Center Assistant
Requirements
- Age: 16 and older
- Time Commitment: Schedule varies depending on activity
- Qualifications: Enjoy interacting with people of all ages and abilities, familiar with Watershed Stewardship Center offerings, a love for education and the outdoors.
Responsibilities
A wide range of assignments are available depending on your interests. Responsibilities are specific to each position.
- Gardening & Restoration
- Program Assistant
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Nature Shop Retail Assistant
Requirements
- Age: 18 and older
- Time Commitment: One 3.5-hour shift every other week or as needed
- Qualifications: Enjoy interacting with people of all ages, ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other volunteers and the management team, previous retail experience helpful but not required, computer literacy or willingness to learn.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Boathouse Shop with day-to-day operations, plus some special events and park programs.
- Assist customers with merchandise selection
- Maintain sales area and displays
- Enter sales into point-of-sale computer system
- Receive merchandise and maintain inventory
- Assist with merchandise loss prevention
- Administrative tasks
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Natural History Surveys & Citizen Science
Requirements
- Age: 16 and older
- Time Commitment: Schedule varies depending on activity
- Qualifications: Have an understanding of or willingness to learn about natural history, able to keep clear and concise records, work cooperatively with staff naturalists as well as independently, ability to hike on and off trail.
Responsibilities
- Identify, observe and record valuable data as you help research species throughout Cleveland Metroparks. Current assignments include:
- Butterfly Survey - Citizen Science
- FrogWatch - Citizen Science
Watershed Stewardship Volunteer Program
SPECIAL EVENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES It takes a lot of hands and hearts to pull off a successful Cleveland Metroparks event. We need help in almost every aspect of events, from setting up and tearing down, to assisting with crafts and demonstrations, to registering guests, and even assisting with parking! If sustainability is your niche, we have a job for you on our Green Team to keep our events as sustainable as possible.
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