Olmsted County Parks Volunteer Application

Olmsted County Parks and Trails logo The mission of Olmsted County Parks is to foster an appreciation of the natural world through environmental education, natural resource management, and public participation in the stewardship of our park lands.

Both volunteer opportunities and internship opportunities are available throughout the Parks system.

Volunteers can be as young as 14 if accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. Both child and parent/guardian must fill out the application. Volunteer applicants beginning at age 16 can apply independently with staff approval.

To apply for an opportunity in our Parks please fill out the application below. All questions that are marked with a red asterisk * are required fields and you will not be able to submit the application without answering them.

Background Check Acknowledgement

I understand that applying to volunteer within the Olmsted County Parks system will require me to undergo a background check and I give my consent to the Parks staff to perform a background check.

Which location(s) would you like to volunteer at?

Check all locations you are interested in.

Chester Woods Park Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo Root River Park

Contact Info

First Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

Age

Primary Phone Number

Secondary Phone Number

Email Address

Present Address

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

What date would you be available to start?

Schedule Availability

List all days you are available and what times (between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm) you are available for each day.

Day of Week

Start Time

End Time

Please tell us why you are interested in volunteering and provide a description of all related job or volunteer experience you have.

What type of volunteer work are you willing to help with?

Hover over a job title to see example of the job duties for that position.
Select all that interest you.

Animal Husbandry (Oxbow & Zollman Zoo only) Building Maintenance Campground Hosting Carpentry Equipment Maintenance Grounds Maintenance Horse Trail Patrol (Chester Woods only) Natural Resource Management Nature Center Attendant (Oxbow & Zollman Zoo only) Office Assistant Programs and Education Snow Grooming

Educational Background

Please indicate the highest level of education you have completed.

High School or GED

College or University

Vocational or Trade School

Graduate School

School Name

City/State

Dates Attended

Degree or Area of Study

References

* Failure to supply a valid name and phone number for each reference could result in the denial of your application. Indicating that references will be provided later could result in a delay processing your application.

Type of reference.

Personal

Professional

Name

Phone

Email Address

Type of reference.

Personal

Professional

Name

Phone

Email Address

Type of reference.

Personal

Professional

Name

Phone

Email Address

Emergency Contact

Information provided here will allow us to contact someone on your behalf in the event of an emergency.

Name

Relationship To Person Ex: Mother, Sister, Husband, Friend, etc.

Primary Phone

Work Phone

Email Address

Name

Relationship To Person Ex: Mother, Sister, Husband, Friend, etc.

Primary Phone

Work Phone

Email Address

Name

Relationship To Person Ex: Mother, Sister, Husband, Friend, etc.

Primary Phone

Work Phone

Email Address