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NPS / Historical Preservation Training Center - Facilities Member

JOB DETAILS

Actively Recruiting: Yes
Position title: NPS / Historical Preservation Training Center - Facilities Member
Type of Position: Intern / Individual Placement
Town, City, Park, etc: Frederick
State / Territory: Maryland
Benefits: Health Insurance
Project/Program Focus: Historic Preservation

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POSITION DESCRIPTION

This Facilities Member position is an hourly internship position that will work to preserve and maintain 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. This will include general and routine maintenance of HPTC facilities, including but not limited to Hargett Farm, Gambrill House, and Jenkins Cannery.

JOB DUTIES

  • Performs simple and routine maintenance and repair of grounds, exterior structures, buildings, equipment and related utilities
  • Perform landscaping work such as mowing grass, weeding, mulching, seasonal cleanup
  • Perform minor carpentry repairs using simple measures and hand tools in fabricating replacement wood components, rough framing, shelving, roofing
  • Perform minor painting using, brush and roller according to specific instructions on projects
  • Performs minor plumbing repairs such as tightening/replacing in-kind fittings and fixtures, replaces faucet washers, unplugs drains
  • Performs masonry repairs, raking and repointing of masonry joinery, brick and block, concrete/cement repairs, re-grading grounds, spreading gravel
  • Performs custodial duties such as wiping, mopping, vacuuming horizontal and vertical surfaces, remove trash and recycling, cleans bathroom toilets, bathroom sinks, kitchens
  • Receive detailed instructions for all new assignments, and unusual problems. The member works closely with higher graded employees

  • Ability to commit to full duration of the position
  • United States citizen, national, or legal resident
  • Must be 18-30 years of age (35 for Veterans with DD- 214)
  • Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check
  • Applicants with prior preservation experience and TTAP alumni will be preferred for this role
  • Moderate to heavy physical effort is required for this position, including occasional lifting or handling of objects over 50 lbs 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
  • Personal transportation will be required to report to job site
  • Ability to travel for one or more weeks at a time, at times with short notice
  • Flexibility to work outside of traditional hours may be required

Supervisor Name and Contact Information:

Program Contact information:

Ariana Nye

Program Coordinator

[email protected]

(304) 860-5506

Service Site Contact information: 

Mark Andros

Supervisory Exhibits Specialist

[email protected]

(240) 739-0311

  • Member will drive agency vehicle
  • On-site housing is NOT available
  • Frequent travel for extended periods will be a requirement for this position. Selected members should expect to arrange and cover travel expenses up front before submitting for reimbursement

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