Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000UhfzAAC/fort-peck-downstream-campground-host
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ADDRESS: Fort Peck Project; PO Box 208; Ft. Peck, Montana 59223-0208
DEPT: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DATES:5/1/2022 – 9/30/2022
DESCRIPTION:
Seeking to fill (2) Campground Host positions from May 1 – Sep 30, 2022
This position is for a volunteer camp host at our Downstream Campground. The Downstream Campground is located below the Fort Peck Dam, approximately one mile from the town of Fort Peck, Montana. This campground is operated and maintained by the Corps of Engineers. We would provide a full hookup campsite. In return you would be volunteering an average of 30 hours a week over the course of the summer. USACE would work to schedule days off in blocks together to better accommodate the host’s adventures.
Downstream Campground facts: 86 Campsites, 4 Day use shelters, 3.5 miles of paved walking trials, and a fishing pond. Summer temps are usually in the 80s-90s during the day and 50s-60s at night. We typically have 14,000 individuals visit the campground a summer from all 50 States.
On your days off you are welcome to leave the area and explore all the great places that the upper Great Plains has to offer. There are more than a dozen National Parks or Historic Sites within a days drive of Fort Peck and many more historical and other places of interest.
Facilities in or near Fort Peck include a post office, church, live theatre, hotel, restaurants, gas station, marina, and credit union. Glasgow, Montana, is nearby with a population of roughly 3,500. It is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Fort Peck. Glasgow has grocery stores, laundry mats, and hardware stores.
A brief summary of duties associated with the position:
· Having a presence in/around the gate house during open hours and in the campground when the gate house is closed during your scheduled workdays.
· Checking in and out campers to the facility using the Recreation.gov reservation system. Helping campers make their own reservations.
· Providing information to campers and visitors to the campground.
· Tending to the flowerbeds in the vicinity of the gatehouse and overall light grounds keeping.
· Keeping the surroundings of the gatehouse clean and orderly.
The campground host must be comfortable working on a computer and be familiar with or willing to learn the recreation.gov reservation program to check visitors in and out of camp sites. The host will also assist campers in making their own reservations using the recreation.gov app. The host needs to be organized and attentive to details. The host must be friendly and fair to all visitors with the ability to communicate in ways that de-escalate perceived problems.
- Clerical/Office Machines
- General Assistance
- Office/Clerical
- Visitor Information
- Working with People
The Downstream Campground is a beautifully mowed, cottonwood canopy campground with paved roads and surrounding paved nature trail along the tailwaters of Fort Peck Dam. The entrance gatehouse is well equipped with windows, heater, air conditioner, computer, printer, phone and other resources. During busy check in and check out periods, the host is typically in the gatehouse. Otherwise, the host can be outside or near their RV as long as they are within eyesight and immediately responsive to customers who need assistance at the gatehouse. After initial training, the host typically works independently. USACE staff will check-in frequently to maintain continuity, understand issues and communication. USACE staff is also available on demand.
- General housekeeping
- Work organization and process flow (including staffing and scheduling)
- Ergonomic problems