Traditional Trades Advancement Program – Minidoka National Historic Site

                                                                                                                                                                                

Position Title: Traditional Trades Advancement Program – Minidoka National Historic Site

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: Jerome, ID (Preference given to local applicants) 

Application Timeline: Preference given to applicants that submit application by 4/14/2026

 

Dates of Employment:


* Start Date: 5/18/2026


* End Date: 10/2/2026 

 

Purpose:

Stewards Individual Placements (Stewards), a program of Conservation Legacy, provides individuals with internships service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and preserve our natural resources.

Participants serve with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits to provide institutional capacity, develop community relationships, and support ecosystem health.

Stewards in partnership with the National Park Service and Historic Preservation Training Center are seeking two 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.

 

This is an hourly internship position that will work with Park facilities team and the Historic Preservation Training Center to focus on the historic preservation of the Minidoka National Historic Site.

Selected applicants will build hands-on preservation trades skills at Minidoka National Historic Site through projects addressing a range of historic preservation needs.

Over the course of a 20-week immersive experience, TTAP participants train and work alongside experienced NPS employees to preserve cultural resources and crucial infrastructure.

TTAP members will obtain a breadth of preservation trades experience which they can build on if they decide to continue with historic preservation.

 

 
Description of Duties:


* General preservation maintenance - learn processes behind historic preservation and how to effectively execute general procedures


* Wall construction - assist in stabilizing and reinforcing building structures including walls and roof of historic structures


* Site preparation - removing debris and historic objects from work area


* Deconstruction - assist in deconstructing unstable rafters, purlins, posts, and other structural hazards


* Use of hand and power tools

 

Qualifications:


* Must be 18-30 years of age, maximum 35 for Veterans with DD-214.


* United States citizen, United States ...