Job Description

Description

Position Title: NPS Historic Preservation Training Center - Build Up Stewardship Crew Leader - AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: New York, NY, with extended project travel to Skagway, AK

Terms of Service:

• Start Date: 6/2/2025, Preference given to applications received by 4/30/2025
• Duration: 12 Weeks

• AmeriCorps Hours Slot: 450

This position is classified as a DHA (Direct Hiring Authority) Internship. Applicants must be a current student enrolled in an associate's degree or higher from an accredited institute of higher education. Proof of enrollment will be required before an official offer is made. Applicant must successfully complete the internship and graduate from their degree program to receive DHA eligibility status.

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.

STE in partnership with the National Parks of New York Harbor, are seeking a service member who will serve as a mentor and crew leader for a high school aged historic preservation crew conducting work in a back country setting. The crew leader will work together with their crew members to conduct hands on historic preservation work, while camping, under the supervision of NPS Staff. By the completion of their internship the crew leader will walk away with practical experiences with being a leader, project management, and teamwork.

This preservation project is being organized in collaboration between NPNH and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway Alaska. This collaboration thus exposes the crew leader interns to a wider range of NPS careers and greatly expands their potential networking opportunities.

The historic preservation crew and their crew leader will be rehabilitating and restoring a log cabin structure (the Patterson-McDermott Cabin), under guidance and support from NPS field experts. This is the last remaining intact historic structure in the town site of Dyea, AK, and offers the intern a unique opportunity to make an impact on a historic preservation project. The physical work involved will include rehabbing about 8 log ends, rebuilding window frames, reglazing windows, and repainting areas as needed.

This project management intern will serve as a peer mentor and offer a young adult the opportunity to step up into a new level of responsibility. A crew leader is an autonomous and rigorous role requiring advanced level planning, detailed tracking, communication, and practicing leadership skills. In addition, the intern will be documenting their actions to create a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or Project Plan including timing of communications, email templates, tracking resources and (anything else required as a crew leader), to serve as a reference for future crew leads. By the completion of their internship the crew leader will walk away with practical experiences with being a leader, project management, and collaborating with others.

Description of Duties:

• Serve as a mentor and crew leader for a high school aged historic preservation crew in an urban and back country setting.
• Conduct hands on historic preservation work, while camping, under the supervision of NPS Staff.
• Rehabilitating and restoring a log cabin structure under guidance and support from NPS field experts.
• Documenting internship actions to create a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or Project Plan including timing of communications, email templates, tracking resources and (anything else required as a crew leader), to serve as a reference for future crew leads.

Qualifications:

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• Must be 18-30 years of age, maximum 35 for Veterans with DD-214
• Ability to commit to a 12-week experience of combined training and hands-on work
• Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check.
• Responsibility and time management skills to handle supervision of high school aged crew
• Very strong communication skills (writing/editing)
• Very strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Possess a valid driver's license
• Enrolled in year 3 or 4 of a Bachelors or Masters degree program.

Preferred Educational focus or Degrees in:

• • Landscape architecture
  • Architecture
  • Project Management
  • Urban Design
  • Construction Management
  • Engineering
  • Parks & Recreation
  • Outdoor Recreation
  • Tourism & Hospitality
  • Environmental Education
  • Education
  • Public History

Preferred Qualifications:

• This position is best suited for someone with basic camping experience and/or back country experience
• Has an interest in working with youth
• Very strong communicator; and is a proactive person

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:

• This position is expected to serve full time 40 hours per week, but exact service schedules may vary depending on travel and project details.

Benefits:

• $540/wk living allowance + $300/wk additional benefit (equivalent to $21/hr pre-tax)
• $1000 in professional development funds
• Direct Hire Authority eligible
• Involvement in dynamic team, get experience in and have impact on a national program in the National Park Service
• Exposure to many individuals in youth programs, historic preservation, and training world of National Park Service

• OSHA-10
• First Aid-CPR-AED
• Wilderness First Aid

Evaluation and Reporting:

As a Stewards AmeriCorps member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has served their total amount of service hours, 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.

To Apply

Be prepared to submit a Resume and Cover Letter for this position.

Supervisor Name and Contact Information:

Kevin Record

Stewards Program Coordinator

681.666.3621

krecord@conservationlegacy.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. Conservation Legacy

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