Visitor Center Host

Recruitment is now open for the 2025-26 season! Volunteers are needed for the following 3-month commitments: September - November 2025; December 2025 - February 2026; and March – May 2026.

Spend your days in the beautiful Mojave Desert with the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex! Multiple volunteer visitor center host opportunities are located at Desert National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Ash Meadows NWR, located between 30 minutes to 1.5 hours of Las Vegas in Southern Nevada. You can learn more about the refuges here:

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/desert

https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ash-meadows

We are looking for volunteers who enjoy working directly with the public as a Visitor Center Host. This position opens, closes, and staffs a refuge Visitor Center. Each Visitor Center has a world-class exhibit hall, small store, classrooms, and modern administrative facilities. Each provides access to an accessible front-country trail system with excellent birding and wildlife viewing opportunities.

As the resident host, you would provide orientation, interpretation, and answer visitor questions at the main information desk. You would also cover topics regarding the refuge, local natural and cultural resources, safety precautions, rules and regulations, recreational opportunities, and area services. You may be asked to assist staff with operations and maintenance of facilities, including cleaning bathrooms, emptying trash containers, ensuring refuge is free of litter, and other more complex maintenance and visitor facility projects within your abilities.

The weekly schedule is typically 4 days on-duty and 3 days off-duty. The daily schedule may vary. Couples volunteering together will work the same days, but may not have the same daily schedule. For couples, hourly requirements are 24 hours per week, per person. For single volunteers, hourly requirements are 32 hours per week. Exact start and end dates are negotiable.

In return, we provide:

• An RV or motor home site with utility hook-ups for electric, water, and sewage. Propane may be provided depending on the site. 
• A small-team environment to learn and grow in.
• Opportunities to explore behind the scenes with refuge staff.
• Unique landscapes filled with incredible plants and animals.

When applying, please provide contact information for three references. Two references should be professional. If applying as couple, please provide both applicant names.