NPS / Historical Preservation Training Center - Midwest Regional Support Team

                                                                                    

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

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: HPTC/ National Park Service 360 Hwy 11 E

International Falls, MN 56649

Application Timeline: Preference given to applicants that submit application by 07/31/2026

                                        

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, including but not limited to Indiana Dunes National Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, and Voyageurs National Park.

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 ...