Recreation Technician - Paid or Volunteer
Positions Available
For college students working toward Recreational degrees this is an
excellent opportunity to learn about recreation on BLM Public Lands.
Work duties:
- Perform maintenance of recreation sites and facilities (campsites,
toilets, water system, trash, etc.) including cleanup, repairs and
small project construction.
- Perform trail maintenance and reconstruction.
- Conduct weekly raft trips to maintain isolated river sites.
- Perform informational and educational visitor contacts with the
public.
- Ensure compliance with Special Recreation Permit stipulations for
commercial river rafting and fishing companies.
- Perform maintenance and installation of signs and gates.
- Perform monitoring and maintenance of off-highway vehicle use
areas.
- Conduct or assist in visitor studies to monitor use levels,
preferences and conflicts.
- Conduct patrols of wilderness study areas for monitoring use
levels and compliance with management guidelines and objectives.
- Perform emergency wildland firefighting on BLM lands.
Skills and Abilities: We are looking for individuals who are
self-motivated and interested in natural resource recreation. Do
you have (or are you willing to obtain) the following skills and
abilities?
- Experience in use of rafts, kayaks or canoes, preferably in
whitewater conditions. Rapids in the area are rated Class I and II
(easy to moderate) in normal water years and some Class III (more
difficult) in high water conditions. (Training is available.)
- Ability to work in remote locations under a wide variety of
weather conditions.
- Ability to perform strenuous physical exertion including, but not
limited to, hiking, lifting, carrying, bending, digging, biking,
walking and standing.
- Good swimming skills preferred. (May need to swim in swiftwater
conditions.)
- Ability to schedule and conduct routine maintenance and repairs of
recreation sites and facilities. Experience with the proper and safe
use of hand and power tools and some basic knowledge of simple
carpentry and construction. (Training is available.)
- Ability to operate 4-wheel drive vehicle with standard
transmission. Trailer towing experience preferred. (Training is
available.)
- Certification in basic First Aid and CPR. (Training is available.)
- Good oral and written communication skills for contacts with the
public and commercial outfitters to provide information concerning
regulations and recreation opportunities, and to prepare reports and
summaries.
Job Dates: From early June through late August (Eight week
minimum required.). Positions may be extended through September, if
funding is available. This job will normally require 40 hours per week
and days off will probably be Friday-Saturday or Sunday-Monday.
Work Environment: Recreation Technicians will be working
outside at high altitudes (7500 ft. elevation) and be exposed to a
variety of weather conditions (temperatures 50 - 85 degrees)
Living Conditions: A personal vehicle is required due to distance
from town and for personal trips. Living quarters are available.
Living quarters will be located at the Pumphouse
Recreation Area campground and consist of a 24' camp trailer with
running water, hot water heater, shower, refrigerator, stove, and some
misc. utensils. Toilets are available in the campground.
Applications accepted between Jan 1 and March 1:
For additional information on these jobs contact Rich
Rosene (e-mail).
Rich Rosene, Outdoor Recreation Planner
BLM - Kremmling Field Office
P.O. Box 68
Kremmling, CO 80459
Phone: (970) 724-3006
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