Individual Placement - Visitor Services Assistance Participant Smithville Lake

Student Conservation Association•Smithville, MO

10d

About The Position

Intern at Smithville Lake will provide visitor assistance in the implementation of the US Army Corps of Engineer's visitor assistance program by informing lake visitors of day-use information and campground information. Interns will also support the public safety and natural resource management programs.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old on the start date.
Must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license.
Must complete defensive driving training provided by the government.
Must have the ability to effectively speak, read, and write in English.
Must have the ability to work outdoors and lift up to 40 pounds.
Must wear SCA-provided attire while on duty.

Nice To Haves

Comfortable to engage with the public.
Flexible schedule to work nights, weekends, and Holidays

Responsibilities

Interacting with visitors, interpretation and telling the Corps' story.
Natural resource area inspections, boundary inspections, identifying desirable vegetation and noxious weeds, and GIS application with handheld devices.
Providing interpretive talks to the visiting public.
Assisting in the management of lake volunteer programs, including daily communication with volunteers, record-keeping volunteer hours, assigning volunteer tasks, and recording volunteer tasks.
Accompanying rangers during vehicle and boat patrols.
Updating bulletin boards, stocking and distributing informative material at PSA’s, and staffing information centers in times of high visitation.
Updating the public on lake and weather conditions via recorded daily voice messages and answering phone calls.
Light maintenance tasks may be required to make repairs in recreation and natural resource areas.
Replacing signs at PSA’s
Mowing/Weed Trimming
Invasive species management
Assisting rangers with the prescribed fire management plan