Housekeeping / Cleaning
Maintenance
Volunteer
Job Description
ADDRESS: White River National Forest; Yeoman Park Campground is approximately 18 miles south of the town of Eagle, CO.; Eagle, Colorado 81645
DEPT: Forest Service
DATES: 5/24/2021 – 9/30/2021
DESCRIPTION:
Being a campground host means interacting with campers. Host will need their own self-contained camper/RV/5th wheel. Host will clean restrooms, campsites and perform grounds maintenance around both Yeoman and Fulford campgrounds.
Yeoman Park Campground Host will represent the Forest Service (FS) via wearing a uniform or FS hat/vest. They will be present Friday-Sunday at a minimum to greet campers (schedule negotiable), politely request campers follow the rules, ask campers to pay their camping fee, clean restrooms, clean fire pits, perform some maintenance at the site (staining table, fixing signs, installing signs, and weed whacking etc.). This is a pure volunteer position, no financial compensation is offered, however, propane and potable bottled water can be brought to the site.
DUTIES
Host will be on site a minimum of Friday through Sunday focused during morning and evening hours to welcome campers, ensure fees are paid, encourage regulation compliance, clean restrooms, clean campsites, and perform other campground maintenance work.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for a single person, couple or family who have a willingness to spend the summer in a remote location, Yeoman Park Campground. There is no cell service at this site. Host would drive a FS vehicle and would need to acquire a government DL. An OHV may be offers and the host would attend certifications for this equipment. Having small engine skills is helpful. FS provides all equipment: weed whacker, hand tools, garbage bags, water sprayers, all cleaning supplies, Personal Protective Equipment, etc.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Host will live in Yeoman Park Campground in the newly designed host site. If site is still snow-packed in mid-May, host would be housed in one of the RV pads in the Eagle FS compound until the site is accessible.