About this Opportunity!
Volunteer, South Platte Park
Volunteering is an incredibly rewarding way to give back to the
community and a way to spend your time enriching the lives of others.
South Platte Park volunteers participate at least once per month in
the specialty areas they have been trained for in helping manage the
park and programs. Specialty areas may include: stewardship of
resources, native garden maintenance, leading field trip groups,
hosting the Nature Center desk, conducting wildlife surveys, and more!
Selection of these areas may depend on volunteer interest, schedule
availability, and the ability to learn the duties.
Our Ideal Candidate
• Must be ten (10) years old, depending on the specialty area.
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Volunteers aged ten (10) to thirteen (13) must have a parent or
guardian onsite while volunteering.
• Experience in gardening,
landscaping, wildlife or plant identification, grounds maintenance,
education interpretation, public speaking or customer service is
preferred.
• Ability to follow workplace safety procedures and
listen and follow directions/instructions from supervisory
staff.
• Will be aware of the policies and goals of the Park as
presented during training.
• Ability to learn and demonstrate
maintenance and proper use of hand tools or other equipment
provided.
• Ability to regularly exercise discretion and
independent judgment.
• Ability to interact tactfully, clearly,
concisely, and appropriately with the public, District administration,
District staff, fellow-volunteers, and other agencies or
contractors.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, weather
events, and special work requests.
• For interpretation
positions, ability to communicate with and lead a group in the field
and maintain safety and control and the ability to find answers to
questions asked of you.
The description above covers the main duties of this position.
Please note, as a team member, there may be additional
responsibilities that are required to meet ongoing needs of the department.
About Us
Our mission is to foster healthy living through stewardship of the
environment, parks, trails, and open space by providing recreational
services and programs.
We serve residents in Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, Centennial west of
I-25, Littleton, Lone Tree and Sheridan and unincorporated portions of
Douglas, Jefferson and Arapahoe counties. We operate four full-service
recreation centers, golf courses, outdoor pools and restaurants, two
ice centers and miniature golf courses, and a BMX track, a sports
dome, batting cages, an entertainment center, a hotel and a nature
center. In addition, we maintain nearly 3,800 acres of developed and
open space land, including 119 multi-purpose athletic fields, more
than 100 parks, nearly 80 miles of trails, 60 playgrounds, 56 tennis
courts, and the 880-acre South Platte Park.