Facility Maintenance Administrative Clerk

Use your administrative talents to help the National Park Service! The C&O Canal National Historical Park is looking for a volunteer or student intern to serve as the Administrative Clerk for the Chief of Maintenance. This experience working in an office setting allows you to utilize your skills while gaining valuable experience and exploring career options within government service:

- Types occasional correspondence; i.e., memos, letters, forms, reports; - Must be proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and Word; - Establishes, updates, and maintains office records; i.e., filing, copying, etc. - Distributes and controls incoming and outgoing mail

This position is located at the park headquarters at 1850 Dual Highway in Hagerstown, Maryland. The position requires 10-15 hours per week (preferably Tuesdays and one other day per week). Volunteer uniform will be provided.

Park Headquarters Administrative Clerk

The C&O Canal National Historical Park is seeking a volunteer to complete the re-organization of files for the Division of Partnerships and Volunteers. Volunteer will be assisting park staff in organizing project files and paperwork which are integral to park operations.

This is a great opportunity to serve your local national park, gain credit for a school internship, and gain experience with a federal agency. Uniform will be provided. No housing available.

Individual must be in the Hagerstown, MD area and able to commit 10 hours per week.

Contact Danny Filer at danny_filer@nps.gov or 301-714-2218 for more information.

Please RSVP to Rebecca Jameson, rebecca_jameson@nps.gov or 301-767-3709.

RSVP to Rebecca Jameson at rebecca_jameson@nps.gov or 301-767-3709

Volunteers will work in teams of two, boarding the train in Cumberland in the morning around 9 a.m. and returning there about 7:30 p.m. at night. While on the train, volunteers will provide narration and information to passengers about the history of the canal, the railroad, the Civil War, nearby towns, and natural features along the route.  Training will be provided by Trails & Rails, NPS, and Amtrak staff in March, 2012. 

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity or would like to sign up as a volunteer, please contact Park Ranger Rita Knox at the Cumberland Visitor Center by calling 301-722-8226, or via e-mail at rita_knox@nps.gov.

The C&O Canal National Historical Park is seeking volunteers that are willing to lead volunteer groups both during the week and on weekends.  Projects will include invasive plant removal, vegetation clearing, towpath resurfacing, painting historic structures, and much more!  The projects will be ready to go and the volunteers will have been recruited – we just need you to lead the group!  On-site training will be provided, as well as tools, supplies, and safety equipment.

Projects will last from 3 to 4 hours and will typically take place on Saturday mornings before noon.  Periodically, we will need volunteer group leaders during the week and on Sundays.  The park will provide uniform items and all training required of the position. The park will provide notice of a project at least 7-10 days prior.

If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer Group Leader, please fill out an application online here.

Fill out the volunteer.gov application here, or contact Danny Filer at 301-714-2218.

Presenter: National Park Service

Saturday, October 8

10am – 1pm

Porch Pickin’ Bluegrass Event October 22, 2011
in Hancock, Maryland

Please join us for the Porch Pickin’ Bluegrass Event on Saturday, October 22nd from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Hancock Visitor Center, located at 439 E. Main Street in Hancock, Maryland 21750.

Friends and families bring a chair and come enjoy local musicians playing bluegrass favorites. The event is free and open to the public.

The C&O Canal’s Hancock Visitor Center, also known as the Bowles House, is open Memorial Day weekend through October 30th, Friday to Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The historic house features a variety of videos, photographs and exhibits that interpret the stories of families who lived and worked along the C&O Canal near Hancock, Maryland. Nature and history programs and activities for youth and families are available upon request.

For more information please contact the C&O Canal’s Hancock Visitor Center at (301) 745-5877 or visit the website at www.nps.gov/choh .

Presenters: Kelly Fox and Becky Curtis

Lockhouse 10 and the Civilian Conservation Corp

Saturday, October 1

10:00am - 12:00pm

Great Falls Tavern, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

RSVP to Rebecca Jameson at:   rebecca_jameson@nps.gov  or  301-767-3709

Gold Mines at Great Falls

September 25

10:00am - 12:00pm

Great Falls Tavern, 2nd Floor Meeting Room

RSVP to Rebecca Jameson at:   rebecca_jameson@nps.gov  or  301-767-3709