Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d0000011wIM
ADDRESS:
2850 Prairie Du Chien Road NE
Iowa City, Iowa, 52240-7820
DATES: 4/26/2024 – 10/20/2024
DEPT: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The primary duty of the Park Attendant/Campground Host Volunteer is to staff the campground entrance station and conduct rounds through the campground. The volunteer and/or spouse shall provide an average of 21-25 hours of volunteer service per week and will serve for the entire recreation season May through October. Three different volunteer positions will share a rotating work schedule of 3 days on and 6 days off. Example schedules are available from the project POC.
Volunteers selected for this position are provided a campsite in the West Overlook Campground with water, 50 amp electric, and sewer hookups.
Area Mileage/Week: A shared golf cart is located at each campground for use conducting campground rounds.
Specific Duties Include:
– Staff the campground fee booth during required hours on assigned days and other days as agreed to or scheduled with the Volunteer Coordinator.
– Park Attendants shall operate a computer, monitor, printer, mouse, keyboard, and Recreation.gov website to perform campground booth volunteer duties efficiently and effectively.
– Utilize Recreation.gov website to check daily reservations, process check-ins and check-outs and manage reservations within volunteer authorities as needed and approved by campground Park Ranger.
– Perform a minimum of three “rounds” during each shift to observe campsite occupancy status.
– Provide general visitor assistance. Inform visitors of campground policies and procedures, rules and regulations (Title 36 Brochure). Volunteers will NOT do any enforcement.
– Park Attendant Volunteers will perform credit card transactions for ATB and USACE passes. Park Attendants will not perform any campsite reservation transactions. All reservations or modification to existing reservations will be completed by the customer utilizing the website, app, or call center.
– Assist with other duties as available and scheduled.