
Park Host
Santa Cruz County Parks
Felton, California

Have you ever wanted to try RV life?
Come live at Quail Hollow Ranch County Park in exchange for 20 hours per week of volunteer work. Quail Hollow Ranch is a rural open space park with a pond, hiking trails, picnicking, a horse boarding facility and a historic home which houses a Visitor Center, a Natural History Museum, and an office for Parks employees. The historic home and surrounding lawn are also used as a venue for weddings, events, and kids camps. The Park has large parking lots, barns, a vacant second home, out buildings, Parks maintenance shops, and parking areas for Parks maintenance machinery and vehicles. It is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains and close to the towns of Felton and Ben Lomond. You will be provided with a nice, nearly new RV and full hook-ups (water, electricity, propane) in a semi-private area next to the vacated second home on the property in exchange for volunteer service.
Duties include:
- Lock gates and restrooms five days per week in the evening at sunset.
- Check for signs of trespass and unauthorized camping and inform staff.
- Remove garbage/debris.
- Inform Park staff of any large limbs or fallen trees. Observe and report changed conditions and hazards (plumbing electrical) or damage to any signage.
- Remove graffiti from signage and structures when observed.
- Make recommendations for stewardship activities beyond the scope of these duties.
- Occasionally assist staff with painting structures, gates and curbs.
Length of stay negotiable, but normally six months with the option to stay for longer periods of time.
Park host / Site host experience and Spanish language skills a plus. Single people or couples can apply. Pets OK. There is no set schedule, but host will be required to lock gates at sunset 5 days per week. Other duties can be performed at convenient times for the host.
Learn more about Quail Hollow Ranch County Park here:
https://www.scparks.com/Home/ExploreOurParksBeaches/AllCountyParks/QuailHollowRanchCountyPark.aspx
The Land Trust of Santa Cruz County is helping with recruitment for this position - Applicants should send a resume and brief cover letter to Nico Depaolo - nico.depaolo@landtrustsantacruz.org.
When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.
When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.
Category | General / Stewardship, Land Trust, Outdoor Recreation |
Tags | Nature Center |