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SEARCH RESULTS 16 Opportunities Found
Opportunity Description: The Norway Beach Recreation Area is located on the East side of Cass Lake, 6 miles east of the town of Cass Lake. in Northern Minnesta. We are located within the boundaries of the Leech Lake Reservation. The area consists of 4 campground loops with 170 sites total. The loops all have flush toilets and hot showers. Many are on the National Reservation System. Volunteer furnishes own self-contained trailer or camper. Water, electricity, radio, tools, and supplies are provided. As a Host, you’ll earn a stipend amounting to $18 per day worked. Hosts will be provided with a vest, hat, and/or shirt with an identification patch, and a Host sign for your site.
As a Campground Host you will typically be expected to greet visitors, provide information, monitor firewood, monitor reservations, answer questions about recreation and trails, refer campers to points of interest, explain the fee system, campground rules and regulations and help campers feel at home. This position requires moderate duty maintenance, cleanup of facilities, record keeping, dedication and concern for public recreation opportunities. Host(s) are expected to be personable and neat in appearance. We ask that you are on-site five days per week, especially during weekends and heavy use holidays. Volunteers are asked to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. We are interested in volunteers who can work at least Memorial Day through Labor Day. Applicants must be at least 18 yrs of age by the reporting date.
Opportunity Description: We are looking for couples to work as visitor center hosts at the Cut Foot Sioux Visitor Information Center in northern Minnesota. The Visitor Center is a fun place to work. With nine campgrounds within a five mile radius, it is the center of activity for the Cut Foot Sioux / Lake Winnibigoshish area. The main job duties for this position involve greeting visitors and helping with information services. Some light housekeeping is also involved and you may be asked to help the naturalist prepare programing materials at times. We ask each couple to work three seven hour daytime shifts in exchange for a free camping site with water and electric. (A dump station is nearby). Each couple also receives an $18.00 stipend for each day worked. The rest of the week you will be free to explore, hike, fish or canoe in the beautiful lake country of the Chippewa National Forest. Many of our volunteers have commented on the freedom this position allows compared to camp hosting. This opportunity will begin on approximately 05/20/2010 and end on 08/31/2010. Please call or email if you have questions.
Opportunity Description: Job Description: This position is located at Voyageurs National Park, located in northern Minnesota. Primary duties are staffing the visitor center desk and sales area, providing trip-planning assistance, and disseminating information in person or via mail, telephone, or electronic mail. Duties may also include assisting with, or conducting interpretive programs (i.e. canoe, talks and hikes), helping to prepare for special events, or helping to construct temporary displays and exhibits. Volunteer may also be responsible for filling written and e-mailed information requests. Volunteers working in this capacity will receive appropriate training, guidance and supervision from the District Naturalist.
As a uniformed volunteer with the National Park Service, the volunteer serves as a front-line representative of the agency at the visitor center. The volunteer is responsible for providing current, accurate information on Voyageurs National Park and the National Park Service (NPS) to visitors, along with information on surrounding areas. The volunteer explains recreational opportunities, including National Park interpretive programs and services, and privately operated facilities and services. The volunteer distributes maps, brochures, and other printed material; informs visitors of potential safety hazards; provides directions and routes of travel to provide access to the park.
The volunteer performs a variety of general office duties, including answering telephones, responding to written or phone requests for information, filing, typing and duplicating informational handouts. The volunteer operates a variety of office machines, including cash registers, calculators, typewriters, copiers, computers, and telephone/fax machines. The volunteer staffs the Cooperating Association sales outlet, makes sales using a cash register, inventories stock, and keeps display area stocked and neat in appearance at all times. The volunteer may also perform any or all of the following duties in the course of completing their work. These duties are secondary to the primary duties and typically constitute 20% or less of the duties of the position. • Collecting fees, stocking brochure and permit boxes, collecting permits. • Performing roving contact at a variety of park locations. • Assisting other park staff at special events. • Going into the field to familiarize self with area resources. • Assisting, as needed, with basic emergency response. • Opening and closing procedures of visitor center. Dates: We ask for a commitment of at least 6 weeks. If volunteers wish to stay longer we have taken volunteers for the entire season or a combination thereof. Locations & Accommodations: There are three visitor centers within the park that need volunteers. The Ash River Visitor Center is located 45 miles south of International Falls, Minnesota. The Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center is located 30 miles south of International Falls, MN and the Rainy Lake Visitor Center is located 11 miles east of International Falls, MN. Housing is included. Housing is free and avaialbe either by RV site hook up or cabins depending on the location. Training: Training is provided for every volunteer who comes to Voyageurs National Park. We ensure that each volunteer feels comfortable with all aspects of the visitor center. Free tours are offered to volunteers throughout the summer tour season. We feel that all volunteers must know about the resource to tell visitor about the resource. We make every effort to get VIPS out in the park as much as possible on their time off (if they wish) as well.
Opportunity Description: Volunteers will be working with our Wilderness Rangers within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Four duty stations are availabe: Cook, Ely, Grand Marias, and Tofte and each of these offices are taking applications. The BWCAW is approximately 1 million acres that borders Canada. Travel within this wilderness is done mainly by canoe and portages (trails) are utilized to go from one lake to the next. This particular program begins in the first part of June and ends usually in mid to late August. The ending date is flexible, but we do prefer a commitment of 2-3 months. Free lodging is available in our newly constructed dorm style housing units and has most of your basic amenities. A negotiated stipend/subsistence is also given to those that are accepted. The first week in June is dedicated to training. Some of this training includes: crosscut saw use, basic trail and backcountry campsite maintenance, First Aid/CPR, canoe and watercraft operation, and proper use and care of hand tools. The main tools that we use are: crosscut saws, pulaskis, shovels, nippers, axes, etc. Another useful tool in the evening is a fishing pole. A typical two week schedule consists of 7-8 days and nights camping, canoeing, and working hard within the BWCAW followed by six days off and then back in the woods for another 7-8 days. Our experienced Wilderness Rangers typically work from 7am to 5:30pm while in the BWCAW. Expect to paddle about 8-15 miles a day and portage (carry) your share of camping gear, tools, and canoes across those trails that connects our many lakes. During the work day Wilderness Rangers will be maintaining those backcountry primitive campsites and logging/brushing out those portages as they travel. Sometimes you might stay at the same campsite within the BWCAW and other times you may be camping at different sites on different lakes throughout your 7-8 days. Most of the basic camping gear is supplied by the US Forest Service. This gear includes: tent, sleeping bag, thermarest, stove, pots/pans, fuel, water filter, life jacket, and paddle. This will all be supplied in one Duluth Pack and is yours to utilize for the summer. When the work day is done and you are free to do whatever you like whether it’s fishing for trophy size walleyes and bass, swimming in our pristine lakes, or reading a book as the sun sets. Our volunteers in the past have said this was one of the greatest experiences that they have had. The only regret that you may have is not applying. There are also numerous other volunteer opportunities that is available on the Superior National Forest. Some of the possibilities include but are not limited to: wildlife surveys, GPS/GIS, Adopt a Canoe Route, trail clearing, etc. Contact Cory Mensen for further details.
Opportunity Description: Living History at Grand Portage National Monument JOB TITLE Grand Portage National Monument is looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals and educators to work as historical, cultural and natural interpreters. We are currently accepting applications for historic, cultural and natural volunteer positions in interpretation. DATES There are approximately six positions available. They start May 24, 2010. Options to commit to an additional 6 to 8 weeks. Strong consideration will be given to applicants that state their availability dates, and commit to a minimum 10-week period. The Monument is open to the public from Memorial weekend May 29, 2010 until Columbus weekend October 11, 2010. DUTIES Would you enjoy living history, the outdoors and talking with and educating people from around the world? Come join us at Grand Portage National Monument where natural and cultural history and geography come together at an 8 ½ mile portage connecting the beautiful shores of Lake Superior to northwestern North America the Pacific and the Arctic. Volunteers at Grand Portage have many opportunities to learn and educate----help build a fur trade canoe of birchbark, make birchbark baskets, learn to safely demonstrate loading and firing a Northwest Gun, the primary trade flintlock musket used during the fur trade, cook historic recipes in a large reconstructed and furnished kitchen, staff areas such as a great hall, canoe warehouse, Ojibwe village and voyageur encampment and engage the visiting public in conversations about fur trade activities and lifestyles, learn about the Ojibwe community of Grand Portage and present programs and demonstrations about Grand Portage history to visitors. Do all this while wearing dress of the 18th and early 19th centuries provided by the monument. SKILLS Ability to present an interesting, informative and interpretive program to an audience consisting of 2 to 40+ visitors. Patience to answer the same question to the sixteenth consecutive visitor with a smile on your face as you perform station interpretation in the great hall. You will receive two weeks of training on Grand Portage’s historical, cultural and natural history, preparing interpretive programs and station interpretation, historic cooking and craft demonstrations. COMPENSATION In support of your valuable VIP contributions of 24 hours during a particular week, we offer a place to park your mobile home or travel trailer with full RV hookups: water, sewer, electrical, phone (on your established account) connections, and access to washers and dryers. Other housing is extremely limited in Grand Portage. A small number of shared housing units may be available dependent on requirements of other seasonal staff. We request a commitment of ten weeks or longer and attendance at seasonal training from May 24 through about June 2, 2010. Training includes an Ojibwe culture day, opportunities for first aid and AED/CPR, monument operations, and training in historic weapons demonstrations offered by a premier National Park Service black powder instructor and a hike along the Grand Portage footpath with our knowledgeable staff. AREA DESCRIPTION Grand Portage National Monument comprises 710 acres within the Grand Portage Indian Reservation. Reconstructed structures of the Monument are located on Grand Portage Bay in the community of Grand Portage. The community has a post office, convenience store, gas station, 100 room lodge and casino and a community center which includes a computer library within a mile of the Monument. The town of Grand Marais, Minnesota is about 40 miles west on Highway 61. Grand Marais is a small community with three grocery stores, auto repair facilities and the famous North House Folk School. The city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is 50 miles east on Highway 61, has all the usual amenities found in cities. An automobile is recommended but not required but could be very useful to explore the numerous sights surrounding Grand Portage. Just west of Grand Portage lies the wilderness of The Boundary Waters Canoe Area. HOW TO APPLY
Opportunity Description: Contact Station and Visitor Services at Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota JOB TITLE Grand Portage National Monument is looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals and educators to work at the primary contact for visitors coming to Grand Portage National Monument. We are currently accepting applications for contact and visitor services. DATES There is one position available. It starts May 24, 2010. Options to commit to an additional 6 to 8 weeks. Strong consideration will be given to applicants that state their availability dates, and commit to a minimum 10-week period. The Monument is open to the public from Memorial weekend May 22, 2010 until Columbus weekend October 11, 2010. DUTIES This position serves as a primary contact for visitors coming to Grand Portage National Monument. You would provide information about the National Park Service, Grand Portage National Monument, the park mission, services and programs available to the public, as well as provide information about the Grand Portage community and its relationship to the park. Some of the primary duties include; developing and organizing materials for park information boards, hiking (patrolling) the front and backcountry areas of the park, answering the telephone, possible collection of fees (bonding is required) and assisting the interpretive division as appropriate, and computer data entry. Identification as a park volunteer (VIP) is required (identification will be provided by the park) or the wearing of “historical clothing.” SKILLS Experience in working with the public; e.g. the ability to communicate and relate well with the public and people’s needs; the ability to provide accurate, timely and complete information using various mediums, and the ability to work in inclement weather conditions. The ability to collect and document statistical data, experience in informational displays e.g. exhibit design and layout is helpful. Some computer skills are advantageous. COMPENSATION In support of your valuable VIP contributions of 24 hours during a particular week, we offer a place to park your mobile home or travel trailer with full RV hookups: water, sewer, electrical, phone (on your established account) connections, and access to washers and dryers. Other housing is extremely limited in Grand Portage. A small number of shared housing units may be available dependent on requirements of other seasonal staff. We request a commitment of ten weeks or longer and attendance at seasonal training from May 24, 2010 through about June 2, 2010. Training includes an Ojibwe culture day, opportunities for first aid and AED/CPR, monument operations, and training in historic weapons demonstrations offered by a premier National Park Service black powder instructor and a hike along the Grand Portage footpath with our knowledgeable staff. AREA DESCRIPTION Grand Portage National Monument comprises 710 acres within the Grand Portage Indian Reservation. Reconstructed structures of the monument are located on Grand Portage Bay in the community of Grand Portage. The community has a post office, convenience store, gas station, 100 room lodge and casino and a community center which includes a computer library within a mile of the Monument. The town of Grand Marais, Minnesota is about 40 miles west on Highway 61. Grand Marais is a small community with three grocery stores, auto repair facilities and the famous North House Folk School. The city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is 50 mile east on Highway 61, has all the usual amenities found in cities. An automobile is recommended but not required but could be very useful to explore the numerous sights surrounding Grand Portage. Just west of Grand Portage lies the wilderness of The Boundary Waters Canoe Area. HOW TO APPLY To apply for an interpretive position at Grand Portage National Monument, please submit a resume by email or mail. You may also attach a resume in the comments section (#18) to the APPLY ONLINE FOR THIS POSITION at located at the bottom of this announcement. Your application and resume should include your name, address, telephone number, the names of any universities attended and a brief synopsis of your work experience. Please provide the names of at least two references (preferably former or current supervisors). Please email your application/resume to Mike Plummer-Steen at mike_plummer-steen@nps.gov or you may post an application/resume to: Grand Portage National Monument, Volunteers In Parks, P.O. Box 426, 170 Mile Creek Road, Grand Portage, MN 55605 Phone: 218-475-0123 Come join us for a summer filled with camaraderie, adventure, fun, and the excitement of shared knowledge and experience! Thank you for your interest in visitor service at Grand Portage National Monument.
Opportunity Description: Campground Host – Enjoy the summer season from May 1, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2010 in beautiful North central Minnesota at a 119 site, full amenity campground which opens to the Whitefish Chain of Lakes. 1 couple, 18 years of age or older needed to provide information and answer questions on campground policy and Corps regulations to the public, assist park visitors during weather related emergencies, monitor park activities while COE staff is off duty, operate a two way radio, record daily traffic counter and visitation numbers, maintain current information on park bulletin boards and re-supply day use fee information and materials. Other light maintenance duties include pickup of miscellaneous trash throughout the park, clean up of campsites for incoming campers and repapering of privy’s and comfort stations. Corps of Engineers will provide all supplies to complete duties. Enthusiasm, a courteous and friendly attitude and good communication skills are highly important. In exchange a 30-amp campsite with water and sewer hookup will be offered and the use of all campground facilities and amenities. (Updated 08/28/2009)
Opportunity Description: Maintenance Volunteer – 1 couple, 18 years of age or older needed, May 1, 2010 through Sept. 30, 2010 to perform daily raking of 3 playgrounds, 1 volleyball and 1 horseshoe area; the occasional repair of playground, horseshoe and basketball court equipment; weekly safety monitoring and minor repair of all fishing and launch docks; the replacement and staining of park benches, picnic tables, fences, garbage can blinds and vault toilets. The Corps of Engineers will provide all supplies to complete duties. Volunteers are required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week in exchange for a 30-amp campsite with water and sewer hookup and the use of all campground facilities and amenities. (Updated 08/28/2009)
Opportunity Description: Recreation Area Maintenance (2)-Volunteers are needed to perform minor recreation area maintenance to include: removing ashes from fire pits, picking up miscellaneous litter from the campground and day use areas, cleaning the picnic shelter and minor miscellaneous projects depending up on skills. All supplies will be provided to complete these duties including personal protective equipment. Approximately 21 hours per week. One position is available for the month of April 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009. A friendly attitude, willingness to work with others and good communication skills are required. Volunteers will be provided a campsite with electricity and the use of all facilities and amenities. (Updated 08/28/2009)
Opportunity Description: Volunteers interact with children and the general public while wearing the costume of Freddie the Flathead Catfish, the official mascot of the Mighty Mississippi Passport and Junior Park Ranger Programs.Freddie greets his adoring fans at the Mississippi River Visitor Center in the Science Museum of Minnesota lobby and at festivals along the river.Freddie does not talk and is led by a National Park Ranger who shares Freddie's messages of conservation and recreation with visitors.Training will be provided in effective non-verbal communication tricks, safety tips, and wearing and caring for the costume.A pool of volunteers is being created to allow for volunteer schedules and availabilities. |
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