Position Title: NPS Historic Preservation Training Center-Caribbean Maintenance Action Intern
Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements
Site Location: Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI
Terms of Service:
Start Date: September TBD
Purpose:
Stewards Individual Placements (STE) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting ecosystem health.
This opportunity is brought in partnership with the NPS Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) which is dedicated to the safe preservation and maintenance of national parks or partner facilities by demonstrating outstanding leadership, delivering quality preservation services, and developing educational courses that fulfill the competency requirements of service employees in the career fields of Historic Preservation Skills, Risk Management, Maintenance, and Planning, Design, and Construction.
HPTC utilizes historic preservation projects as the main vehicle for teaching preservation philosophy and building crafts, technology, and project management skills. Our experiential learning approach emphasizes flexibility in addressing the unknown conditions encountered during the project and ensures that the goals of preservation are met.
Participant will benefit by gaining training in preservation craft skills, learning basic safety standards in a variety of work environments, and being introduced to general preservation principals and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. The outcome of each intern’s efforts will be the improvement of a variety of historic structures and making them more enjoyable and accessible to the public.
Description of Duties:
Multiple projects involving historic preservation, masonry, painting and carpentry as part of a team to accomplish large scale and small projects on historic assets in the Caribbean.Utilize hand tools, power tools and maintain and organize all worksite safety and equipmentWork in a team setting daily with a diverse group of trades staff and Project Leaders.Develop a skillset of competence and training for a desired craft in preservation trades.Basic interest in history, and Construction trades. Ability to work outdoors for up to 10-hour days/ shifts in hot humid and construction site conditions.
Qualifications:
United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alienMust be 18-30 years of age, maximum 35 for Veterans with DD-214 Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of elementary or secondary school Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check.Prior experience in trades or construction is preferred, but not required. Open to current students and recent grads of historic preservation programs, previous TTAP members, and other applicants with background education or experience in historic tradesAbility to commit to a 26-week experience of combined training and hands-on workFlexibility to work outside of traditional hours may be requiredClimb ladders, work from scaffolding or platforms, work on uneven or angled surfaces such as a roof, and/or be able to work in confined spaces.Ability to stoop, bend, kneel, climb and walk in all manners of environmental conditions such as rain, mud, and extreme heat or cold.Interest in traditional trades or historic preservation Driver’s License & personal transportation will be required to report to job siteWillingness to learn preservation skills and safety protocols. Operate as a good team member within work crew and follow daily direction. Follow HPTC's project agreement and safety plan. Be respectful of all members or crew and supervisor staff
Physical Requirements:
Conservation Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, non-traditional hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Time Requirements:
Orientation and Training:
Member will receive an orientation that includes training on a variety of preservation techniques.OSHA 10Opportunity to travel to different National Park Service sites.Opportunity to learn trade secrets from master craftsmen
Benefits:
Pay Rate of $18/hrOvertime Eligible Public Land Corps Hiring Authority Eligibility - must meet 640 hours of service Healthcare Coverage if Eligible
Evaluation and Reporting:
As a Stewards intern, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has satisfactorily completed assignments, and if the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.
Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to, bi-weekly timesheets and accomplishment tracking.
Supervisor Name and Contact Information:
Kevin Record
Stewards Program Coordinator
681.666.3621
krecord@conservationlegacy.org
www.stewardslegacy.org
Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodations due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.