Administrative Assistance

The Volunteer Program Office is responsible for managing and overseeing Lake Mead National Recreation Area’s volunteer program. On average, Lake Mead has over 3000 volunteers who provide assistance to the park. The volunteer assisting the Volunteer Program Office will be providing a variety of support services to aid in the management of the overall program. The volunteer will provide clerical assistance. In addition to assisting the Volunteer Program Office, the volunteer will assist the Native Plant Nursery with scanning photos and documents for electronic retrieval.

Clerical Duties:Volunteer performs general clerical and administrative assistance which includes answering phones, taking messages, data entry, generating reports, filing, scanning documents, and photo copying. Volunteer is authorized to use government telephones, photocopy machine, fax machines, laminators and other equipment to accomplish their duties. The volunteer must be familiar with Microsoft programs; although, training will be provided to accomplish tasks.

Volunteer may sit or stand for long periods of time. Volunteer’s duties are primarily accomplished in an office setting. Volunteer is authorized to use a government computer and have access to Headquarters only when a background check is favorably adjudicated and has taken all the proper IT courses. All Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Policies regarding using and operating government equipment will be explained and given to the volunteer.