Historic Preservation Training Center​/National Park Service – Midwest Regional Support Team

Description

Position Title: NPS Historic Preservation Training Center – Midwest Regional Support Team Member

Conservation Legacy Program: Historic Preservation Training Center

Site

Location:

Voyageurs National Park

HPTC/ National Park Service

360 Highway 11 E

International Falls, MN 56649

Terms of Service:

• Start Date: 08/10/2026
• End Date: 02/05/2027

Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements (SIP) provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources. 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.

The Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) is a division under the Park Planning, Facilities and Lands (PPFL) directorate of the National Park Service (NPS). HPTC offers skilled day labor services in the preservation trades, architecture, and project management fields to preserve and maintain our nation’s historic resources. Our skilled staff use our project work as a vehicle to train others in preservation philosophy, preservation technology, the traditional trades, and project management skills.

Projects type and locations will vary across the National Park Service locations. Roofing, window repairs, log cabin repair, flooring repairs/ refinishing, and painting will be conducted with this position. Results of these products will follow the National Park Service mission of preserving unimpaired the natural and cultural resources of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.

Description of Duties:

• Assisting a HPTC crew in offering skilled day labor services in the preservation trades, architecture, and project management fields to preserve and maintain our nation’s historic resources
• Safely and accurately removing and replacing roofing
• Conducting window repair work involving replacing old window components
• Remove and restore log building materials
• Utilize paint to restore historic structures, both indoor and outdoor
  
  Flooring repair and replacement in old structures
• Each job will have safety plans developed and on site for employee safety to be maintained at a high standard

Qualifications:

• United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
• Must be 18-30 years of age (35 for Veterans with DD- 214)
• Has received a high school diploma or equivalency certificate; or has not dropped out of elementary or secondary school to enroll as an Ameri Corps participant and agrees to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent prior to using the education award Agrees to provide information to establish eligibility and to complete a National Service Criminal History Check
• Moderate to heavy physical effort is required for this position, including occasional lifting or handling of objects over 40 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
• Ability to stoop, bend, kneel, climb and walk in all manners of environmental conditions such as rain, mud, and extreme heat or cold
• Ability to lift 50lbs, and willing learn historic preservation techniques
• Willingness to work in heat, cold, and elevated work locations
• Ability to commit to full duration of the position

Our Commitment:

Conservation Legacy is committed to the full consideration of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Physical requirements may include periodic overnight travel, non-traditional work hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis.…