Each year, approximately 380 volunteers contribute more than 12,500 volunteer service hours to Padre Island National Seashore! Volunteers play an important role in fulfilling the mission of the National Park Service. From campground hosting, maintaining park facilities, answering visitor questions in the visitor center, or helping biologists study and protect park resources, there are opportunities for volunteers from every background and skillset. Volunteers are essential in helping us complete some of the most important projects in the park. Benefits of Volunteering
Volunteering as an IndividualIf you are coming to the park for a single day and want to lend a hand, beach cleanup opportunities are available. Free trash bags are available at the Malaquite Visitor Center. You can walk the beach on your own schedule and clean as you go without a time commitment or application required. Your safety is your responsibility. Position DescriptionsJob Description: Campground host volunteers monitor the use of their assigned campground. Daily duties include checking arrivals and departures, reporting daily use to staff, providing maps and information to visitors, and explaining rules and regulations of the campground. Assistance with campground maintenance is required, such as, minor cleaning, trash pickup and restocking bathrooms. Skills needed/preferred: The ideal candidate must
Season: Year-round Time commitment: The volunteer must commit to a minimum of 32 hour per week for 30 days. Job Description: The volunteer performs general customer service and visitor orientation duties in the Malaquite Visitor Center. Engages with park visitors to create informal interpretive opportunities to connect the visitor with the park resources. Answers park phones and provides visitor information. Skills needed/preferred: The ideal candidate must
Season: Year-round Time commitment: The volunteer must commit to a regular schedule of a minimum of 1 hour per week. Job Description: The volunteer performs various clerical and administrative support duties. Work is performed in an office that is closed to the public. Work is sedentary. Skills needed/preferred: The ideal candidate must
Season: Year-round Time commitment: The volunteer must commit to a minimum of 16 hours per month. Job Description: The volunteer performs various clerical and administrative support duties in the Necropsy Lab, assists biologists doing necropsies by taking notes, labeling samples, or taking photographs, assists with the field documentation of stranded turtles, assists with the transport of live and dead stranded turtles. Skills needed/preferred: The ideal candidate must
Season: Year-round Time commitment: The volunteer must commit to a minimum of 16 hours per month. Volunteering as a GroupOrganized groups such as scout groups, civic organizations, or business employee groups who wish to volunteer in the park can do so by organizing a beach cleanup. Before contacting the park to plan your group's beach cleanup, please review the requirements below.
Current Volunteer OpportunitiesSelect the open positions below to be taken to the application page.Contact UsFor general inquiries about volunteer opportunities email the park Volunteer Coordinator. NPS Volunteer HomepageVolunteers-In-ParksGirl Scout Ranger
Volunteer in a park thorough the Girl Scout Ranger Program and earn a certificate and/or patch. Scout Ranger Program
Volunteer in a park through the Resource Stewardship Scout Ranger Program and earn a certificate and/or patch. |
Last updated: October 13, 2024