NPS Historic Preservation Training Center-Caribbean Maintenance Action Intern
NPS Historic Preservation Training Center-Caribbean Maintenance Action Intern
Length:
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Term of positions is up to 26 weeks; full-time 40-50 hrs/wk
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Location:
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Christiansted, St. Croix
Living Allowance:
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Living Allowance $18/hr + Overtime Opportunities
Start Date:
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November 2024
Title of Position
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NPS HPTC Historic Preservation Maintenance Action 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.
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Please be prepared to upload a resume as part of this application.
For More Information
Kevin Record
Stewards Program Coordinator
681.666.3621
krecord@conservationlegacy.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.
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