Volunteer
Summer
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Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a09SJ000007OIiw
ADDRESS: 3201 East Universal Way Tucson, Arizona, 85756
DATES: 4/1/2026 – 9/30/2026
DEPT: Bureau of Land Management
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Site Host serves as the liaison between public visitors in the Fairbank Historic Townsite in the San Pedro Riparian national Conservation Area (SPRNCA) and the Bureau of Land Management, and as the day-to-day grounds caretaker.
A. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Meet, greet, and inform visitors:
• Answer questions visitors may ask about the site and SPRNCA generally.
• Explain the regulations which apply to the SPRNCA (see Supplementary Rules).
• Hand out maps or other informational materials (trail maps, SPRNCA rules and regulations, site flyers, etc.)
2. Grounds and facility maintenance/operation:
• Open the gates (Fairbank Townsite and Boquillas Trailhead) at sunrise.
• Close the gates at sundown.
• Perform light maintenance work around the grounds, trails and paths.
• Litter pickup, disposal in dumpster.
• Check bathrooms daily; restock toilet paper and sweep between contractor visits if needed.
• Maintain the picnic sites; rake the ground, clean out fireplaces, and wash tables.
• Cut or remove weeds using hand tools.
• Sweep concrete walks/slabs.
• Trim overhanging branches along paths or trail (only within clearing limits) with hand tools (no chainsaw work)
• Restock flyer or hand out dispensers.
• NO WORK IS TO BE DONE ON ANY HISTORIC BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, INSIDE OR OUT.
3. Monitor recreational use and site conditions.
• Be observant of public visitors and what they are doing,
• Based on a reading of the situation or circumstances, offer assistance or gather information for reporting.
B. Working Conditions:
• Work is mostly outside on the grounds at the Fairbank Historic Townsite, and connected trails to the San Pedro River, and the Fairbank Loop.
• Summers are hot and cloudy at times, with summer storms typically from June to September.
• Winters are cold, dry, and mostly clear, with winter rains from October to April.
• Walking or bicycling is required to check the grounds and trails.
• Must stay on-site at designated Site Host camp unit.
• Must adhere to all SPRNCA rules and regulations.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Type B or Type C RVs are preferred for site host area.
30-amp hookup.
Must have at least one year of volunteer campground host experience.
The area has poor cell phone service with certain cell phone carriers. Please research this area to see if the cell phone carrier has decent cell service.
To apply for this job please visit www.volunteer.gov.