MISSOURI STATE PARKS

Duties of this position include:

• Drive a golf cart through the campground to make rounds; 
• Monitor the grounds, shower house and restrooms for cleanliness while making rounds; 
• Register campers arriving with reservations by filling out the required documentation and using the computerized campground reservation system; 
• Sell firewood and complete all necessary paperwork associated with firewood transactions; 
• Monitor and maintain reservation status of reservable campsites by switching cards as required; 
• Inform public of park rules; 
• Restock kiosk handouts; 
• Provide the best customer service possible to park visitors; 
• Report problems to park staff; 
• Assist with other duties as agreed upon; 
• Possible duties if volunteer is interested could include giving tours of the historic area, selling souvenirs, cleaning buildings and restrooms, performing light groundwork, and assisting with small maintenance and repairs. 

Battle of Athens State Historic Site is a place of peace and serenity. Its historic buildings, tree-studded landscape, and mile of Des Moines River frontage make the site a perfect place to hike, picnic or camp. But today’s peace belies the site’s history as the place where the northernmost battle fought west of the Mississippi occurred, when about 500 Union soldiers repelled nearly four times their number of pro-Southern State Guardsmen. The site includes interpretation and tours of the battlefield as well as a number of historic buildings, including one that was pierced by a cannonball during the battle.