Use your administrative talents to help the National Park Service! The C&O Canal National Historical Park is looking for a volunteer to serve as Administrative Clerk for the maintenance division. If you have previous experience working in an office setting you can put your skills to use while spending time at the beautiful Great Falls location of the park.
Major duties of this position include:

• Receives and directs telephone calls and/or visitors;
• Types occasional correspondence; i.e., memos, letters, forms, reports;
• Assures proper operation of office equipment (fax machine, copier, printers);
• Requisitions office supplies, printing support & related material;- Establishes, updates & maintains office records;
• Distributes and controls incoming and outgoing mail

This position is located in the Maintenance Shop at Great Falls in Potomac, Maryland. Full-time or part-time hours are available. Volunteer uniform will be provided.

• Museum Store and C&O Canal Visitors Center: Greet visitors, admissions sales, store sales (volunteers with computer skills are highly desired as we will be transitioning to a computerized sales system within the next couple of months).
• Second Floor: Docents to guide visitors and answer questions about our 2nd floor exhibits
• Third Floor: HO Scale Engineers to oversee running of trains after conversion to a DCC system and Railroad History Engineers to relay historical stories, answer question, etc.
• Staff the Visitor Center: greet visitors, provide information, orientation, and history of the park, hand out brochures, help with special events, and patrol the towpath either on foot or bicycle.

   

  We are looking for people to commit to a minimum of ONE (4-hour) shift per month on a regular basis. Our operating hours are as follows:Friday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.