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Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d0000015RaW
ADDRESS: Petersburg National Battlefield Petersburg, Virginia, 23803
DATES: 5/5/2024 – 9/21/2024
DEPT: National Park Service
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Volunteers will help thousands of visitors discover and enjoy Petersburg National Battlefield as they become an integral part of the Visitor Experience and Interpretation Team. Volunteers will work at the Eastern Front Visitor Center in Petersburg, Virginia. There is some handling of money and selling of items for Eastern National Bookstore. In addition to assisting visitors in an indoor environment, volunteers will have the opportunity to complete other projects throughout the park.
Requirements:
- From the local area: Volunteer at least 16 hours a week, Saturday and Sunday.
- Volunteers with an RV: Volunteer at least 32 hours a week. Friday-Monday.
- Minimum of a 2-month commitment.
- Properly wear the Volunteer-In-Parks (VIP) uniform while on official duty.
Goals for This Position to Accomplish:
- Create a positive, welcoming first impression of Petersburg National Battlefield through excellent customer service and engaging discussions about the park and its history.
- Provide engaging, informative, and relevant responses to visitor trip planning enquiries and questions.
Brief Description of Work to be Performed:
- Greet and welcome visitors to the visitor center and park. Distribute Park maps and other printed brochures.
- Inform visitors of special events, ranger programs, and the rules and regulations of the park.
- Answer telephone requests for park information and directions.
- Follow procedures for lost and found items as needed.
- Ask for help or guidance when unsure of answer.
- Assist with special programming and events.
- Handle cash for sales of Eastern National Bookstore items.
About Petersburg National Battlefield:
Petersburg National Battlefield commemorates the 1864-65 siege of Petersburg, VA during the Civil War. General Grant’s goal was to cut off supply lines to the Confederate capital, Richmond. The siege ended when U.S. troops captured Petersburg and Richmond on April 3, 1865. General Lee surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House one week later. The park is comprised four separate units: Grant’s Headquarters at City Point, the Eastern Front, the Western Front, and the Five Forks Battlefield – that lay to the east, south, and west of Petersburg.
Petersburg National Battlefield preserves the historic sites, structures, and landscapes where the Civil War campaign, siege, and defense of Petersburg took place, and fosters an understanding of these events, their causes, impacts, and legacy to individuals, the community, and the nation.
About Petersburg, Virginia:
The Petersburg area has a firm place in our nation’s history books. From the founding of the “Citie of Henricus” in 1611 in Chesterfield County to Revolutionary and Civil War battles fought in Petersburg, the area was destined to become a place of importance in Virginia and American history. Situated along the James River and at the confluence of the James and Appomattox rivers, the Petersburg Area played a significant role in our nation’s early days and continues to be a region of great historic, commercial and economic importance.
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