Volunteer at Osbornedale State Park

The mission of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is to preserve and enhance the environment for all of Connecticut?s people. We are committed to strong affirmative action and equal employment programs. Equal employment opportunity is the employment of individuals without consideration of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental retardation, physical disability, learning disability, sexual orientation, present or past history of mental disability, genetic information, and prior criminal record, unless such employment is governed by the provisions of Connecticut General Statutes Section 46a-60(b), or 46a-81(b), or there is a bona fide occupational qualification excluding persons in one of the listed protected groups.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's State Parks Division offers volunteering and internship opportunities in the following areas:

PARK SAFETY: Trails safety, beach safety (lifeguard support), supervisory, casting area, mining sluice

PARK MAINTENANCE: trail maintenance, carpentry projects, gardening projects, building maintenance

OFFICE/MUSEUM SUPPORT: data entry, newsletter production, review, and update exhibits for accuracy, maintain live exhibits, catalogue specimens, special events, digitizing data

PARK OPERATIONS: Teaching, store register, front desk, campgrounds, fund raising, and grant writing

Applicants must read the Volunteer Manual ( http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2688&q=322354&depNav_GID=1511 ), send all pertinent forms and application materials. They may be required to receive additional training prior to starting to work at the DEEP

Applicants must sign our application and liability waiver form.