Paddle Georgia Intern - Event Meal Manager

Georgia River Network works to ensure a clean water legacy by engaging and empowering Georgians to protect, restore and enjoy our rivers from the mountains to the coast. Georgia River Network does this by connecting people to rivers and organizations working to protect rivers, helping citizens start new river groups, strengthening and supporting Georgia’s network of 30+ river organizations, and advocating for, and involving citizens in, calling for strong protections for Georgia’s rivers.

 

Paddle Georgia is a program of Georgia River Network. Paddle Georgia will be a week-long, 100-mile +/- voyage down a Georgia River (different river every year). Each night, participants will be shuttled to campsites at local schools and other facilities where educational programs, games, entertainment and meals will be provided.

 

Some 400 people have participated each year, ranging in age from 4 to 79.

 

The purpose of Paddle Georgia is to introduce Georgians to Georgia’s rivers. In a long-distance canoe adventure of this nature, participants will be able to view the river as a whole, working, dynamic ecological system. They’ll see the beauty they might see on a well-chosen, day-long paddle, and they’ll see the other side of the river--that sometimes damaged side that can be missed on those short trips. We also have fun. Paddle Georgia is more than an adventure. It is a community event, uniting individuals from across the state and region in a common goal—to explore a river and have a great time doing it.

 

To learn more about Paddle Georgia, visit the event website at https://garivers.org/paddle-georgia

Main Responsibility - Oversee all aspects of meals and food including late orders, bracelet system and distribution, communicate bracelet system to volunteers, daily meal list management, communicate needs for ecofriendly serving and no styrofoam, direct 2 serving lines, train lunch volunteers to monitor lunch pick up, oversee powerade station and dish washing station. This position must be awake and ready to oversee morning meals from 5:45am – 9:30am. Meal coordinator meets caterer at 4pm for lunch deliveries to coolers and oversee set up of evening meal. Coordination of dinner lines and serving is from 5:30-7pm. Daytime hours in between may be spent assisting with other duties at campsite. There may be the option to paddle on one or two days as the schedule permits. 

Other areas you may be asked to assist with as time permits:

 

The intern reports directly to GRN staff or appointed lead volunteers.

 

·    Valid Driver’s License

·    Ability to perform strenuous physical labor in harsh environmental conditions

·    Ability to camp for 8 consecutive nights (camping options are generally a high school football field for outdoor camping or a gym floor for indoor camping)

·    Organizational Skills

·    Strong communication skills and ability to work with volunteers

·    Ability to work independently and with a team

·    Possess a strong sense of customer service and have a friendly, flexible, “can-do” attitude

·    Must be available for the entirety of 1 week in June (TBD - usually 3rd week)

 

Estimated 8 hrs./week leading up to the event. Hours of work are flexible.

1 week in June (TBD - usually 3rd week) will be spent, in their entirety, traveling with the Paddle Georgia event. 

This is an unpaid, non-credit internship (although internship credit could be worked out with appropriate UGA department). 

Please submit a cover letter and resume which highlights your qualifications for this internship.

Submit to:

Georgia River Network-Internship Program

126 S. Milledge Ave., Suite E3

Athens, GA 30605

or info@garivers.org