Volunteer, South Platte Park

About the role

Volunteer at South Platte Park to give back to the community and enrich the lives of others. Participate monthly in specialty areas like stewardship, native garden maintenance, leading field trips, and more.

Responsibilities

• Participate in monthly volunteer activities in various specialty areas.
• Follow workplace safety procedures and listen to supervisory staff.
• Learn and demonstrate maintenance and proper use of tools or equipment.
• Show discretion and independent judgment.
• Interact tactfully and appropriately with the public and other agencies.
• Adapt to changing priorities, weather events, and special work requests.
• Lead groups in interpretation positions and maintain safety and control.

Requirements

• Must be 10 years old or older, with parental/guardian supervision for 10-15 year olds.
• Experience in gardening, landscaping, wildlife, plant identification, grounds maintenance, education interpretation, public speaking, or customer service is preferred.
• Ability to follow workplace safety procedures and listen to instructions.
• Able to learn and demonstrate maintenance and proper use of tools or equipment.
• Able to exercise discretion and independent judgment.
• Able to interact tactfully, clearly, concisely, and appropriately with the public, staff, and other agencies.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities, weather events, and special work requests.
• For interpretation positions, able to communicate with and lead a group in the field and maintain safety and control.

Qualifications

• Must be 10 years old or older, with parental/guardian supervision for 10-15 year olds.
• Experience in relevant fields is preferred.
• Ability to follow workplace safety procedures and listen to instructions.
• Able to learn and demonstrate maintenance and proper use of tools or equipment.
• Able to exercise discretion and independent judgment.
• Able to interact tactfully, clearly, concisely, and appropriately with the public, staff, and other agencies.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities, weather events, and special work requests.
• For interpretation positions, able to communicate with and lead a group in the field and maintain safety and control.

Skills

• Experience in gardening, landscaping, wildlife, plant identification, grounds maintenance, education interpretation, public speaking, or customer service.
• Ability to follow workplace safety procedures and listen to instructions.
• Able to learn and demonstrate maintenance and proper use of tools or equipment.
• Able to exercise discretion and independent judgment.
• Able to interact tactfully, clearly, concisely, and appropriately with the public, staff, and other agencies.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities, weather events, and special work requests.
• For interpretation positions, able to communicate with and lead a group in the field and maintain safety and control.

Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to the community and help maintain local parks and open spaces.
• Learning new skills and gaining experience in various environmental and educational fields.
• Opportunities to meet new people and build relationships within the community.

Pay

Volunteer positions at South Platte Park do not offer pay.

Schedule

Volunteers commit to participating at least once per month in their designated specialty area.