Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000S3zQAAS/maintenance-volunteer-at-rio-grande-village
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ADDRESS: Big Bend National Park; PO Box 129; Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834
DEPT: National Park Service
DATES: 1/3/2022 – 3/31/2022
DESCRIPTION:
Maintenance volunteer will assist Rio Grande Village maintenance workers in conducting day to day operations and special projects.
Maintenance volunteer or volunteer couple needed to assist with general maintenance at Rio Grande Village. In exchange for 32 hours of work each week, the volunteer will receive a full-hookup RV site and propane reimbursement. Work will include general maintenance activities such as painting, cutting brush and assisting with special projects.
- Routine maintenance work including custodial, painting, carpentry, plumbing, cutting brush, grounds keeping and other duties or tasks as may be mutually agreed upon.
- Work will require physical effort to include walking, bending, lifting, and riding.
- Most work will be performed outdoors, and in remote locations.
- Must be willing to work in all types of weather and be exposed to temperature ranging from 10 degrees to 115 degrees.
- Carpentry
- General Assistance
- Hand Power Tools
- Landscaping/Reforestation
Big Bend National Park encompasses 801,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert with varied scenery and diversity of plant and animal life. The park is considered a remote location with the closest hospital two hours away. Cell phone coverage is scant and internet reception will most likely require a “Hughesnet” type satellite dish or a local phone line connection. There is wifi at the Rio Grande Village Visitor Center and the Rio Grande Village store. The park community consists of 250 people, including employees of the National Park Service, Forever Resorts (concessioner), Border Patrol, U.S. Postal Service, K-8 school and their families. The park has a post office, gas stations, camper stores, restaurant, and lodge. Recreational opportunities include hiking, bird watching, photography, backcountry camping, bicycling, and river rafting. Elevation at Panther Junction is 3,800 feet. The climate is generally pleasant with hot summers (90-100 degrees F.) and mild winters (30-50 degrees F.). The closest Walmart is in Fort Stockton, 2.5 hours (146 miles) away from Rio Grande Village. The nearest larger cities are Midland/Odessa (225 miles) and El Paso (325 miles).