Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000UR94AAG/campground-host-catoctin-mountain-park
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ADDRESS: Catoctin Mountain Park; 14840 Manahan Road; Sabillasville, Maryland 21780
DEPT: National Park Service
DATES: 5/1/2022 – 10/31/2022
DESCRIPTION:
An opportunity exists to assist park staff with the operations of several public camps in 2022. Camp Host volunteers are supervised by the Camp Manager. We are dedicated to providing the best visitor experience possible.
Catoctin Mountain Park is seeking volunteer to assist in the daily operations of several of its campground facilities.
Camp Round Meadow:
Camp Round Meadow, a four-season camp, includes four dormitories, dining hall, commercial kitchen, gymnasium, and conference room. The facility accommodates a maximum of 120 people. Originally used from 1939 to 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the camp also operated from 1965 to 1969 as the first Job Corps Center in the United States.
Poplar Grove Youth Campground:
Poplar Grove is open to adult-supervised, organized youth groups whose members are under age 18. The primitive campground offers three sites. Each site accommodates up to 25 people. Groups share pit toilets, water, and a pavilion. Each site has picnic tables, grills and a fire circle. Groups provide all personal convenience items. Reservations are accepted online through Recreation.gov.
Assist Park Rangers with operations, and maintenance for Camp Round Meadow and Poplar Grove Youth Campground. Hosts must possess a valid state driver’s license and pass a background check.
Duties include:
Conduct group check-in and check-out
Perform routine custodial or minor maintenance
Perform grounds maintenance
Review camp rules and regulations
Enforce quiet hours
Responding to camper questions and concerns in the absence of camp staff
Report or address wildlife pest concerns
Campground hosts serve as volunteers in the National Park Service’s Volunteer-in-Parks (VIP) Program.
Camp host or hostess will assist park staff with campground operations. They provide a variety of information to visitors ensuring a safe and positive visitor experience. We ask that camp host volunteers donate a minimum of 32 hours each week. Schedules and hours are somewhat flexible however assistance on the weekend is required. Camp operations, Host responsibilities and training will be provided upon arrival.
- Drivers License
- General Assistance
- Hand Power Tools
- Working with People
Catoctin Mountain Park, established in 1936, is located along the eastern portion of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Thurmont, Maryland. The 5,890.36-acre mixed hardwood forest includes abundant wildlife, freshwater streams, and interesting geologic formations. The purpose of Catoctin Mountain Park is to provide meaningful recreational opportunities while protecting and interpreting the park’s natural, historical, and cultural resources in the regenerative spirit of 1930s New Deal conservation programs.
This National Park’s diverse cultural resources provide several vignettes of our nation’s history in one small location. Native Americans quarried rhyolite for the production of lithic tools. Evidence of the charcoal and iron industry are still visible today, along with smaller industries including farms, sawmills, and prohibition alcohol distillation. Historic structures, products of the Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps, along with the site of our nation’s first Job Corps Center, are tangible reminders of the capability of vigorous youth programs to strengthen the nation’s economic and social fabric.
Camp Round Meadow, a four-season camp, includes four dormitories, dining hall, commercial kitchen, gymnasium, and conference room. The facility accommodates a maximum of 120 people. Originally used from 1939 to 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the camp also operated from 1965 to 1969 as the first Job Corps Center in the United States.
- General housekeeping
- Equipment operation
- Yes