Front Office Guide
This area contains resources applicable to day-to-day administration in our parks:
• Inventory control templates
• Preventative maintenance schedules
• Replacement / cost control schedules
• Work order templates
Janitorial Restroom Cleaning Step-By-Step Training
Relay Resources
Sample training video for new janitorial staff
How to Create a Simple Rotation for Staff in Excel
The Night Time Entrepreneur
This video negates the need for an expensive scheduling software solution for your staff. All done with Microsoft excel, its a totally accurate way of scheduling your staff, not to mention how versatile it is to have the information in Microsoft Excel.
Using Insect and Tick Repellents Safely
PennState Extension
Repellents are chemicals applied to provide relief and protection from mosquitoes, ticks, and other biting pests. Proper and safe use of these chemicals is necessary.
OSHA Confined Spaces - Your Toolbox
PHCC Educational Foundation
Although practicing safe habits and protocols on the job comes with our territory, a recent OSHA ruling includes attics and crawlspaces as confined spaces in many cases. This will require new processes and on the job techniques to address the confined space hazards. This means more training and new routines, and may require some new tools. We will focus this session on thermal and atmospheric hazards.
Conduct a Fundraising Feasibility Study
Double the Donation
A fundraising feasibility study is a tool to determine whether a fundraising campaign is viable for your organization. This article outlines steps for success.
Live The Parks Life: Park Maintenance Aide Recruitment
California State Parks
Sample staff recruitment video for entry-level park operations position
Crisis Communications Toolkit
American Camp Association
Communicating effectively during a crisis is critical. To help all camps prepare in the event of a crisis,we've developed this toolkit to help guide you in your communications.
Managing Conflict
Salt Lake Community College
Effective techniques for managing team conflict
Strategic Volunteer Engagement
RGK Center
A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders
Mastering the Team Meeting
Harvard Business Review
This article offers tips for making the most of your meeting time.
Resource Guide for Building Effective Collaboration and Integrated Programming
Project Concern International
This guide is a collection of experiences, resources and research developed by known experts in the area of organizational and community development and its preparation is aimed at responding to the needs of an inter-organizational committee that is in the development phase.
How to Be a Better Listener
Project Management Videos
This video shows you why listening is so important and offers some practical tips to be better at it.
Guidance for Preparing Standard OperatingProcedures (SOPs)
US Environmental Protection Agency
The development and use of SOPs are an integral part of a successful quality system as it provides individuals with the information toperform a job properly, and facilitates consistency in the quality and integrity of a product or end-result.
Tools for Effective Team Meetings
Association of American Medical Colleges
Effective team meetings allow for open conversation that draws upon each members' knowledge, skills, and perspectives to solve problems and to support one another in achieving the team's collective goals.
How to Use a Stand-up Rider Forklift
Heavy Metal Learning
This tutorial will go over the basics of operating a stand-up rider forklift.
