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From: Danielle Donkersloot [mailto:Danielle.Donkersloot@dep.state.nj.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 2:57 PM
To: Volunteer water monitoring
Subject: [volmonitor] looking for job description

Hello Everyone: I'm looking a great example of a volunteer job description. Not how to write one, but actual descriptions that you have used before. Thanks

Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:35:59 -0400
From: "Barrar, Heather" <BarrarH@chesterfield.gov>
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] looking for job description

The AVA (Association for Volunteer Administration) has some examples - of course they aren't water quality specific, but a good resource. To those of you not familiar with AVA, I've found my local chapter to be a great place to network and find support. While there aren't many other volunteer administrators in my local chapter that deal with environmental issues, they all have great advise for overall program
management.

Their website is http://www.avaintl.org and the link to job descriptions is under "career development".

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Heather Barrar
>Environmental Volunteer Coordinator
>
>Chesterfield County
>Office of Water Quality
>P. O. Box 40
>Chesterfield, VA 23832
>(804) 748-1920
>(804) 768-8629 (Fax)
>
>http://www.chesterfield.gov/communitydevelopment/waterquality/

Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:34:02 -0400
From: URI Watershed Watch <uriww@etal.uri.edu>
Subject: RE: [volmonitor] looking for job description

Well I don't know if this is a great description, but it is one that we used - and we did get a good group of people for this project...

Maskerchugg River Project

Project Title: Development of a Citizen Watershed Monitoring and Public Education Program for the Maskerchugg River

Job Title: Maskerchugg Watershed Volunteer Monitor

Reports to: Linda T. Green, Director, URI Watershed Watch
Elizabeth Herron, Clean Lakes Coordinator, URI Watershed Watch

Purpose Assess condition of the Maskerchugg River watershed and
current water quality conditions.

Volunteer responsibilities may include some of the following:
. Collecting water samples
. Measuring stream flow
. Conducting shoreline and river habitat assessments
. Performing watershed surveys
. Report to project director or local coordinator

Volunteer qualifications:
. No science background is needed!
. Ability to walk along river banks or side walks
. Enjoyment of the outdoors
. Concern for the community and its environment

Training provided by URI Watershed Watch:
. Sessions on measuring stream flow, shoreline and river habitat assessment
. Training to perform watershed or "windshield" surveys
. Protocols for collecting water samples

URI Watershed Watch
Phone: 401-874-4552
Fax: 401-874-4561
Web: http://www.uri.edu/ce/wq/

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