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 🔗Traditional Trades Advancement Program at Fort Sumter National Monument

  • Full Time
  • Sullivans Island, SC
  • $800.0/- USD / Week
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Recruiting
  • Job 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

    • 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.

    This SCA Position is authorized under the Public Land Corps Authority. All participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans age 35 or younger. Participants must also be a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States. Hours served can be applied toward the Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority.

  • How to Apply:

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  • 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=5001178832506

Website The Student Conservation Association

The Student Conservation Association is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and young adults.

Schedule: April 6, 2026 – October 2, 2026

Build your hands-on preservation trades skills at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park through projects addressing a range of historic preservation needs. Over the course of a 26-week immersive experience, TTAP participants train and work alongside experienced NPS employees to preserve cultural resources and crucial infrastructure. TTAP interns will obtain a breadth of preservation trades experience which they can build on if they decide to continue with historic preservation.

Skills Training & Support Provided:

·      Masonry cleaning and repointing

·      Morter analysis and mixing

·      Historic metal conservation

·      Basic Carpentry

·      Hand and power tools use

·      General preservation maintenance

·      Historic preservation fundamentals

·      OSHA 10 Construction certification

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

TTAP interns will work on several different projects and gain a variety of historic trade skills throughout their internship. Projects include:

• Brick repointing at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter,

• Concrete spalling repair and weatherproofing of historic Battery Jasper and Fort Moultrie

• Applying limewashes to the historic batteries at Fort Moultrie

• Historic cannon and monument conservation throughout the park

• Historic metal preservation at Fort Moultrie and Battery Jasper

• Wooden doors preservation in Fort Moultrie. These projects will support the park’s backlog of critical historic preservation needs and help with the park’s beautification in preparation for the park’s spotlight on Freedom250 programming and events.