Community Engagement & Volunteer Coordinator-Seasonal

Salary: $18.32 - $23.71 Hourly
Location : Muskegon, MI
Job Type: Seasonal
Job Number:
Department: Parks
Division: Parks
Opening Date: 01/27/2026
Closing Date: 3/31/2026 5:00 PM Eastern

Description of Work

NOTE:An employee appointed to a position which will require the services of an employee, up to 40 hours per week, to perform seasonal work activities for a continuous period not exceeding one-hundred and twenty (120) calendar days.

This full-time seasonal position (May through September), funded by the Consumers Energy Foundation Planet Award Grant, focuses on developing and implementing community engagement and volunteer programs at Dune Harbor Muskegon County Park. The coordinator will collaborate with Muskegon County staff and community partners to recruit, manage, and lead volunteers and school groups in environmental stewardship projects. Responsibilities include building partnerships, leading and overseeing volunteer activities, and fostering educational and service-learning opportunities.
Required Minimum Entrance Qualifications

1. Be a high school graduate or have successfully completed the General Education Development Test (GED).
2. Be at least 18 years of age.
3. A valid driver's license and reliable transportation that may have to be used to carry out job duties of this classification is required.

Preferred but Not Required
Experience in volunteer management, parks and recreation, teaching, or conservation.
Physical Conditions / Work Location

PHYSICIAL ACTIVITIES
An employee in this class performs generally sedentary work activities requiring occasional lifting of objects weighing thirty-five (35) pounds or less.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Primarily working outdoors at Dune Harbor Park; reporting to Pioneer Park headquarters for collaboration, computer access, and equipment retrieval. Occasional travel to community partner locations required.
Additional Information
EVALUATION CONTENT

The selected candidate must take a post-offer medical examination (including back screen and complete physical) and drug screening test given by a County appointed physician before the first day of employment. An offer of employment is contingent upon the results of the medical examination and drug screening test. Applicants for County employment may be subject to a post-offer criminal background check, depending on the nature and assignment of the position.

When such check is conducted, an offer of employment is contingent upon the results of the criminal background check. Appointees must satisfactorily complete a probationary period before the appointment will be considered permanent.

APPLICANT REVIEW PROCEDURE

Any applicant is entitled to a review of any determination or action taken by the County regarding the applicant's employment application. Inquiries should be directed to the County Human Resources Department.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this recruitment is to establish an eligible list from which to fill present and future vacancies in this classification in the County system. For each opening, the Department Head has her/his choice of the candidates who meet the required minimum entrance qualifications. This list remains in effect for three months unless exhausted or extended.

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MUSKEGON COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

MUSKEGON COUNTY HAS ADOPTED A VETERANS PREFERENCE POLICY THAT

RECOGNIZES QUALIFYING MILITARY SERVICE
Hourly, seasonal and temporary employees are not eligible for County benefits.