Job Description
The Volunteer Park Host position requires 20 hours per week (including weekends and holidays) of scheduled duties in exchange for a campsite and hook-ups for a motor home or trailer.
Park Hosts should expect to use a variety of cleaning solvents and chemicals, power tools, hand tools, gardening instruments, etc. All tools and equipment should be maintained responsibly and put away at the end of a shift.
A high emphasis is placed on interacting with park guests; volunteers should always be professional and cordial, and must be able to accurately answer questions or refer guests to the appropriate person while understanding the park’s chain of command. Park Hosts are expected to know, understand, and point out issues that violate park rules and regulations, but are not to try and enforce these rules under any circumstance.
Maintaining a neat and clean host site is also a very important expectation for Park Hosts. Equally as important is the requirement of all Park Hosts to work together as a team and be cordial and peaceable with all other Park Hosts and Park Staff. Park Hosts must maintain a neat personal appearance and wear a uniform Park Host shirt (provided by City) while on duty.
Below is a list of some of the daily/weekly duties expected of park hosts:
- Sign in and out for each shift and log duties performed.
- Open and close gates as needed.
- Clean restrooms daily and restock supplies. Monitor supplies throughout your shift on busy days.
- Clean cabin as needed.
- Keep track of vacant sites and remove outdated camp slips.
- Perform minor maintenance and report any major problems to the supervising Ranger.
- Empty trash cans.
- Remove graffiti and bird droppings from signs.
- Refill doggie bags.
- Water and trim trees and bushes.
- Clean BBQs and fire rings.
- Clean & rake campsites.
- Pick up litter.
- Work in entry booth (check in campers, use computer, answer phones, etc.)
- Be available to answer questions relative to local camping conditions and regulations, give directions and hand out other pamphlets.
- Assist campground maintenance personnel in litter control for a clean and fire-safe campground.
- Other duties assigned/needed.