NPS HPTC – Traditional Trades Advancement Program – Yosemite National Park - AmeriCorps

Position Title: NPS Historic Preservation Training Center – Traditional Trades Advancement Program – Yosemite National Park – AmeriCorps

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: El Portal, CA

Terms of Service:

• Start Date: 4/20/2025, preference given to applications received by 3/16/2025
• Duration: 26 Weeks

• AmeriCorps Hours Slot: 900 Hours

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 Park Service and Historic Preservation Training Center is seeking individuals to participate in the Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program. Members will receive introductory training in a variety of traditional trades and will develop an understanding of historic resource stewardship while helping to preserve our nation’s historic resources. This program provides participants with marketable skills and excellent exposure to the historic preservation career field within the NPS as well as the private sector.

The mission of the Yosemite Historic Preservation Crew is to preserve and restore the park's historic structures, ensuring they remain integral parts of Yosemite's cultural and architectural heritage. By maintaining these historic buildings, the crew helps connect visitors to the park's rich past, while ensuring their continued use and appreciation for future generations.

The Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) internship at Yosemite National Park offers participants hands-on experience in historic preservation trades, such as carpentry, masonry, and woodcraft. Interns work alongside skilled preservationists, learning techniques essential to maintaining the park's historic structures while contributing to their preservation. This program not only helps preserve Yosemite's cultural heritage but also equips participants with valuable skills for careers in historic preservation and traditional trades.

Description of Duties:

• Assist in the preservation and restoration of historic structures within Yosemite National Park.
• Learn and apply traditional trade skills such as carpentry, masonry, and woodcraft.
• Work closely with skilled preservationists and park staff on various restoration projects.
• Ensure the use of historically accurate materials and techniques in preservation efforts.
• Contribute to the documentation and maintenance of the park’s cultural resources.
• Follow safety protocols and guidelines while working on historic sites

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 26-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.
• 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 traditional trades or historic preservation
• Driver’s License & personal transportation will be required to report to job site
• 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

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.

Orientation and Training:

• Member will receive an orientation that includes training on a variety of techniques.
• OSHA 1910 & 1926, Operational Leadership, Water, Wastewater & Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures, vehicle operation, Job Hazard Analysis, tailgate safety meetings, seasonal orientation, first aid/CPR, park operations.
• Safety training (vehicle, trailer, situational awareness, power tools, etc.)

• Training on shop and tool safety and proper use will be provided. Specialized training will be provided for each individual tool to ensure safety of the participants.
• Training will be provided for ladder, scaffold, and fall protection safety.

Benefits:

• $520/wk living allowance $200/wk additional benefit (equivalent to $18/hr pre-tax)
• AmeriCorps Segal Education Award- $3,697.50 (requires completion of entire internship)
• Public Lands Corps Hiring Authority
• Park Housing Available
• Opportunity to learn trade secrets from master craftsmen

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 for this position.

In lieu of a resume, applicants may provide a document with responses to the following questions:

1. Describe how you approach safety in a job.
2. Describe your experiences that demonstrate your ability or willingness to work hard with your hands, largely outside.
3. Describe any other skills you have relevant to this position (e.g., tools, construction, outdoors skills).
4. How does your experience and interests match the duties of the position?
5. How would participation in TTAP align with your future career interests and goals?
6. In partnership with the National Park Service, we aim to provide opportunities in preservation for individuals from diverse and historically underrepresented communities. Persons that identify with these communities are strongly encouraged to apply. If applicable, please briefly share how you connect to this mission.

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. We are committed to hiring a breadth of diverse professionals and encourage members of diverse groups to apply. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with AmeriCorps requirements. 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.

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