Nature is healing and motivated individuals can keep fit and learn new skills by volunteer outside in a beautiful setting. This opportunity is also good if your are searching for a new career path. Experience is always nice but not necessary. We provide on the job training. If you have skills that you believe may help the park no matter what they are we would love to hear about them. Join our team of park rangers and other volunteers.

This is a non-park residential position (no RV site).

Volunteer Position Title: Day Use (local residents)

Job Type: Maintenance

Month Availability: All

Time Commitment: What you can give

Regular Job Duties:

• Trail Trimming
• Field study's and data gathering
• Plumbing
• Planting
• Picking up limbs
• Sign Cleaning
• Admin / Ranger Station
• Interpretive Programs
• Park wide Clean up
• Shop Maintenance
• electrical
• Photography
• Web design and up keep
• and more

Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required:

• Be able to perform manual labor outdoors and in all weather conditions - Florida summers are very hot with near-daily rain!
• Be comfortable working as a part of a team
• Have a valid driver's license
• Be able to pass a sexual offender background check
• Be at least 18 years old

Knowledge/Skills/Experience Preferred: None, PPE, volunteer uniforms and nametag will be provided.

TRAINING: All necessary training will be provided in-house.

Volunteer Benefits

• Make a difference in preserving, interpreting and restoring our natural and cultural resources
• Contribute 50 hours of service - receive volunteer ID card 6 free admissions good for one vehicle (up to 8 people) excluding Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs, Skyway Fishing Pier State Park and Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
• Contribute 250 hours of service - receive a Special Volunteer Pass good for one year from expiration date (excluding same parks as for the 50 hours pass).
• Volunteer recognition events, certificates, awards and more!