Volunteer
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Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a09SJ00000AEpWM
ADDRESS: 5 North Fork Canyon Road Ketchum, Idaho, 83340
DATES: 2025-05-29
DEPT: Forest Service
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Two positions open to be held by an individual or couple with their own RV, assisting with the daily operations of the Stanley Ranger Station front desk and the Redfish Lake Visitor Center & Stanley Museum on occasion, working alongside a crew of 6 seasonal Naturalists and Historic Specialists (generally college-age) and the Summer Programs Coordinator.
Managed by the Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association in direct partnership with the Sawtooth National Recreation Area
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Attend and participate in 2 weeks of pre-season training and other scheduled training sessions throughout the season. Building maintenance tasks – sweeping, moping, dusting; straightening and stocking bookstore inventory. Cleaning public restrooms. Operating a cash register, point-of-sale system, and credit card machine. Selling bookstore items and taking memberships and donations.
Maintaining a cash bank and daily sales records. Visitor services – answering questions in person and by phone, assisting with trip planning, sharing Wilderness rules and regulations, campground rules and regulations and general area information.
Special events and programs – helping set up and staff special events including History Day, Smokey Bear’s Birthday Party and the Sawtooth Salmon Festival. Discovery Stations – trailside touch table set up with an animal theme (bears, otters, beavers, etc) – engage with visitors, share interpretive information. Volunteers need to be able to conduct light physical work such as sweeping, lifting up to 20 pounds (chairs, books, interpretive props), bending/stooping to clean, walking on paved and unpaved trails up to 1/2 mile at a time.
Other negotiable duties:
Campground roving – walking through nearby campgrounds (2 miles or less) engaging campers, answering questions, sharing area information about bear/food regulations, fire regulations, and visitor center programs
Grounds maintenance – maintain the Stanley Museum grounds using a riding lawn mower and weed eater.
Interpretive Services – researching, writing and implementing interpretive programs including a Junior Ranger program, patio talk, and ranger talk. Trailhead Portals – setting up and staffing stations at busy trailheads sharing Wilderness regulations, trail information, and Leave-No-Trace practices with recreators. Other duties, as agreed upon.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in visitor services/education, a plus. Outgoing personality with strong verbal communication skills. Flexibility and willingness to jump in and help in a variety of capacities, as needed.
Capacity to perform light maintenance work in indoor and outdoor settings. Ability to maintain daily written logs. Ability to interact with diverse visitors while maintaining a positive, helpful and non-confrontational attitude. Ability to communicate in-person, by email, and over the phone. Knowledge of Point-of-Sale systems and Google Suite, or willingness to learn. Comfortable working with a small crew of college-age naturalists with diverse backgrounds. Willingness to wear many hats and perform a variety of different roles throughout a work day.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is both indoors in a busy Ranger Station office and at a visitor center in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Additional possible locations include outdoors at nearby campgrounds, the grounds surrounding the visitor center where interpretive programs are held, the Stanley Museum desk and grounds, and outdoors at popular trailheads throughout the area.
WORK SCHEDULE: Three consecutive days on (Sat-Mon or Thu-Sat), four days off
BENEFITS INCLUDE:
Daily work stipend – $33/day – paid out at end of season.
Free RV pad with electric, water, gas, and sewer hook-ups. A fire ring and picnic table are not available at every site.
If assigned, personal vehicle mileage is reimbursed (at $0.55/mile) for project work (NOT including traveling to and from work).
USFS Volunteer uniform and/or SIHA polo shirts, sun shirt, jacket, and name tag will be provided.
1-year SIHA membership and 20% discount on full priced SIHA bookstore items (excluding Gallery items).
A beautiful location for a seasonal volunteer position!
Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association
SIHA is an equal opportunity employer.
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