Mount Rainier Interpretation Fall 2024-Spring 2025
ORGANIZATION: National Park Service
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This is a full-time volunteer opportunity. Housing is included in the form of an apartment or room in a shared house. A uniform and any required training are also included.
Description
2-3 full time interpretive volunteers are needed to assist with visitor services on the west side of Mount Rainier National Park. Successful applicant(s) will work a minimum of 32 hours per week (combined 32 hours if a couple). Start date is negotiable between October 1 and November 1, and end date is between April 15 and May 15. Weekend and holiday work are required.
Volunteers will primarily work at information desks inside the Longmire Museum (2,700 feet) and Henry M Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise (5,400 feet) providing orientation, information, and interpretive services to park visitors.
Between December and March, volunteers...
- will serve as the lead and/or tail for public snowshoe programs.
- will provide Preventative Search and Rescue ("PSAR," trail safety) information at Longmire and Paradise.
- will assist with issuing winter recreation permits.
- will provide PSAR information through phone, email, or in-person contacts.
- will provide guidance for safe winter recreation, including options for hiking, winter camping, and snowshoeing.
- will rove Longmire and Paradise areas to disseminate visitor safety information.
We are a fun group to work with! Come and enjoy/share this crown jewel of the NPS with visitors this Fall, Winter and Spring!
Successful completion of a federal investigative background check is required.
Contact: Maria Lavender, West District Supervisory Ranger (Interpretation), Phone: 360-569-6576. email: maria_lavender@nps.gov, Mount Rainier National Park 55210 238th Ave East Ashford, WA 98304
Start Date - 2024-10-01
End Date - 2025-05-15
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55210 238th Avenue EastAshford, WA 98304
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October 14, 2024
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