NPS / Historical Preservation Training Center - Southeast Regional Support Team

                                                                                    

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

Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements

Site Location: 

13165 Mount Pleasant Road

Jacksonville, FL 32225

Application Timeline: Preference given to applicants that submit application by 08/31/2026

                                        

Terms of Service:


* Start Date: 10/19/2026


* End Date: 04/23/2027

 

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.

 

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 AmeriCorps 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 Histo...