 3/15/2023 – 9/30/2023
DESCRIPTION:
Seeking to fill 1 Visitor Center Host Volunteer Position (single or couple) from mid March until September/October 2023.
Falls Lake is a great example of a working partnership between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the State of North Carolina, and several local governments to bring our visitors a place to “get away from it all” situated just outside the bustling Raleigh/Durham Triangle Area in central North Carolina. Whether it’s camping, hiking, biking, fishing, swimming, or hunting you’d like to do – Falls Lake has it all! With over 12,400 acres of water surrounded by 25,600 acres of undeveloped public lands, we are an oasis for many from out of state and right around the corner.
· Greet visitors entering the Visitor Center: welcome, provide verbal and/or written info, hand out maps, customer comment cards, information about lake, trails and local area, etc.
· Interact and promote water safety with visitors within the park and lake
· Assist with selling the America the Beautiful Federal Passes
· Assist with various Outreach/Educational programs during scheduled volunteer days
· Landscaping, garden clean up, invasive species control
· Trail Maintenance, as needed
· Manage life jacket inventories at State Park beaches around Falls Lake
· Inspect bathhouses, pick up litter, other miscellaneous maintenance projects as needed
· Uniforms will be provided by the Corps at no cost to the volunteer
o RV/Trailer pad (Free 50/30/120 amp electricity, water and sewer are provided),
Must complete 24 hours of work per week to qualify for RV/trailer pad usage.
- Drivers License
- Public Speaking
- Visitor Information
- Working with People
A mix of inside the visitor center and outdoors as well.