Colt Creek State Park Resident Volunteer - Lakeland, FL

We are looking for a friendly, hardworking, and reliable individual to join the Colt Creek family as  a Resident Volunteer!

Volunteer Position Title: Resident Volunteer

Job Type: Maintenance, Visitor Services

Time Commitment: January-April 2021; 20 hours/week minimum; ranger station shifts are 4-hour minimum, 8-hour maximum.

Regular Job Duties: Maintenance duties include cleaning day-use bathrooms, campsites, and campgrounds. Visitor services includes shifts attending the ranger station.

Ranger Station Attendants are often the first face visitors see when they enter the park. Responsibilities include greeting visitors, collecting entrance fees, checking campers into their campsites, making camping reservations, answering phone calls, and providing guests with information about the park in a courteous and professional manner.

Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required: Must have a valid driver’s license, be able to pass a sexual offender background check, and be at least 18 years old.

Knowledge/Skills/Experience Preferred: Previous experience working with computers, customer service, Point of Sale Systems, handling cash transactions, working outside, operating power tools and heavy equipment, carpentry, electric, and/or plumbing experience is preferred.

Additional Information: Resident volunteer will be provided a site with full hookups (water, electric, sewer) and access to bathrooms, showers, washer and dryer. Training and uniform are provided. Scheduling is flexible.

Volunteer Benefits

• Make a difference in preserving, interpreting and restoring our natural and cultural resources
• Contribute 100 hours of service - receive free admission to the park you serve for you and your family
• Contribute 500 hours of service - receive an Annual Park Pass for free admission to all parks
• Volunteer recognition events, certificates, awards and more!

Volunteers are integral to the Florida State Parks team as we work together to preserve, interpret and restore ...the Real Florida.