Volunteer
Job Description
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DATES: 4/1/2021 – 10/31/2021
Campground hosts are needed for Summer/Fall 2021, spending at least 3 consecutive months volunteering in the park, with a maximum stay of 6 months. 20 hours of service time per week minimum. Duties include visitor and fee collection services, firewood sales, maintaining a safe environment for both coworkers and visitors, and some light maintenance. Applicants must have their own RV or trailer for this position.
Redwood National and State Parks is seeking enthusiastic volunteer campground hosts at Elk Prairie Campground for Summer/Fall 2021. Campground hosts perform a variety of duties including light maintenance, selling firewood, reporting safety concerns, checking in campers, and providing park information to visitors. This campground is situated just steps away from old-growth redwoods and miles of hiking trails.
RV/trailer site is provided rent free and has hookups for water, sewage, and power. RVs and trailers must be no longer than 28ft. Although cell service is very limited within Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, there is wifi service by the entrance kiosk and in the town of Orick which is only a few miles south. Applicants must have their own RV or trailer for this position.
Duties will include:
Visitor and Fee Collection Services
- At the beginning of the workday, camp hosts collect self-registration/fee envelopes from the Iron Ranger, which is used by campers who arrived the night before after the fee booth has closed for the evening. They then travel through the campground checking for occupied campsites that may not have registered and paid the previous evening. They report these sites to kiosk employees.
- Remove and collect expired laminated reservation cards from site marker posts and return them to the fee kiosk.
- Walk through the campground greeting and assisting visitors, answering questions and explaining regulations, which apply to them. Help visitors in understanding how to store food and other odorous items, and what they should do if encountering wildlife, including bears.
- Be familiar with park recreational opportunities, interpretive ranger programs, scenic drives, local points of interest and the location of services that might be requested by campers such as towing, groceries, churches, tourist attractions and local events.
- Sell firewood and fire starters.
- Secure found items. Document lost or found items.
- Offer public assistance in the use of self-registration system, if requested.
Safety and Park Regulations
- Report emergencies via park radio immediately to dispatch/law enforcement.
- Notify kiosk and/or law enforcement ranger of possible park violations.
- Be observant for activities within the campground requiring immediate attention – ranging from a tree-limb needing to be trimmed, bees, and stopped-up toilets to problem campers.
- Inform rangers of any type of wildlife incidents.
Schedule and Campground Coverage
- Host is expected to work most weekends and all holidays during their term. However, the supervisor will work with you to accommodate your needs, as possible, for variances in schedule.
- Camp hosts are to be available for regular duty in mornings or evenings, depending on need.
- Camp hosts are expected to help respond to campground emergencies by communicating them to park dispatch or law enforcement.
Maintenance Services Assistance
- Camp hosts may perform light maintenance work around the campground such as litter pickup. May perform minor maintenance tasks such as cleaning out fire rings, cleaning picnic tables, removing fallen limbs.
- Check restrooms and notify maintenance of problems.
Applicants should have a strong desire and willingness to work in a busy campground, be able to get along with others in a team setting, and able to work outdoors. Applicants must be reliable and willing to seriously commit to their agreed upon schedule. Being able to lift up to 50 lbs. is desired. Applicants need to have a valid drivers license, as well as their own RV to stay in.