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Minidoka National Historic Site - Maintenance Internship

Location:

Jerome, ID

Description:

Idaho Conservation Corps - 680 HR Minidoka National Historic Site Internship - Jerome, ID Maintenance and Facilities Management Internship 17 Weeks: May 15, 2023 - September 9, 2023 Position Title: Maintenance and Facilities Management Internship - 680 HR Position Summary: The National Park Service is recruiting summer interns at Minidoka National Historic Site (MIIN). The members will serve the Facilities Management division. Minidoka National Historic Site is recruiting for two Maintenance Interns beginning May through August 2023. This internship is located in a National Park Service Unit. The interns will conduct a variety of tasks associated with the use and management of park resources. The purpose of the position is to supplement the permanent facilities workforce by performing duties designed to: (1) maintain and repair of grounds, exterior structures, buildings, and related utilities; (2) learn a variety of trade practices associated with occupations such as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, electrical, cement work, painting, and other related trades; (3) support park staff in managing park resources. Intern may also interact with visitors while performing maintenance work. About Northwest Youth Corps (NYC): Northwest Youth Corps was created in 1984 to offer teenagers and young adults an education-based, work experience modeled after the historic Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930's. Today, we serve over 1,000 youth and young adults each year across a four-state region who restore critical habitat, build trails, lead volunteers, educate youth, and respond to local and national disasters. Minidoka National Historic Site - Jerome, ID During World War II, approximately 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated without due process of law. Although little remains of the barbed-wire fences and tar-papered barracks, the Minidoka concentration camp once held over 13,000 Japanese Americans in the Idaho desert. Established in 2001, Minidoka National Historic Site preserves their legacy and teaches the importance of civil liberties. More information at www.nps.gov/miin The Minidoka Relocation Center, also referred to as Hunt Camp, was occupied from August 1942 to October 1945. Operated by the War Relocation Authority (WRA), it encompassed 33,000 acres of land in Jerome County, with 950 acres dedicated to a residential area comprising more than 600 buildings. Minidoka had a peak population of 9,397 Japanese Americans from Washington State, Oregon, California, and Alaska; in total, more than 13,000 people were held in the incarceration camp. Approximately 1,000 people from Minidoka served in the US Army, mostly in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team which earned the distinction in the European Theater as the most highly decorated combat regiment in the entire war. Japanese Americans also played a critical role in helping Idaho's agricultural industries support the war effort by doubling their wartime production. Minidoka National Historic Site was officially designated the 385th unit of the National Park Service on January 17, 2001 Duties and Responsibilities: Major duties are related to learning and working alongside personnel in Facilities Management division at Minidoka National Historic Site in Jerome, Idaho. The intern will maintain the landscape and buildings of the historic site by learning skills in: facilities, custodial, and trail management. Facilities: Performs such duties as picking up trash from grounds, raking leaves or grass, pulling weeds, watering and trimming grass, washing motor vehicles and cleaning hand tools. Responsibilities include maintaining historic buildings, managing time and work schedule, and occasionally providing general facilities assistance to others in the maintenance of buildings, grounds, roads, trails, etc. Occasionally drives ATV, passenger cars, and pickup trucks to ¾ ton size to and from job sites. Custodial : Performs such duties as cleaning, washing, and maintaining park buildings. Responsibilities include but not limited to, cleaning and polishing floors/restrooms/museum spaces/windows, managing cleaning equipment, moving heavy furniture, sweeping and mopping, and disposing of waste. Occasionally works on ladders and scaffolds to change light bulbs, wash walls, etc. Trails: Performs all aspects of trail maintenance and construction as assigned by the trail's maintenance work leader, or designee. Examples of the work performed include: clears brush and fallen logs from trail corridor; cleans, repairs, and constructs log or rock drains; installs log or rock retainer bars/steps and checks and/or constructs foot and stock bridges from native materials; constructs and maintains trail structures such as turnpikes, causeways, cribbing trail tread, riprap and rock retaining walls; constructs new segments of trail; and performs rehabilitation and meadow restoration on abandoned or heavily impacted sections of trail. Maintains the tools and equipment used in safe operating condition. Ensures work is performed safely and within prescribed NPS standards. May assist with other park crews and/or projects on an irregular basis. Working Conditions: Outside work is usually performed under all kinds of weather conditions. Indoor work is often accomplished in office buildings or in well-lighted, heated and ventilated areas such as warehouses, loading docks, or trade shops. Frequently exposed to weather and temperature extremes, drafts, noise, dust and dirt, poisonous plants, sunburn, insect bites, and the possibility of bruises, muscle strains, cuts and scrapes. Work requires the intern to follow proper safety procedures and use standard safety equipment such as hardhats, gloves, ear protectors, safety glasses, and steel-toe shoes to avoid possible hazards in the work area. Intern may be exposed to vibration from heavy equipment and to skin irritations from strong cleaning solutions used in stripping floors, etc. Care is required to avoid serious injuries when working on ladders and scaffolds and when using heavy powered equipment. Required Qualifications: Basic understanding of cleaning, grounds maintenance and lifting procedures. Knowledge of the proper use and routine operator maintenance of hand tools and equipment, and the location and proper storage of materials, tools and equipment. Ability to lift or move light to medium-weight objects and to use basic hand tools such as rake, hand-truck, and brush. The intern performs work that requires moderately heavy to very heavy physical effort. The incumbent routinely lifts, pushes, pulls, and carries items weighing 50 pounds, and up to 150 pounds (or more) with assistance. Work will routinely require walking several miles per day over park trails to and from job sites. Desired Qualifications: Ability to handle and control heavy powered equipment and to do minor maintenance on this equipment. Ability to work safely and properly use industrial cleaners, basic hand and yard tools, and equipment such as a rake, pitchfork, wheelbarrow, hand pump sprayer, hand truck, shovel, push lawn mower (manual) hammer, screwdriver, wrench, and pliers. Knowledge of and ability to perform trails maintenance and construction and safely use the heavy hand and power tools associated with trails maintenance and construction (e.g. axes, shovels, hammers, rockbars, chainsaws, rock drills, weed eaters, etc.). Duty Location: Duties are performed at Minidoka National Historic Site in Jerome, Idaho. Interns will be required to make their own housing arrangements in the local southern Idaho area. Housing reimbursement may be available upon request. Terms of Employment: Each intern will complete the 17-week program starting mid-May through early-September 2023. The member will average 40 hours of labor per week, minus holidays. The internship schedule will be Monday through Friday (9a-5p), with some potential weekends. Program Benefits: $9,520 total living allowance, prorated monthly. Members are responsible for providing their own food. Application Instructions Application Deadline : Until Filled Interviews: Will occur as qualified applications are received. Type of position : Individual Placement Internship Service Dates: May 15, 2023 - September 9, 2023 Length of Term: 680 Hours (17-weeks) To Apply: Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references and completely fill out the application form found at https://nwyouthcorps.workbrightats.com/jobsearch/?job_board_classification=Internships Please select "Minidoka National Historic Site - Maintenance Internship" when applying. Additional Information: If you have questions about the position, please contact Minidoka National Historic Site Director of Interpretation and Education, Kurt Ikeda at XXXX@nps.gov . If you have any other questions, please contact Liv Kelley at 208-805-XXXX or XXXX@nwyouthcorps.org . All job offers are contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check (criminal history and driving history). NYC recommends that all participants be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

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Northwest Youth Corps

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December 26 2023 on ApplicantPro

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