Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000mUBMAA2/atlantic-city-and-big-atlantic-gulch-campground-host
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ADDRESS: Lander Field Office; 1335 Main Street; Lander, Wyoming 82520
DEPT: Bureau of Land Management
DATES: 5/22/2023 – 10/22/2023
DESCRIPTION:
Campground Host for Atlantic City and Big Atlantic Gulch Campgrounds near Atlantic City Wyoming. These campgrounds located in the South Pass Region provide services that include picnic tables, fire rings, water hydrants, vault toilets, and trash services.
Atlantic City and Big Atlantic Gulch Campgrounds are first-come, first-serve sites with picnic tables, fire rings, water hydrants, trash service, and vault toilets.
Hosts volunteer five days a week, running from a week before Memorial Day through mid October. The schedule is tailored to address high use periods, and therefore includes weekends and holidays. Two days off occur mid-week. Hosts must provide their own RV or camp trailer in which to live onsite. A host site will be provided with sewer, power, and water hookup. We are looking for either an individual or a couple for this opportunity.
Campground hosts will need to work independently with little or no supervision. Work will be entirely outdoors. The campground and surrounding area will see variable weather conditions throughout the season, including lows in the 30s or 40s, sporadic rain or snow. High temperatures in the 70s and 80s. Work will be done at a high elevation. Bathroom cleaning and trash cleaning is contracted and are not part of the hosts regular duties. A daily reimbursement for days worked will be given at $30.00 a day.
Season: The week beforeMemorial Day weekend – mid October.
Weekly Schedule: Thursday – Monday including holidays, off Tuesday & Wednesday; additional leave needs can be negotiated with recreation staff.
Hosts perform daily responsibilities independently without direct supervision. Recreation employees will make contact to provide support, perform heavy maintenance and regulatory compliance.
Host Duties will include the following:
- Welcoming visitors and providing appropriate area information
- Informing visitors of BLM Regulations and campground rules
- Encouraging fee compliance and campground rule compliance
- Tracking daily arrivals and length of stay
- Reporting emergencies and providing recreation staff with pertinent information
- Setting a positive camping example for other visitors, keeping a clean, presentable and welcoming campsite and encouraging common courtesy throughout the campground
- Communication with recreation staff and or law enforcement
Excellent volunteer candidates for these positions will have the following strengths:
- Outgoing personality with strong verbal communication skills
- Ability to perform light maintenance work in outdoor conditions
- Ability to maintain daily written logs
- Ability to interact with diverse visitors while maintaining a positive, helpful and non-confrontational attitude