Traditional Trades Service Member - Point Reyes National Seashore
Position Title: NPS Historic Preservation Training Center – Traditional Trades Advancement Program – Point Reyes National Seashore – AmeriCorps
Conservation Legacy Program: Stewards Individual Placements - East
Site Location: NPS - Point Reyes National Seashore
1 Bear Valley Rd, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Terms of Service:
- Start Date: 04/20/2026
- End Date: 10/23/2026
- AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 900Hours (26 Weeks)
Purpose:
Stewards Individual Placements is an AmeriCorps affiliated program that provides individuals with service and career opportunities to strengthen communities and protect our natural resources. Participants work with federal agencies, tribal governments, and nonprofits building institutional capacity, developing community relationships, and supporting the health of natural areas.
Stewards, in partnership with the National Park Service and Historic Preservation Training Center are seeking individuals to participate in the Traditional Trades Apprenticeship Program. Members will receive introductory training in a variety of traditional trades and will develop an understanding of historic resource stewardship while helping to preserve our nation’s historic resources. This program provides participants with marketable skills and excellent exposure to the historic preservation career field within the NPS as well as the private sector.
POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE has over a hundred historic structures including visitor centers, ranch houses, barns, radio transmitting buildings, and employee housing. Member will assist in repointing a stone wall, repairing wooden fences and gates, and rebuilding a patio on a ranch house. In addition, emergent work on historic buildings may provide an opportunity to learn skills like carpentry, plumbing, minor electrical, masonry, drywall, painting, and cabinetry repair. The maintenance of historic infrastructure in national parks furthers the mission of environmental stewardship by providing the public with the opportunity to learn about natural and cultural resources in a well-maintained visitor center, keeping visitors off sensitive resources with well-maintained fences, or simply preserving a stone wall built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Description of Duties:
- Follow Project Plans
- Member will learn why specific treatments were prescribed for specific problems. They will learn how to read blueprints and schematics by assisting NPS carpenters and masons.
- Mix Mortar
- Member will learn proper ratios for achieving desired consistency for specific applications. They will learn how to match mortar to existing mortar by taking a mortar analysis sample.
- Cut and Assemble Decking
- Member will learn how to take the design of a project and turn the measurements into building material using a tape measure and a miter saw. They will work side by side with an NPS carpenter to practice making cuts and taking measurements.
Qualifications:
- United States citizen, United States national, or a lawful permanent resident alien
- At least 18 years of age, Veterans up to 35 years of age.
- Ability to commit to a 26-week experience of combined training and hands-on work
- 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 History Check.
- Willingness to learn preservation skills and safety protocols.
- Operate as a good team member within work crew and follow daily direction.
- Follow HPTC's project agreement and safety plan.
- Be respectful of all members or crew, site mentors, and staff.
- Attention to Detail
- Organization and Time Management Skills
Our Commitment:
Conservation Legacy is committed to the full consideration of all qualified individuals and will ensure that people with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations to perform essential job functions. Physical requirements may include periodic overnight travel, non-traditional work hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use of program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. The ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please send a request to the hiring manager.
Time Requirements:
- Typically, this position is expected to serve Monday to Friday at a full-time capacity of 40 hours a week, but exact service schedules may vary. A half hour lunch break will not be counted towards AmeriCorps service
- Members may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.
- Fully On-Site
Orientation and Training:
- Members will receive an orientation that includes training on AmeriCorps prohibited and unallowable activities.
- TTAP members will learn how to follow project plans by shadowing NPS carpenters and masons.
- Will be provided basic first aid, bloodborne pathogen awareness, operational leadership, fall protection training, lead awareness, respirator fit test, asbestos awareness, and possibly chainsaw safety and heavy equipment safety.
Benefits:
- Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of $3,697.50
- Living Allowance of $600 a week + Additional Benefit of $200 a week (equivalent to $20/hr)
- $1000 Professional Development Stipend
- Public Lands Corps Hiring Authority
- Park Housing Available
- Loan forbearance if Eligible
- Interest Payments if Eligible
Evaluation and Reporting:
As an AmeriCorps member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has completed the required number of hours, the member has satisfactorily completed assignments, and if the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.
Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to, bi-weekly timesheets and accomplishment tracking.
Supervisor Name and Contact Information:
STE Program Staff:
Kahla Stewart
Program Coordinator
Stewards Individual Placements
(423) 402-6004
kstewart@conservationlegacy.org
Service Site Staff:
Alexander Bernhardt
Building and Utility Maintenance Supervisor
Point Reyes National Seashore
Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.