Volunteer

How to Apply

Fort Scott National Historic Site relies on volunteers for assistance throughout the year.

You can help Fort Scott NHS in a variety of ways from enhancing visitor services to sharing your specialized expertise to help protect and preserve park resources.

To find out about current volunteer opportunities

at Fort Scott National Historic Site, log on to https://www.volunteer.gov

 

If you have applied or are interested in applying for a volunteer vacancy, we recommend you contact the volunteer coordinator listed on the opportunity for the most current information regarding recruitment and operations. We value our volunteers and appreciate your continued interest in serving the nation.

• Once you have completed the on-line application process from the above website, your completed application will be reviewed by a hiring official and compared with other applications for the same volunteer job.

• A supervisor will contact you directly if your skills meet that position's requirements, and if you are being considered for a volunteer position.

• If selected, more information about the job appointment, uniform, etc. will be sent to you.

For additional information about volunteer opportunities at Fort Scott National Historic Site, please email our Volunteer Office

 

Volunteer Opportunities on Volunteer.gov

 

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Firearms in the Park: Under 43 C.F.R. § 20.511, Departmental volunteers in the course of their official duties are prohibited from possessing firearms on property under control of the Department. Because of the stated purpose of the sponsors of Section 512 to provide uniformity under applicable state law from bureau-to-bureau, the potential liability issues that could result, and the absence of any criminal penalties applicable to this regulation, this Departmental policy continues to apply to all NPS/FWS employees and volunteers during their official duties. Volunteers who are not on official duty may possess firearms on Departmental lands under the same conditions applicable to members of the general public, according to P.L. 111-24, Section 512. For this purpose, volunteers are considered the same as other employees when engaged in their official activities