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🔗Field Services Coordinator
Website Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
We partner with communities to preserve, share, and shape the future of historic places in Washington State.
The Field Services Coordinator is a cross-departmental staff position that supports both the Washington State Main Street Program and the Maritime Washington National Heritage Area. The coordinator is responsible for assisting the Washington Main Street Director and Maritime Washington Director with program implementation by coordinating and facilitating learning opportunities, maintaining network resources, and performing administrative functions for each program.
Both programs (Washington Main Street and Maritime Washington National Heritage Area) support networks of local preservationists and practitioners across the state. The Field Services Coordinator will report jointly to the Washington Main Street Director and the Maritime Washington Director and works collaboratively across both program teams. The coordinator has the unique opportunity to get to know, and hopefully make connections between, the networks of these two sister programs at the Washington Trust.
The Field Services Coordinator will join 13 other Washington Trust staff, including three members of the Washington Main Street team and three members of the Maritime Washington team, with whom they will collaborate to accomplish responsibilities associated with the program.
Primary Responsibilities
Maritime Washington network support:
- Work closely with the Maritime Washington Director to manage administration of the Maritime Washington partner network, including onboarding of new partners, renewals of current partners, and recruiting of new partners
- Coordinate hosting of annual partners meeting
- Coordinate Maritime partner learning events, including but not limited to field trips, workshops and webinars, regional meetups and networking events, and site visits
- Maintain online resource library; create monthly partner newsletter featuring resources, events, and funding opportunities; and manage partner event scholarships
- Disseminate and analyze annual partners survey
- Coordinate responses to general emails and telephone inquiries about Maritime Washington, including responding to questions from partners network
Other duties as assigned by the Maritime Washington Director
Washington Main Street network support:
- Work closely with the Washington Main Street team to plan the annual state conference, including communications, logistics, and educational content support
- Coordinate Main Street network learning events, including but not limited to quarterly leadership meetings, board regional retreats, progress visits, and webinars
- Maintain resources library and work with the Washington Main Street team to develop new resources; create monthly newsletter featuring resources, events, and funding opportunities
- Disseminate and analyze annual services survey and biannual salary and district trends surveys
- Answer e-mail and telephone inquiries and respond to questions from Main Street network
Other duties as assigned by the Washington Main Street Director
Salary: $27.00-$31.00 per hour, based on experience
Benefits
All NCPE interns received an hourly stipend, the rate is listed at each position description. Additionally, interns receive paid time off (PTO), paid Federal holidays if working full-time, and access to NCPE's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for career and personal counseling, coaching, and referrals. Project sites may also offer a housing allowance and/or commuting stipend; this information is also listed in the description or offered during the interview.
Eligible NCPE interns who successfully complete their internships may count their position towards earning a Public Land Corps (PLC) Non-Competitive Hiring Authority certificate. To be eligible to earn a PLC certificate, an intern must be 30 years old or younger (or 35 if a veteran). Once earned, the PLC hiring authority certificate may be used to apply for eligible Federal temporary, term, or permanent positions. Successful completion of a NCPE internship does not guarantee Federal employment. Contact manager@preservenet.org for more details.
Eligibility
To be eligible, applicants must be
*at least 18 years old;
*no older than 30 years of age (or 35 years if a Veteran) when beginning the internship; applicants who are 31 or older (or 36 or older if a Veteran) are not eligible;
*currently enrolled in a degree-seeking academic program at the college level (or recently graduated within the past 12 months)
*be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
Interns are not allowed to work more than 1200 hours total in the program; previous interns must stay within this overall limit. The length of an internship can vary from 10 to 30 weeks if full-time (40 hours per week) or longer if on a part-time schedule. If selected, the exact starting date will be determined by you and the NPS supervisor. The stipend rate is $17.00 per hour unless otherwise listed.
The successful candidate is responsible for finding and paying for travel to and housing at the internship location; some exceptions apply. The supervising office may be able to assist in locating housing but it is ultimately up to the individual accepting the internship to find accommodation.
The National Council requires all interns working in-person at Federal facilities and/or with Federal employees receive the Covid-19 vaccination. Please be advised that you may also be required to wear a mask, depending on the protocols adopted by your work site. Also be aware that, due to Government-wide security requirements, a background check will be required if you are selected for a position. This will include providing information about recent housing and employment history. The position supervisor will have more information about these requirements and procedures at the time of hiring. You may direct any questions to NCPE's Internship Program Director, Julee Johnson, at manager@preservenet.org.
Please note that interns are not NCPE or NPS employees. Stipends are academic awards and taxes are not withheld, nor are social security contributions made on your behalf. These funds may be taxable, however, so consult a tax preparation professional if you have questions.
How to Apply
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Step 1: Click on the Apply for Job button, then select Universal Application. Click on Register to create a User Account, which requires a username and email. A link will be sent to you from manager@preservenet.org to create a password. We suggest that you add this email to your safe senders list so you don't miss receiving this important link. You will be instructed to Log In to Preservenet using your username or email and password, which will take you back to the Universal Application.
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Step 3: Once you submit the Universal Application, you may browse and apply for NCPE internships using the link provided. Complete the application process by clicking on the Apply for job button found at each internship listing and upload the required Essay. Use the essay to explain why you are applying for an internship, including how your interest areas will benefit the National Park Service (NPS) and how the internship will further your studies and career goals. Be as specific as possible; there is a 400-word maximum length. Submit the essay to finish the application for that position. You may apply for a maximum of 6 internships during an application round; there is no limit at other times of the year. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP!
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