NPS HPTC Voyageurs Maintenance Action Carpentry Intern

NPS Historic Preservation Training Center-Voyageurs Maintenance Action Carpentry Intern

Position Details:

Stewards Individual Placements (SIP) 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.

Position Projects:

• Interns will be part of a traveling crew duty stationed out of International Falls, MN Voyageurs National Park. Project travel will include:
  • Isle Royale National Park
  • Keweenaw National Historic Park
  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, and Ice Age Trail.
• Preservation work on historic buildings at all sites will include carpentry, roofing repair/replacement, painting, window restoration, and masonry repairs.  

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be 18-30 years of age, maximum 35 for Veterans with DD-214
• Moderate to heavy physical effort is required for this position, including occasional lifting or handling of objects over 75lbs using proper techniques.
• Standing or kneeling for long periods and will be required to climb 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 carpentry or historic preservation 
• Driver’s License 
• Personal transportation will be required to report to job site
• United States citizen or legal resident
• Willingness 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

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in carpentry 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 trades
• Ability to commit to a 26-week experience of combined training and hands-on work
• Flexibility to work outside of traditional hours may be required

Benefits:

• Living Allowance $18/hr plus overtime
• Public Land Corps Hiring Authority Eligibility - must meet 640 hours of service 
• Opportunity to travel to different National Park Service sites.
• Opportunity to learn trade secrets from master craftsmen

Please be prepared to upload a resume as part of this application. 

For More Information 

Gwennan Richmond

Stewards Program Coordinator

304-860-0320

grichmond@conservationlegacy.org

www.stewardslegacy.org

Stewards Individual Placements Program does not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.