Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a09SJ000002DkOr
ADDRESS: Culp Creek, Oregon
DATES: 2/1/2025 – 9/30/2025
DEPT: Bureau of Land Management
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Bureau of Land Management, (BLM) Upper Willamette Field Office seeks an experienced, enthusiastic host or host couple to join our team at Sharps Creek Recreation Site! Sharps Creek is a recreation site in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, situated along Sharps Creek – a tributary of the Row River. At Sharps Creek, visitors enjoy seasonal camping, swimming, and gold panning and year-round picnicking.
Host volunteers manage campsite and group picnic area reservations, answer visitor questions, encourage visitor rule adherence, and maintain the site. The selected volunteer(s) must have strong interpersonal and customer service skills, as visitor interactions occur daily. Volunteers are also required to perform maintenance duties, such as landscaping (weed-eating, mowing, leaf blowing) and cleaning (restrooms, litter collection, etc.) Based on these physical duties, volunteers must be able and willing to walk up to 5 miles per day and lift up to 25 pounds. Site-based training is provided by BLM staff upon entry on duty.
One paved RV site with water, electric, and sewer hook-ups is provided for lodging.
The start date for this position is negotiable, ideally starting in late winter/early spring 2025. The main recreation season is from April to September.