Maintenance
Volunteer
Job Description
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DATES: 5/17/2021 – 9/30/2021
LOCATION: GlennAllen Field Office; Mile 186.5 Glenn Highway; Glennallen, Alaska 99588
Bureau of Land Management
Host opportunity for Tangle Lakes Campground, Mile 21, Denali Highway Alaska
Volunteer to host in one of the most beautiful campgrounds along the Denali Highway! The Tangle Lakes campground is located at Mile 21 of the Denali Highway. The campground is approximately 1 1/2 hours from the Glennallen Field Office.
The campground is mostly open which allows campers views of the mountains, lake and river. The busiest time of year is July. The campground is usually full during this month. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) does not take reservations, so all sites are first come first serve. BLM relies on the Host to assist campers with finding a site and monitoring check out times.
The work schedule is either 5 days on and two days off, or 10 days on and four days off wit time worked including the weekends. Hosts receive a non-taxable reimbursement for each day worked at $42.00 per day. BLM provides gas for generators and propane for cooking and heating. The host site at Tangle Lakes does not have electric or water. All BLM campgrounds are remote. The Host site does have a dump tank at the site for black and grey water. Cell phone coverage may not be available. Hosts will be provided with Sat phones to make daily safety and data calls when working. Host must provide their own RV, trailer or camper to use while hosting the campground.
The Glennallen Field Office provides Hosts with access to laundry and shower facilities. Host will be paid .14 per mile for the mileage to the campground at the beginning of the season, and the end of the season to go back home. BLM also pays for mileage to and from the laundry facilities on the hosts days off.
Duties will include assisting camper with finding an available site, monitoring check in/out with permits and removing expired permits from site posts. Some minor cleaning of vault toilets (Contractor cleans three times a week and removes garbage) replacing toilet paper as needed and picking up any litter in the campground.
BLM provides a Mule, which is a small vehicle like a golf cart, but does have an enclosed cab. This can be used to monitor sites and get around the campground.
BLM will provide brochures and site information to help hosts answer camper questions.
Hosts must have excellent customer service skills. It will be helpful to have skills with dispute resolution, however hosts are not to put themselves in a position of policing or other positions which may pose a personal safety issue.
- Backpacking/Camping
- Drivers License
- First Aid Certificate
- General Assistance
- Visitor Information
The campground is located in a remote site. Because the campground is mostly on open terrain, hosts may experience windy days. Medical help is approximately 1 1/2 hour away. BLM will provide First Aid training for hosts. BLM will also provide personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves, and hand sanitizers.
Hosts should prepare for warm days and insects, windy days, and possible rapid weather changes. Hosts need to bring layered clothing and rain gear.