Volunteer Application

GHOST RANCH / National Ghost Ranch Foundation

Name:______

Address: (Street, City, State,Zip)

Telephone: Home: Work: Cell:

Email:

Length of time available:(30-day minimum) Available to begin:

Emergency Contact: Name: ______Phone:______

Contact’s relationship to you ______

I will accept room and board in shared housing in exchange for my volunteer servicesfor 38 – 40 hours a week:(please initial) ______

What I’d like to do

Check all positions you are interested in, with 1 as first choice, 2 second choice, etc.

___ Adult Service Corps leader___ Farmwork___ Maintenance

___ Campground host___Front Desk___ Museums

___ Casa del Sol host(ess)___ Fundraising___ Night on-call

___ Chaplain___ Hospitality (room set-up)___ Medical (doctors, nurses)

___ Electrical work___ Kitchen___ Shuttle driver

___ Librarian___ Trading Post (gift shop)

What I’ve done

Employment History: Begin with your most recent position(Write on the back if necessary)

  1. Company:______

Address (street, city, state, zip)______

Phone______Web site ______Dates worked: (from-to)______

Position/Title ______Supervisor/title______

Briefly, what were your duties and responsibilities?

  1. Company: ______

Address (street, city, state, zip)______

Phone______Web site ______Dates worked: (from-to)______

Position/Title ______Supervisor/title______

Briefly, what were your duties and responsibilities?

  1. Company:______

Address (street, city, state, zip)______

Phone______Web site ______Dates: (from-to)______

Position/Title ______Supervisor/title______

Briefly, what were your duties and responsibilities?

Degrees and expertise

List college and/or post-high school education and training, professional designations, licenses and certifications, etc.

Special skills: (technology, gardening, plumbing, Peace Corps, maintenance, etc. )

Volunteer Service

What did you do, for what group,and for how long?

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Why does Ghost Ranch call to you?

Why do you want to volunteer?

What excites you about volunteering at Ghost Ranch?

Have you ever volunteered or worked in a communal rural environment? If so, tell us about it. What did you like? What would you have changed, if you could?

Ghost Ranchvolunteers livein shared accommodations in a very rural area without TV and with limited Internet and cell phone service. We are45 minutes from a hospital, supermarket, Starbucks, cinema, etc. We do not allow pets. How will you adapt?

Have you ever visited Ghost Ranch? If yes, when and why?How did it impress you? If you have not visited, what attracts you to it?

If you have special health needs, please list them here:

Please mail or e-mail this form to : Ghost Ranch –Human Resources Director

Attn: Kim Kelly

280 Private Dr. 1708, Abiquiu, NM 87510

Phone: 505-685-1003

E-mail: