Mount Rainer National Park - Volunteer Program Assistant Individual Placement

Northwest Youth Corps•Packwood, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Mount Rainier National Park is recruiting one 18-week (720-hr) Individual Placement beginning May/ June 2026 to help manage a vibrant and diverse volunteer program that works with almost 2,000 people every year on projects ranging from meadow patrol and citizen science to trail maintenance and revegetation. The Individual Placement will divide their time between correspondence, scheduling, and administration, and coordinating one of the park's major volunteer programs two days a week. They will receive training in volunteer program management.

Requirements

Ability to work in an office setting doing computer-based tasks two or three full days a week.
A positive attitude and ability to work with people of many different backgrounds.
Ability to quickly learn a complex program and assist in its implementation, with supervision.
Problem-solving skills.
Reliability and attention to detail.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, and to provide leadership to volunteers.
Willingness to submit to a government background check.
Current driver's license and clean driving record.
S. citizen or lawful, permanent resident
Must pass a driver's background check
High school diploma/ GED

Nice To Haves

Experience and skill with Microsoft software including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and Teams.
Experience working with volunteers or coordinating activities.
Ability to work out of doors in all kinds of weather at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
Ability to hike several miles in rough terrain.

Responsibilities

Maintain volunteer program records, including Volunteer Agreements, the Volunteer Database, records of hours, and volunteer applications; and serve as a primary point of contact for volunteers scheduling days of service with the Meadow Rover program and reservations in the volunteer program's Stewardship Campground.
Assist the full-time Volunteer Program Manager and seasonal Volunteer-in-Parks Assistant in the day-to-day operation of the volunteer program.
Correspond with potential volunteers and volunteer groups and work with park supervisors to match them up with potential volunteer projects; maintain and distribute supplies, such as volunteer uniforms; visit volunteer groups in the field to welcome them and document their work with photographs and videos; and post about ongoing volunteer activities on social media.
Serve as the backup coordinator of the Meadow Rover volunteer program at Paradise on the primary Meadow Rover Coordinator's days off, two or three days a week.
Check volunteers into service at the beginning of their day, assign them a radio, fill them in on current events, monitor their progress by radio throughout the day, and check them out of service at the end of the day.
Assist with training throughout the season.
The member will receive training in volunteer program management, both in general and specifically as it applies to Mount Rainier and its activities.
The member will also participate in resource-oriented sections of seasonal interpretive training.