Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d0000011JLL
ADDRESS:
63095 Deschutes Market Road
Bend, Oregon, 97701
DATES: 6/13/2025 – 9/30/2025
DEPT: Forest Service
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Newberry National Volcanic Monument:
RV Hosts at Paulina Visitor Center
Location: Newberry Caldera, Deschutes National Forest, La Pine/Bend, OR
Seeking residential volunteers to serve as hosts at the Paulina Visitor Center in the Newberry Caldera.
***We provide RV pad with full hookups, but you must provide trailer or motorhome***
$30 per day work per host set(couple or single) per-diem compensation is offered.
DUTIES
The primary duties of the uniformed host position include, but are not limited to:
- Welcoming and orienting Monument visitors
- Providing information on Monument sites and assisting with trip planning
- Selling recreation passes and merchandise at the Paulina Visitor Center bookstore
- Welcoming visitors and selling recreation passes the Welcome Station
- Opportunities for interpretation: guided hikes, Junior Ranger activities, trail roving
- Special interpretive projects according to skills and interests
- Willingness to assist with light-duty cleaning and maintenance
- Operates radio to communicate rangers and other staff
SCHEDULE
Volunteers are asked to work 8-hour shifts, 4 days per week. Most scheduled hours will be during daylight hours, typically between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Cash handling and record keeping experience is helpful
- Strong customer service skills and enthusiasm for serving the public
- Effective communication with diverse audiences
- A friendly and helpful attitude, and patience to deal with repetitive questions and tasks
- Interest in learning about the volcanic and cultural history of the area
- Must be able to perform required duties with minimal supervision after training and orientation
- Moderate fitness level and ability to hike up to 3 miles is desired
*We will begin to review applications in early December