Description:
Schedule: 8:30-5 pm Wednesday- Sunday. Weekends required
Dates: 05-18-2020 - 08-24-2020
Agency: National Park Service
Location: Bryce Canyon National Park
No housing available, must be willing to commute.
Overview:
This position requires front desk customer service at park Visitor Centers. Intern will provide information to visitors to ensure an enjoyable and safe trip. Intern will provide fee collection, operate AV equipment and open and close the building. Intern will develop and provide interpretive, educational and school programs on park natural and cultural resources and produce Park communications through written and verbal means, social media and press releases. Position will assist with special projects as they arise. Position requires working both inside and outdoors.
Position Responsibilities:
This position will focus on the park's Junior Ranger program and will staff the Visitor Center and Nature Center.
Visitor Services intern positions may include some or all of the following responsibilities. Each park may have specific duties relevant to the park that are not listed here. Greet and orient park visitors. Answer visitor questions and conduct public presentations on natural and cultural resource significance. Provide safety and regulatory information, conduct interpretive talks and guided walks while developing an in-depth knowledge of the park’s geology, history, plants, and wildlife. Interns may collect fees, and sell park related association gifts, books and merchandise in the visitor’s center, and account for funds received. Interns will ensure park information pamphlets and other materials are well stocked in the visitor’s center.
Qualifications:
This position requires excellent customer service skills, the ability to enjoy working with individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds (public experience helpful). Excellent writing skills, knowledge or interest in regional geology, native tribes, ecology, history, etc. are essential for this position. The successful candidate should be excited about Public Lands and have a desire for knowledge of the natural world.