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 🔗Traditional Trades Advancement Program at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

  • Full Time
  • Internship
  • Empire, MI
  • $800.0/- USD / Week
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Recruiting
  • Job Summary: Schedule: April 6, 2026 - October 2, 2026 - Build your hands-on preservation trades skills at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore through projects addressing a range of historic preservation needs.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Required Qualifications:

    • Interest in historic preservation trades and continuing into the trades field

    • Age restrictions: 18 – 30 (or 35 for Veterans)

    • Must be able to commit to the project for 26 weeks

    • Valid driver’s license and ability to pass DOI driver standards and background check in order to drive a government vehicle, obtain computer access, and be issued keys.

    • Physical effort is heavy to moderate for this position and requires occasional lifting or handling of objects or materials up to 50lbs, unassisted, following proper lifting procedures to avoid injury. Frequently required to stand while working, climb ladders or scaffolding, and bend, stoop, climb, and work in awkward positions.

    • Interest in using hand and power tools in an outdoor setting to complete projects • Ability to commute to meet up location daily

    • Follow all safety rules and regulations and participate in ongoing safety culture of the site.

  • How to Apply:

    https://myjobs.adp.com/scacareers/cx/job-details?__tx_annotation=false&_fromPublish=true&reqId=5001177020806

  • Job benefits: • $1,000 Funding for independent professional development • Travel and associated expenses for in-person Historic Preservation Fundamentals course • Public Land Corps Hiring Authority (at position completion) • OSHA 10 Certification • Training and networking opportunities with NPS and preservation professionals
  • Contact Name: Alex Castro
  • Application Email: acastro@thesca.org
  • Application URL: https://myjobs.adp.com/scacareers/cx/job-details?__tx_annotation=false&_fromPublish=true&reqId=5001177020806

Website The Student Conservation Association

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Barn Cupola repair and siding replacement Framing and sheathing repair and replacement Interior painting of historic structures Repairing historic wood windows and doors Recreating missing building elements by researching, documenting, and replicating by matching samples of historic materials. Timber framing

Skills Training & Support Provided:

·      Roofing, including safety standards

·      Masonry cleaning and repointing

·      Morter analysis and mixing

·      Window restoration (glazing and replacement)

·      Hand and power tools use

·      General preservation maintenance

·      OSHA 10 Construction certification