Campground Host (Stagecoach)

Stagecoach State Park is a hidden gem in the Yampa Valley only 20 minutes South of Steamboat Springs and 10 minutes West of Oak Creek. Our staff is a great team that is easy to work with and there are plenty of opportunities to learn and participate in other areas of the park including but not limited to education, boating and wildlife viewing.

All applicants should have good customer service and people skills, general clerical skills, and general RV and camping knowledge. Park staff will provide training on specific duties and policies as needed.

Camp Host 

Hosts are responsible to walk their loop twice per day when on duty. Duties include greeting guests, providing information or offering other assistance to park visitors; validating reservations. Hosts will clean campsites after they are vacated and perform basic landscaping duties. Hosts will also report incidents or situations requiring ranger attention to on duty law enforcement staff as needed.  All maintenance issues will be reported in writing to the park resource technician. Hosts will also advertise, maintain a change fund, keep records of and sell firewood to campers on behalf of the Stagecoach Friends Group. Campground host will, under direction from the park resource technician, maintain the Day Use Area closest to their site to include collecting trash, cleaning fire grills, trail maintenance, mowing and weed control as required.

Maintenance

The Volunteer may be asked to assist the campground hosts as needed in the completion of their duties and to fill in, in the case of a host departure or unavailability.  The Volunteer, under direction from the park resource technician will perform maintenance duties as required. These will include weed control, tree and trail maintenance projects in designated areas of the park. The Volunteer may also assist with other maintenance and landscaping duties as assigned which may include, but are not limited to; painting fences and buildings, erecting new park signage, maintaining park tools and machinery, washing vehicles and cleaning bathrooms.

Gate/Revenue

The volunteer will work three, eight hour shifts per week at the Park Office or Park Entrance Station. Duties will include answering phones; greeting and assisting park visitors with park and local area information as well as campsite reservations; selling parks passes, camping permits, registrations, and wildlife licenses; balancing shift boxes as needed; counting self serve revenue; monitoring radio communications; staffing the Park Office information desk; assisting with word processing and data entry on computers; filing and other clerical tasks as needed; design and prepare displays for bulletin boards; marketing and advertising park programs; assisting with writing and editing brochures, fact sheets, and manuals; producing artwork or graphic designs for publications, signs or flyers and assisting with special events as needed.

ANS

A customer service based position that involves inspecting for invasive Zebra/Quagga Mussels, Milfoil or other plant species on boats and personal watercraft at an inspection point on the park. This is an important position for the protection of natural resources from non-native species that threaten wildlife, drinking water/irrigation and all water related outdoor recreation in the State of Colorado. Daily interaction with park visitors requires effective communication and public relations skills.  Specific Duties may include: Staff the park ANS (Aquatic Nuisance Species) inspection station; Conduct physical boat inspections and boater interviews; Provide information and assistance to the boating public (distributes brochures, promotes ANS education, educates about State Park regulations, etc.); Cleaning and light maintenance duties of interior and exterior of ANS inspection areas, including maintenance of facilities and grounds; Accurate counting and recording of all boat inspections; Photo-copying and filing; May document and report visitor complaints; Other duties as assigned.

Site elevation: 7200 ft

Hours required per person, per week: 16

Trailer size limitations: 40 ft

Amenities Available: Amenities vary by site. Includes Water, Sewage, Electric (30 and 50 amp). Wi-fi is at the Gate/Park/Office/Marina. Very limited cell service.