Description:
Schedule: Flexible and variable with some weekend work required. Not to exceed 20 hours per week.
Dates: 08-10-2020 - 08-31-2021
Agency: National Park Service
Location: Zion
Overview:
Primary duties will entail installing, monitoring, and downloading data from traffic counters; field-based data collection along park trails, at viewpoints, at parking lots, and along park roads; and some data analysis and reporting. Data collected will be designed into dashboards for Park management consumption. Custom reports and data displays will be created. This intern position assists park staff in gathering data for Zion’s Visitor Use Management Plan. In addition, interns assist with park visitor transportation. Interns will provide some interpretation of the park’s resources and safety and regulatory information to visitors.
Responsibilities:
Interns assist with loading park shuttle buses and conducting tours. Interns also participate in gathering data for the park’s Visitor Use Management Plan. This includes managing the data by creating spreadsheets, graphs, and creating messaging for visitors. The position also greets and orients park visitors and provides some interpretive work regarding the park’s cultural and natural resources. Other duties may include outdoor work requiring bending, lifting, and hiking, as there may be some ground and building maintenance, and developed recreation and trails projects
Qualifications:
This position requires excellent customer service and interpersonal skills. The successful candidate must enjoy working with individuals and groups with diverse backgrounds. Applicants with these skills, and are pursuing majors in the following fields will be given first consideration: Outdoor, parks, recreation and tourism, Biological Sciences, Education and History and cultural resource fields.