Resource Management & Maintenance Intern - Antietam National Battlefield (26 weeks)
Title: Maintenance and Resource Management Individual Placements
Location: Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, MD
Positions Available: 2 Internships
Dates: May 30th, 2023 – November 10th, 2023 (26 weeks)
Pay: $600/week
Status: This is a full-time, temporary 900 hour AmeriCorps National Service position.
Contact: Questions? Email ACCrecruiting@conservationlegacy.org
Position Summary:
This is a great opportunity to learn more about a career in park maintenance or resource management and land stewardship! The Maintenance and Resource Management Individual Placement is an internship position based at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, Maryland.
The Maintenance and Resource Management Individual Placements will serve directly with National Park Service staff with the Maintenance and Resource Management divisions to complete a wide variety of field projects. The position will be involved primarily with activities related to the maintenance of landscapes throughout the battlefield including the National Cemetery and established warm season grasslands. Interns will use equipment such as mowers, hand trimmers, hand tools and backpack and tank herbicide sprayers to accomplish tasks and will be required to operate passenger vehicles and light trucks. The interns will assist with custodial duties, set-up tear down for special events, invasive and exotic vegetation management, maintaining trails and rebuilding of historic fencing. There may be opportunities to assist with monitoring of Spotted Lanternfly, monarch larva and small mammals. At times may assist with cultural resource activities such as painting historic tablets, construction scaffolding and cleaning battlefield monuments and headstones.
Training may be provided in First Aid/CPR, plant identification, herbicide use and safety, landscaping and pruning and other subjects as needed.
The work involves standing, bending, walking and a moderate amount of physical exertion. Intern may be required to lift items weighing up to 25 pounds in performance of assigned duties. Most work is performed outdoors where the intern may encounter variable weather conditions and exposure to insects, poison ivy and snakes. Work performed indoors is in an office or workshop setting.
Housing is NOT provided for this position.
Benefits:
- $600/week living stipend, paid bi-weekly
- $3,247.50 AmeriCorps Segal Education Award upon successful completion of 900 hour service term (award amount varies based on length of commitment and can be used for paying off federal student loans or paying tuition for a Title IV accredited college)
- Possible student loan forbearance
- Non-competitive hiring eligibility with the federal government (PLCHA)
- Member Assistance Program – 3 free sessions of support with a counseling or work-life balance specialist
- Uniform shirts and other necessary safety equipment is provided
- On-the-job training
- Additional subject-specific trainings may be offered
- Depending upon the academic institution and program, this position may fulfill internship requirements
- Professional development opportunities (mentorship, resume support, alumni listserv, etc.) and exposure to natural resource career paths
General Qualifications:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 30 (exception for Veterans up to age 35)
- Have US Citizenship or Legal Permanent Residency status
- Have a high school diploma or GED
- Pass background checks: all offers of positions are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and Federal and/or State criminal background check
- Must be eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award (individuals are eligible if they have not already completed 2 full years of AmeriCorps service, or 4 AmeriCorps service terms, whichever comes first – please contact us if you are unsure of your eligibility)
- Possess a valid driver’s license
- Willingness to work as part of a team
- Physically capable of field activities (hiking, carrying backpacks and equipment) in adverse conditions (high heat, high humidity, biting insects, rough terrain, inclement weather)
- Comfortable working in a field and office environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience working in a field environment
- Experience working on small teams
- Familiarity with local plant identification