Volunteer Program Management Intern

Students from Doanne Academy constructing historic worm fencing.  (NPS PHOTO)

An internship in Volunteer Management at Harpers Ferry provides a student with a diversified summer experience! The selected candidate will have the unique opportunity to work with staff from all park branches on a variety of projects, special events, and resource management activities. From the front lines, interacting with the park visitor, to working one on one with park volunteers, the incumbent will experience almost every facet of park operations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
Effective communications skills - both oral and written - are essential! Experience in public speaking is a plus. The student selected for this position must be able to provide leadership and guidance to both small and large volunteer groups, most importantly possess the ability to relate to and work with volunteers of all ages, especially youths and teens. Work will be performed in both an office setting and out in the field. Incumbent may be required to lift up to 40 lbs, work over uneven terrain in temperatures ranging from 50 - 95 degrees. Must possess a current Driver's License. An intermediate knowledge of computers and basic data management programs (Access, Excel, Word, etc.) is essential. Duties include: leading volunteer groups on a variety of field projects (trail maintenance, landscape restoration, park clean-up days, sign installation, vegetation removal, etc.), managing park-wide volunteer database, providing other park interns programmatic support, organizing small scale volunteer projects (i.e. scouts, school groups), assisting park landscape architect with summer SCA crew and presenting informal informational and interpretive programs to volunteer groups. This internship is approximately 10-12 weeks in length. Park housing may be available and/or a $100 per week stipend.

Contact for more information: Phone: [phone]; Email: e-mail usApply with resume, cover letter and three references by March 1st. Applications must be postmarked by March 1st and received within 7 days. In the cover letter, please include the following: whether you require housing or not, why you want to intern at Harpers Ferry, what your objectives are, what particular type of work you would like to do, the dates you would begin and end an internship, whether this internship is for school credit or not, if applicable, the number of hours required by your school, if applicable, the requirements of your school’s internship program, if applicable, your advisor’s name and contact information. Also, feel free to express yourself, your hopes and expectations in the cover letter. If not accepted for this intern position, please indicate in your cover letter other park internships that you might be interested in.