Volunteer
Job Description
Look for listing titled, “*A FUN opportunity- Park Resident Volunteer for Kimbell Education Center”
Explore our park along while helping visitors in the Elsa Kimbell Education Center- July, August, and September 2023!
Voted #2 in the country by USA today for Best state parks for RVers! Come see why our park is top notch! Located on the Treasure Coast in between the bustling downtown of West Palm Beach and the more laid back downtown of Stuart. Jonathan Dickinson is 10,500 acres and sits along 9 miles of the Loxahatchee River- 1 of 2 designated wild and scenic rivers in Florida. This park offers a serene setting while being centrally located to all the creature comforts of grocery stores, amazing restaurants, and not to mention beaches! Come hang out in a fun environment with a beautiful setting.
This volunteer opportunity for the Kimbell Education and Visitors Center requires a 24-hour work week as a resident volunteer and given a site with full hookups (water/sewer/electric). Minimum stay 4 weeks, maximum stay 16 weeks. Unfortunately, our park does not have WIFI, but does have decent cell reception. We are also pet friendly, but it is mandatory that pets remain on a leash.
We will provide in house training and all equipment needed for job completion.
The Basics:
This individual volunteer opportunity gives you the ability to be hands-on with some seriously cool wildlife! At our Kimbell Education center we have displays of the environment and ecology locally to educate the public on how amazing the nature is around us. Some of the duties include:
Leading exhibit tours and interacting with guests at reception in our air-conditioned facility
Assist with program development and special events- Special events include Firefest, the largest live fire demonstration for the viewing public in the state!
Routine facility maintenance of the buildings and displays including cleaning and sanitizing restrooms
Data entry and basic administrative tasks
For more information go to https://volunteers.floridastateparks.org/pages/tool/any.vol.joblookup:Z26NHKMI1JTSOGXA and look for listing titled, “*A FUN opportunity- Park Resident Volunteer for Kimbell Education Center”