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Please follow these steps to apply for a long-term or seasonal volunteer position. You do not need to follow the formal application process to volunteer at your first drop-in session.
1. Peruse the list of open volunteer positions located at www.volunteer.gov/gov (search by Keyword “Cuyahoga”) and apply to the position that best matches your interests, skills, qualifications, and availability. Please only apply for one long-term position. You may, however, apply for multiple one-day positions as well.
2. Complete a Volunteer Application.
♦ Apply to a specific position on www.volunteer.gov/gov. Please check the box “Please forward this application to other volunteer supervisors.”
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♦ Download a copy of the volunteer application here. Please indicate for which position you are applying on the form and e-mail it to volunteer@cvnpa.org.
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♦ Contact Shelby Lewis at 330-657-2296 or volunteer@cvnpa.org for a volunteer application.
3. The volunteer supervisor who oversees the position you applied for will contact you with more information within two weeks and may schedule an interview with you. If you are not contacted within this time frame, please contact Shelby Lewis.
4. If you are accepted to the volunteer position, you will be asked to complete and sign a Volunteer Agreement Form before your volunteer service commences. It is the single most important document that you must complete. Without a Volunteer Agreement, you will NOT be covered for any of the protection that NPS offers. A Volunteer Agreement only covers you for a specific volunteer position. For each volunteer position you hold in this park, a specific Volunteer Agreement form is required.
*If you are not accepted for the position applied for and would still like to volunteer in the national park, review the list of available volunteer positions again and apply for another position.
5. Your volunteer supervisor will give you copies of the position’s full description and its job safety analysis. You and your supervisor must both agree on these details. Your duties should not go beyond those agreed upon and documented. If they do, you should sign another Volunteer Agreement listing those duties more specifically.
6. Discuss the required and optional training with your volunteer supervisor, and set up your schedule. Also, take the opportunity to write your supervisor’s contact information down in case of any questions or absences. Store your supervisor’s phone number in your cell phone as well.
7. Within the first six months of volunteering, attend the volunteer orientation: “Fundamentals Training: Becoming Stewards, an Introduction to National Park Service Volunteerism.” Please click here to view upcoming training sessions for this orientation.
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