Bus Driver

There are a variety of volunteer opportunities through the Parks and Recreation Department. If you are interested in volunteering please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Jeannette Eggebrecht, at (206) 275.7841.

The mission of the City of Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Department Volunteer Program is to actively promote a mutually rewarding relationship between volunteers who offer their talents, skills and time and staff who will support them in their efforts to cooperatively foster stewardship of our community's parks, natural area, and recreation and social programs. Click here to view the full Volunteer Policies and Procedures Manual using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Opportunities Include:

 Forest Stewardship and Adopt a Park
 Bus Driver and Helper

 
New volunteers register using our Volunteer Registration form. If a volunteer is over 55, they also register with King County RSVP , which provides additional benefits for the volunteer. Youth under 18 also fill out an Authorization to Consent to the Treatment of a Minor Volunteer. Anyone who will be driving, or working with children or vulnerable adults must also fill out an Authorization to Check Background and Driving Record

People volunteering for individual or self-scheduled activities fill out an Hours Report Form each month and return it to the Volunteer Coordinator, where adults volunteering for group activities sign in on a Volunteer Activity Assumption of Risk Waiver and Release for Adults. Youth under 18 fill out a similar Volunteer Activity -Youth form where a parent must give permission for their child to participate. When an accident occurs, an Injury/Accident Report Form should be completed.

Forest Stewardship and Adopt-a-Park activities

Our parks and open space properties are important community assets. Volunteers help maintain them by removing invasive plants, weeding, planting, picking up litter, monitoring and performing other tasks.   read more...

Bus Driver and Helper for Senior Transportation

Volunteer senior bus drivers and helpers are needed on Tuesdays and Thursdays, offering transportation for Island seniors to and from their homes and program sites.  We need your driving skills and enthusiasm.  Call Jeannette at 206.275.7841.