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POSITION #1

Garnet Ghost Town Visitor Center Position

 

Issue Date: February 6, 2003

Receipt Date:  March 6, 2003

Approximate Starting Date:  May 19, 2003

Approximate Ending Date:  September 15, 2003

 

POSITION TITLE: Lead Visitor Center Contact (1 position)

 

  LOCATION: Garnet Ghost Town, Montana

 

 BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  The Garnet Preservation Association is a private, non-profit organization that works cooperatively with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to preserve and maintain the ghost town of Garnet.  Garnet Ghost Town is located in the Garnet Mountains of western Montana.  Currently, the Garnet Preservation Association hires individuals in the summer months to help manage visitor use and maintain Garnet.  This position is responsible for visitor contact and historic interpretation at Garnet Ghost Town.

 

In 1895, Dr. Armistead Mitchell erected a stamp mill to crush local ore and a town formed around the mill.  This town was originally called Mitchell, but in 1897 became known as Garnet.  In 1898, the town was booming with 1000 people, over 31 businesses, and numerous residences.  Now, no one remains except for the Park Ranger, 25 buildings, a few GPA employees and volunteers, and many visitors.  To learn more about Garnet, visit the website - garnetghosttown.org   

 

  BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The Lead Visitor Center Contact is responsible for day-to-day visitor contact within Garnet Ghost Town and the Garnet Management Area as defined in the 1998 Garnet Management Plan.  These duties include answering visitor questions, leading group tours and staffing the visitor center.  This person is also responsible for managing the Visitor Center in Garnet which includes opening and closing the Visitor Center, explaining GPA memberships, attempting to recruit new member, retail sales, accounting for sales and cash daily, maintaining visitor center sales inventory, and ordering inventory items as needed in a timely fashion. 

 

Another important component of this position is the assistance in preparing the spring and fall newsletter.  This newsletter is distributed to the members of the GPA and the general public.  It is also posted on the Garnet web page.

 

This position is also required to participate in light maintenance in Garnet, which includes but is not limited to: cleaning the toilet facilities and other buildings in the Garnet Management Area and light grounds maintenance.  Other duties include: assisting in training other seasonal and volunteer personnel, taking weather readings and calling this information into the BLM office via radio, assisting with organization of the annual Garnet Day Celebration, assisting in staffing the fee booth, taking and recording daily water system samples and other duties as assigned.

 

The successful applicant will spend approximately 85% of his or her time dealing with the public and the remaining 15% on the maintenance of recreation facilities and historic structures.

 

 

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have good interpersonal skills and enjoy conversing with visitors.   In addition, the applicant should be able to write well, conduct tours and perform light maintenance duties and should be focused, organized, motivated, and able to work well in both a team setting and independently.  Recreation related experience and/or background course work in Recreation Management, History, Cultural Resource Management or Public Relations is desired, but not necessary.   

 

The applicant must maintain a current CPR/first aid card. If the person does not have a current card, training will be provided.

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The majority of the work will be done at Garnet Ghost Town.  Garnet is located approximately 45 miles east of Missoula, Montana.   Access to Garnet is via 11 miles of gravel road.  Travel to and from Garnet is the responsibility of the applicant.  Pay will be provided at a rate of $9.50 an hour with potential raises depending on performance.

 

WORK SCHEDULE:  40 hours per week 5 days a week.  Position is required to work weekends and holidays.  Starting and ending dates can be negotiated to fit the individual's schedule.

 

PROJECT MANAGER:   Maria Craig

 

TERM OF POSITION: Summer Seasonal

 

HOW TO APPLY:  Submit a cover letter and current resume along with three references to:

 

                         Garnet Preservation Association

                         3255 Fort Missoula Road

                         Missoula, Montana 59804

 

For questions, call Maria Craig at (406) 329-3914.

 

POSITION #2

Garnet Ghost Town Visitor Contact and Maintenance Assistant Position

 

Issue Date:  February 6, 2003

Receipt Date:  March 6, 2003

Approximate Starting Date:  May 19, 2003

Approximate Ending Date:  September 15, 2003

 

 POSITION TITLE: Visitor Contact and Maintenance Assistant (2 positions)

 

LOCATION: Garnet Ghost Town, Montana

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  The Garnet Preservation Association is a private, non-profit organization that works cooperatively with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to preserve and maintain the ghost town of Garnet.  Garnet Ghost Town is located in the Garnet Mountains of western Montana.  Currently, the Garnet Preservation Association (GPA) hires individuals in the summer months to help manage visitor use and maintain Garnet. 

 

In 1895, Dr. Armistead Mitchell erected a stamp mill to crush local ore and a town formed around the mill.  This town was originally called Mitchell, but in 1897 became known as Garnet.  In 1898, the town was booming with 1000 people, over 31 businesses, and numerous residences.  Now, no one remains except for the Park Ranger, 25 buildings, a few GPA and BLM employees and volunteers, and many visitors.  To learn more about Garnet, visit the website - garnetghosttown.org   

 

  BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The Visitor Contact and Maintenance Assistants are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the fee booth and miscellaneous duties in and around Garnet Ghost Town. 

 

Specific duties of this position are: open and close fee booth on a daily basis, explain GPA memberships and recruit new members, collect entrance fees, make change as required, be accountable for cash on a daily basis and also participate in regular fee booth cash tallies in preparation for bank deposits.  Other duties include: interpretation of Garnet’s history, answering visitor questions, leading group tours, and assisting in the Visitor Center as required.  This position is also required to participate in maintenance which includes but is not limited to: cleaning the Fee Booth, Visitor Center, toilet facilities, and other buildings in the Garnet Management Area, conducting light grounds maintenance, assisting with Garnet trail maintenance and other duties as assigned.  In addition, each Visitor Contact and Maintenance Assistant will have a special project.  One project will entail monitoring the historic artifacts.  The other project will be recreation related.  

 

The successful applicants will spend approximately 70% of their time dealing with the public and the remaining 30% on the maintenance of recreation facilities and historic structures.  

 

  DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should have good interpersonal skills and enjoy conversing with visitors.  In addition, the applicants should be able to conduct tours, perform light maintenance duties and should be outgoing, organized, energetic, motivated, and able to work well in both a team setting and independently.  Recreation related experience and/or background course work in Recreation Management, History, Cultural Resource Management or Public Relations is desired, but not necessary.   

 

The applicants must maintain a current CPR/first aid card. If the person does not have a current card, training will be provided.

 

  SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The majority of the work will be done at Garnet Ghost Town.  Garnet is located approximately 45 miles east of Missoula, Montana.   Access to Garnet is via a gravel road.  Travel to and from Garnet is the responsibility of the applicant.  Pay will be provided at a rate of $7.50 an hour with potential raises depending on performance.

 

WORK SCHEDULE:  40 hours per week 5 days a week.  Positions are required to work weekends and holidays.  Starting and ending dates can be negotiated to fit the individual's schedule.

 

  PROJECT MANAGER:  Maria Craig

 

  TERM OF POSITION: Summer Seasonal

 

  HOW TO APPLY:  Submit a cover letter and current resume along with three references to:

 

                         Garnet Preservation Association

                         3255 Fort Missoula Road

                         Missoula, Montana  59804

 

For questions, call Maria Craig at (406) 329-3914.

 

 

 



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Valerie Schafer
Executive Director
Garnet Preservation Association
3255 Ft. Missoula Road
Missoula, MT 59804
http://www.garnetghosttown.org
 



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