Volunteer
Job Description
FROM: https://www.volunteer.gov/s/volunteer-opportunity/a093d000000inFjAAI/volunteer-campground-host-tahoe-national-forest-shirttail-creek
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ADDRESS:
American River Ranger District
22830 Foresthill Road
Foresthill, California 95631
DEPT: Forest Service
DATES: 5/1/2023 – 10/2/2023
DESCRIPTION:
As a Campground Host you will often be the first Forest representative the visiting public encounters and the first person they will consider for information regarding the area and their National Forest.
Campground Hosts are expected to be available five days a week with two consecutive days off per week. Longer breaks may be considered with prior approval. Hosts are requested to be available for public interaction the majority of the day and expected to make full campground rounds early in the morning and evening. Hosts are not expected to contact visitors after daylight hours or to participate in law enforcement activities.
DUTIES
Host Duties will include the following:
Welcoming visitors and providing appropriate forest information
Informing visitors of Forest Regulations and campground courtesy rules
Encouraging fee compliance
Tracking daily arrivals and posting incoming reservations
Performing light landscape and bathroom maintenance.
Reporting emergencies and providing district recreation staff with pertinent daily information
Setting a positive camping example for other forest visitors, keeping a clean, presentable and welcoming campsite and encouraging common courtesy throughout the campground.
QUALIFICATIONS
Requirements of the positions
Pass a minimal background check and possess a valid state driver’s license.
Volunteer 4 hours a day / 20 hours weekly and be available other times for public interactions
Provide your own personal RV accommodations maintained to be welcoming and approachable by the public.
SKILLS
Backpacking/Camping
Biology
Carpentry
Clerical/Office Machines
Conservation Education
Drivers License
First Aid Certificate
Hand Power Tools
Heavy Equipment
Landscaping/Reforestation
Map Reading
Mountaineering
Office/Clerical
Other Trade Skills
Photography
Public Speaking
Sign Language
Supervision
Teaching
Visitor Information
Working with People
Writing/Editing
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Local Recreation Staff will provide full training and support in duties. Hosts perform daily responsibilities independently without direct supervision. Forest Recreation employees will make near daily contact to provide support, heavy maintenance and regulatory compliance. On the Tahoe National Forest you will be working individually in your designated campground, but also as part of a larger Forest wide campground host program with up to 35 other volunteer hosts. Specific campsite conditions vary greatly from low elevation riverside campgrounds to higher elevation, mountain, lakeside settings. The majority of Hosts sites have minimal services. Some may have electricity, some may have water and some have waste holding tanks.
JOB HAZARDS
General housekeeping
Slip, trip, and fall hazards
Electrical hazards
Equipment operation
Equipment maintenance
Fire protection
Work practices
Workplace violence
Ergonomic problems
Lack of emergency procedures
BACKGROUND/REFERENCE CHECK REQUIRED
Yes