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Dillon, MT 59725
We are looking for friendly, customer-service focused campground hosts for our beautiful Trapper Springs Campground , located on the banks of the Madison River nestled against the Bear Trap Canyon Unit of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness about a 35 minute drive NE of Ennis MT, and about a 20 Minute drive West of Bozeman MT. Trapper Springs Campground is an expanded amenity campground that includes large campsites, Pavillion, easy access to hiking trails, vault toilets, and drinking water seasonally. The campground is open from May 1 thru October 1 annually. Our busy season runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. The campsites usually fill during our busy season and nearby day use areas and boat ramps may become congested. The campground is half first come first served with a fee tube (Iron Ranger) located on site and half reservation which can be reserved on https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/261802. The campground hosts’ primary responsibility is to provide information and assistance to the public, meet and greet arrivals, and maintain campground facilities. Often our campground hosts are the first and only contact campers may have with a BLM representative, it is imperative to public safety and the recreation program as a whole that campers receive professional and accurate messaging regarding their stay in the campgrounds and surrounding areas. It is critical that a host conveys a professional and personable presence, maintaining a positive attitude agency-approved appearance, including wearing the appropriate attire (provided). Volunteers must be physically capable of performing all duties and are expected to be on location 5 days a week, including weekends and holidays, providing volunteer assistance a minimum of 4 hours per day (5 days a week). Hosts will be reimbursed up to 5 days a week and are required to take 2 days off each week to enjoy the surrounding area and gain necessary and required rest and recuperation for their next shift. Host positions begin, at the earliest, May 1st, and run, at the latest, through September 30 th . If recreation-specific needs arise, specific dates may be negotiated with the Outdoor Recreation Planner(s) and/or the Assistant Field Manager. Length of volunteer season is not guaranteed and is contingent upon staffing, budget, and workforce requirements, and may be shorter due to unforeseen circumstances. Volunteer positions are at-will, and may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the hiring agency. Specific Duties: Hosts will provide information regarding campground stay(s), local recreational opportunities, BLM rules and regulations, and best resource management practices. They will identify inappropriate and/or illicit behavior and REPORT to BLM and/or local Law Enforcement and/or recreation staff, depending on severity and/or urgency. Daily duties include cleaning, sweeping, mowing, weed eating, lifting garbage bags and cans, shoveling, replacing signs, and raking. Cleaning includes, but is not limited to vault toilets, fire rings, picnic tables, and parking areas. Vault toilets must be cleaned and stocked daily when on duty, sometimes multiple times a day. Hosts will REPORT any repairs needed to recreation staff and may be asked to assist with those repairs and/or other maintenance needs. Hosts will be asked to assist BLM recreation staff with managing online reservations through recreation.gov, update reservation placards on site posts, support special projects related to the campground and/or other nearby recreation facilities, assist rangers with fee compliance, conducts compliance on parking, informs visitors of pertinent fire restrictions, and complete visitor data collection. Hosts will be provided with all necessary equipment and personal protection equipment (PPE) to perform duties including volunteer uniform, gloves, hardhat, hearing and eye protection, mowers/trimmers, UTV (official use only within the confines of the campground), hand tools, power tools, and equipment fuel. The BLM will pay for all replacement and repairs of tools and equipment that is damaged or broken due to normal on-duty wear and tear. Government equipment that is damaged due to misuse and/or negligence on the volunteers’ end will be their responsibility to repair and/or replace. Host Benefits: The BLM Dillon Field Office reimburses the camp host $38 per day, for no more than 5 days of volunteer work, for meals and incidental expenses. The free host site MAY INCLUDE picnic table, access to vault toilets within the campground, access to drinking water within the campground or across the highway and neighboring Red Mountain Campground. THIS IS A DRY CAMPSITE AND NO ELECTRICITY, SEWER, WATER, INTERNET OR PHONE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE HOST SITE. The BLM will not be responsible for emptying black or grey water tanks and host assumes all responsibility to dispose of waste properly. Dumping of waste into the vault toilets is strictly prohibited. Start Date - 2025-05-01 End Date - 2025-09-30
Date Posted: 2024-11-01
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Carrizozo, NM 88301
The BLM, Roswell Field Office, is looking for a volunteer Campground Host for the Valley of Fires Campground. Hosts will reside on site and work 5 days a week (Thursday through Monday) and are needed year round in 6-month terms. If hosts are a couple, only one person is expected to be on duty (and can receive a financial reimbursement for days worked), although there may be additional volunteer opportunity available at the Valley of Fire's Visitor Center/Bookstore. The Campground Host’s RV site has full hook-ups; propane, water, sewage, shaded grill area and fenced in yard. Campground Host will routinely operate a UTV or golf cart in the campground and occasionally may operate BLM vehicle or small equipment. Hosts will be expected to go through defensive driving class and background checks. The main duties will be to engage with visitors and ensure that they have a safe enjoyable time at the campground, monitor fee requirements and compliance, perform daily reservation updates through Recreation.gov, conduct patrols of the campground and trails, maintain, spot-clean and re-stock shower-house and vault toilets, keep campground presentable and grounds maintained to increase visitor’s positive experience, and other duties as assigned. Host will also routinely answer/return phone calls and voicemails from the public in a timely manner. The host is required to perform all duties while presenting a professional and polite image to the public and other BLM staff. Host is expected to be devoted to the Campground and be available during daytime and weekend hours as needed by recreation area users. Host must also be self-sufficient and have reliable personal vehicle to use for grocery runs and any other personal needs. Pets are only permitted if approved by BLM Supervisor PRIOR to accepting the position. Pets must be leashed at all times. Start Date - 2024-10-01 End Date - 2025-03-01 Activities include: Campground/Site Host;Campground Maintenance;General Assistance;Trail/Campground Maintenance;Visitor Information
Date Posted: 2024-08-12
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Flexible Schedule
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Dillon, MT 59725
We are looking for friendly, customer-service focused campground hosts for our beautiful Red Mountain Campground , located on the banks of the Madison River neighboring the Bear Trap Canyon Unit of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness about a 35 minute drive NE of Ennis MT, and about a 20 Minute drive West of Bozeman MT. Red Mountain Campground is an expanded amenity campground that includes large campsites, easy access to hiking trails, vault toilets, and drinking water seasonally. The campground is open from May 1 thru October 1 annually. Our busy season runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. The campsites usually fill during our busy season and nearby day use areas and boat ramps may become congested. The campground is half first come first served with a fee tube (Iron Ranger) located on site and half reservation which can be reserved on https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/261804. The campground hosts’ primary responsibility is to provide information and assistance to the public, meet and greet arrivals, and maintain campground facilities. Often our campground hosts are the first and only contact campers may have with a BLM representative, it is imperative to public safety and the recreation program as a whole that campers receive professional and accurate messaging regarding their stay in the campgrounds and surrounding areas. It is critical that a host conveys a professional and personable presence, maintaining a positive attitude agency-approved appearance, including wearing the appropriate attire (provided). Volunteers must be physically capable of performing all duties and are expected to be on location 5 days a week, including weekends and holidays, providing volunteer assistance a minimum of 4 hours per day (5 days a week). Hosts will be reimbursed up to 5 days a week and are required to take 2 days off each week to enjoy the surrounding area and gain necessary and required rest and recuperation for their next shift. Host positions begin, at the earliest, May 1st, and run, at the latest, through September 30 th . If recreation-specific needs arise, specific dates may be negotiated with the Outdoor Recreation Planner(s) and/or the Assistant Field Manager. Length of volunteer season is not guaranteed and is contingent upon staffing, budget, and workforce requirements, and may be shorter due to unforeseen circumstances. Volunteer positions are at-will, and may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the hiring agency. Specific Duties: Hosts will provide information regarding campground stay(s), local recreational opportunities, BLM rules and regulations, and best resource management practices. They will identify inappropriate and/or illicit behavior and REPORT to BLM and/or local Law Enforcement and/or recreation staff, depending on severity and/or urgency. Daily duties include cleaning, sweeping, mowing, weed eating, lifting garbage bags and cans, shoveling, replacing signs, and raking. Cleaning includes, but is not limited to vault toilets, fire rings, picnic tables, and parking areas. Vault toilets must be cleaned and stocked daily when on duty, sometimes multiple times a day. Hosts will REPORT any repairs needed to recreation staff and may be asked to assist with those repairs and/or other maintenance needs. Hosts will be asked to assist BLM recreation staff with managing online reservations through recreation.gov, update reservation placards on site posts, support special projects related to the campground and/or other nearby recreation facilities, assist rangers with fee compliance, conducts compliance on parking, informs visitors of pertinent fire restrictions, and complete visitor data collection. Hosts will be provided with all necessary equipment and personal protection equipment (PPE) to perform duties including volunteer uniform, gloves, hardhat, hearing and eye protection, mowers/trimmers, UTV (official use only within the confines of the campground), hand tools, power tools, and equipment fuel. The BLM will pay for all replacement and repairs of tools and equipment that is damaged or broken due to normal on-duty wear and tear. Government equipment that is damaged due to misuse and/or negligence on the volunteers’ end will be their responsibility to repair and/or replace. Host Benefits: The BLM Dillon Field Office reimburses the camp host $38 per day, for no more than 5 days of volunteer work, for meals and incidental expenses. The free host site MAY INCLUDE full electric, septic, water hookups, Internet and phone; regardless of location drinking water will be provided. The BLM does not reimburse for the purchase of hosts’ propane. Start Date - 2025-05-01 End Date - 2025-09-30
Date Posted: 2024-11-01
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Phoenix, AZ 85022
The volunteer will have the ability to operate computer systems and programs in order to create correspondence, reports, documents, etc. and compile, store, and sort miscellaneous information and files. The volunteer would independently perform a wide variety of technical activities using initiative and judgment to accomplish highest priorities in all assignments. Deadlines and priorities often change, and the incumbent must handle those changing requests. Consideration of all duties must be given to planning and organizing work between all programs to which support is provided and organizing workload within all program priorities to meet deadlines. The work includes various duties involving different and unrelated processes and methods. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that procedures and administrative controls of the office work smoothly and that administrative details are not overlooked. Decisions regarding work priorities and time management are based on the incumbent’s knowledge of the goals, policies and priorities and involve independent analysis of each assignment. Physical Demands: Work is partially sedentary and performed in an office setting. Typically, the volunteer will sit to do the work. In addition, there are physical requirements that include lifting, walking, standing, bending, and carrying of items such as boxes, equipment, papers, books, parts, driving an automobile, etc. Normal precautions are required for extended use of computer keyboards. Purpose of Contacts: Contacts are made to furnish information, provide service, seek guidance on difficult matters and provide assistance, including resolution of problems. The incumbent must employ tact and diplomacy, in contacts. Work Environment: The work is generally performed in an office setting. Work areas are adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. Occasional work outdoors and in the warehouse is required. Occasional travel is required. Location: Phoenix District BLM Office in Phoenix, AZ. Time/schedule commitments: Half-time (no more than 10 hours/week) staff position. Work schedule is flexible. Use of government vehicle: Will be operated by government employee. May ride as passenger in government vehicle on rare occasions. Use of personal vehicle: For volunteer’s personal transportation to work site. Tools and equipment: Computer will be shared with public contact rep, printer and other miscellaneous office equipment will be provided. Personal tools and equipment: Appropriate casual personal attire and footwear. Uniform Shirt will be provided. Skills and abilities needed: Modest computer skills, picking up and carrying office equipment, occasionally (less than 20 pounds) or cumbersome loads with assistance (e.g., boxes). Training and certifications: Recognizing potential hazards encountered in and around buildings. Lifting and carrying medium loads. Start Date - 2024-07-01 End Date - 2025-06-01
Date Posted: 2024-10-30
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Flexible Schedule
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Dillon, MT 59725
We are looking for friendly, customer-service focused campground hosts for our beautiful Ruby Creek Campground, located on the banks of the Madison River about a 15 minute drive south of Ennis MT. Ruby Creek Campground is an expanded amenity campground that includes large campsites, a boat ramp, vault toilets, and drinking water. The campground is open from May 1 thru October 1 annually. Our busy season runs from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. The campsites usually fill during our busy season and the boat ramp will become busy and somewhat congested during popular weekends for fishing activities. The campground is a first come first served campground with a fee tube (Iron Ranger) located on site. The campground hosts’ primary responsibility is to provide information and assistance to the public, meet and greet arrivals, and maintain campground facilities. Often our campground hosts are the first and only contact campers may have with a BLM representative, it is imperative to public safety and the recreation program as a whole that campers receive professional and accurate messaging regarding their stay in the campgrounds and surrounding areas. It is critical that a host conveys a professional and personable presence, maintaining a positive attitude agency-approved appearance, including wearing the appropriate attire (provided). Volunteers must be physically capable of performing all duties and are expected to be on location 5 days a week, including weekends and holidays, providing volunteer assistance a minimum of 4 hours per day (5 days a week). Hosts will be reimbursed up to 5 days a week and are required to take 2 days off each week to enjoy the surrounding area and gain necessary and required rest and recuperation for their next shift. Host positions begin, at the earliest, May 1st, and run, at the latest, through September 30 th . If recreation-specific needs arise, specific dates may be negotiated with the Outdoor Recreation Planner(s) and/or the Assistant Field Manager. Length of volunteer season is not guaranteed and is contingent upon staffing, budget, and workforce requirements, and may be shorter due to unforeseen circumstances. Volunteer positions are at-will, and may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the hiring agency. Specific Duties: Hosts will provide information regarding campground stay(s), local recreational opportunities, BLM rules and regulations, and best resource management practices. They will identify inappropriate and/or illicit behavior and REPORT to BLM and/or local Law Enforcement and/or recreation staff, depending on severity and/or urgency. Daily duties include cleaning, sweeping, mowing, weed eating, lifting garbage bags and cans, shoveling, replacing signs, and raking. Cleaning includes, but is not limited to vault toilets, fire rings, picnic tables, and parking areas. Vault toilets must be cleaned and stocked daily when on duty, sometimes multiple times a day. Hosts will REPORT any repairs needed to recreation staff and may be asked to assist with those repairs and/or other maintenance needs. Hosts will be asked to assist BLM recreation staff with managing online reservations through recreation.gov, update reservation placards on site posts, support special projects related to the campground and/or other nearby recreation facilities, assist rangers with fee compliance, conducts compliance on parking, informs visitors of pertinent fire restrictions, and complete visitor data collection. Hosts will be provided with all necessary equipment and personal protection equipment (PPE) to perform duties including volunteer uniform, gloves, hardhat, hearing and eye protection, mowers/trimmers, UTV (official use only within the confines of the campground), hand tools, power tools, and equipment fuel. The BLM will pay for all replacement and repairs of tools and equipment that is damaged or broken due to normal on-duty wear and tear. Government equipment that is damaged due to misuse and/or negligence on the volunteers’ end will be their responsibility to repair and/or replace. Host Benefits: The BLM Dillon Field Office reimburses the camp host $38 per day, for no more than 5 days of volunteer work, for meals and incidental expenses. The free host site MAY INCLUDE full electric, septic, and water hookups; regardless of location drinking water will be provided. Internet may be available via a cell phone booster and DSL service may become available in the future. The BLM does not reimburse for the purchase of hosts’ propane. Start Date - 2025-05-01 End Date - 2025-09-30
Date Posted: 2024-11-01
