Description:
Schedule: Flexible Schedule
Housing: No Housing Available
Dates: 10-30-2023 - 05-20-2023
Agency: National Park Service
Location: Cedar Breaks National Monument
Overview:
Main goals for this position to accomplish:
The Cedar Breaks Visitor Services & Interpretation Internship aims to provide mentored training and work experience for college students or recent graduates to learn about National Park Service operations, resource interpretation, and public land management. Interns will gain this experience and knowledge through hands on work as a member of the Visitor Services Team at Cedar Breaks National Monument. This hands-on experience will be reinforced with one-on-one and group mentoring and training opportunities empowering interns to pursue a career in public lands management and interpretation.
Responisablities:
Description of work to be performed:
- Develop and present original interpretive/education programs for park visitors.
- Provide visitor services including informal interpretive contacts through roving and pop-ups.
- Work in small groups to develop and implement special events.
- Shadow and cross-train with other functional areas as available.
- Work with volunteers: individuals and groups.
- Assisting with any additional projects and programs, including curriculum-based programs.
- Professionally greeting visitors and providing information to the public about the cultural and natural resources of Cedar Breaks to highly diverse audiences.
Training in all areas of responsibility including fee collection, informal visitor contacts, and developing and presenting interpretive programs will be provided.
Location where work will be performed:
Duty Station at Cedar Breaks National Monument Headquarters in Cedar City, UT.
Benefits:
- Working knowledge and hands-on experience with National Park Service Interpretation and Education, fee operations, volunteer-in-parks program, and general visitor services operations.
- Hands-on experience with park operations.
- Leadership and professionalism best practices.
- Project and time management skills.
- Introduction to park management and federal business practices.
- Local cultural and natural history.
- Gain understanding of how a volunteer program is designed and is successfully implemented.
- Gain life skills to competitively compete for public land management jobs.
- Directly contribute to the understanding of park resources, individual and group safety, comfort, appreciation of park values, and protection of park resources.
Upon successful completion of the internship, participants are eligible for the Public Lands Corps special hiring authority for two years following the internship.
Length of commitment/stipend:
The internship is a three-to-four-month, winter program starting in January. The based pay for all interns is $15/hr. Work schedule: Part-time (20 hours a week), primary workdays on Saturdays and Sundays.
Tools, equipment, and vehicles to be operated:
Interns may be required to drive a government vehicle. Computer work, including Microsoft programs and the National Park Services Point of Sales program/hardware will be used.
Physical requirements of work:
Approximately 95% of the work will be outside in various weather conditions at 10,000 feet, and approximately 5% of indoor program operations. The job requires standing for long periods of time, inside and outside, in all sorts of weather conditions. Interns in this position will be required to snowshoeing up to two miles above 10,000ft each day while carrying a backpack.
Uniform:
Interns are required to wear the provided uniform shirt, hat, and outer wear. Long khaki, brown, or black pants, with a belt, and close-toed shoes are required.
Physical/Natural Environment:
Cedar Breaks National Monument is located outside of Cedar City, UT, near Brian Head. Most park facilities and operations are located above 10,000ft. Summer-time highs are between 60 and 70°F and night-time lows dip to 30-40s°F. Thunderstorms frequently develop in summer afternoons. Cedar City, approximately 18 miles from the park has several necessary amenities including grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants, clinics, etc. Personal transportation is necessary to get to and from the park, public transportation is extremely limited in the area and does not extend to the park. Visitation at the park has drastically increased over the last five years and the trend is expected to continue.
Qualifications:
- Be adaptable and maintain a positive outlook while working in an ever-changing environment
- Self-starter and ability to work independently at times without immediate access to a mentor
- Ability to work well with diverse ages and backgrounds.
- A valid driver’s license
- Pass a federal background check.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent oral and written communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be interested in pursuing careers in interpretation, environmental sciences, ecology, educational science, or public land management. A personal vehicle is required. Prior to starting this position, a government security background clearance will be required.