Duties and Responsibilities: Major duties are related to learning and working alongside personnel in Facilities Management division at Minidoka National Historic Site in Jerome Idaho. The Individual Placement will maintain the landscape and buildings of the historic site by learning skills in facilities custodial and trail management. It is also the Individual Placements responsibility to make a conscious effort to be situationally aware of visitors when maintenance work is in close proximity to them be respectful and mindful of them.

Facilities: Performs such duties as picking up trash from grounds raking leaves or grass pulling weeds watering and trimming grass washing motor vehicles and cleaning hand tools. Responsibilities include maintaining historic buildings managing time and work schedule and occasionally providing general facilities assistance to others in the maintenance of buildings grounds roads trails etc. Occasionally drives UTV passenger cars tractors riding lawn mowers and pickup trucks ¾ ton size to and from job sites. May also pull light trailers behind vehicles.

Custodial: Performs such duties as cleaning washing and maintaining park buildings. Responsibilities include but not limited to cleaning and polishing floors/restrooms/museum spaces/windows managing cleaning equipment moving heavy furniture sweeping and mopping monitor and replace toilet paper and disposing of waste. Occasionally works on ladders and scaffolds to change light bulbs wash walls etc.

Trails: Performs all aspects of trail maintenance and construction as assigned by the trails maintenance work leader or designee. Examples of the work performed include clears brush and fallen logs from trail corridor; constructs cleans and maintains trail structures such as waysides trail tread and rock retaining walls; constructs new segments of trail; and performs rehabilitation and tread restoration on abandoned or heavily impacted sections of trail. Maintains the tools and equipment used in safe operating condition. Ensures work is performed safely and within prescribed NPS standards. May assist with other park crews and/or projects on an irregular basis.

Working Conditions:

Outside work is usually performed under all kinds of weather conditions. Indoor work is often accomplished in office buildings or in well-lighted heated and ventilated areas such as warehouses loading docks or trade shops. Frequently exposed to weather and temperature extremes drafts noise dust and dirt poisonous plants sunburn insect bites and the possibility of bruises muscle strains cuts and scrapes. Work requires the Individual Placement to follow proper safety procedures and use standard safety equipment such as hardhats gloves ear protectors safety glasses and steel-toe shoes to avoid possible hazards in the work area. Individual Placement may be exposed to vibration from heavy equipment and to skin irritations from strong cleaning solutions used in stripping floors etc. Care is required to avoid serious injuries when working on ladders and scaffolds and when using heavy powered equipment. NPS will provide appropriate PPE for tasks assigned in this position.

Required Qualifications:

• Attention to details time management skills and ability to work independently.
• Professional appearance and language no smoking and adherence to Northwest Youth Corps code of conduct.
• Basic understanding of cleaning grounds maintenance and lifting procedures.
• Knowledge of the proper use and routine operator maintenance of hand tools and equipment and the location and proper storage of materials tools and equipment.
• Ability to lift or move light to medium-weight objects and to use basic hand tools such as rake hand-truck and brush.
• The Individual Placement performs work that requires moderately heavy to very heavy physical effort. The incumbent routinely lifts pushes pulls and carries items weighing 50 pounds and up to 150 pounds (or more) with assistance. Work will routinely require walking several miles per day over park trails to and from job sites.
• Maintain a valid drivers license.
• Ages 18-30 (up to 35 for veterans).
• S. Citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• Must pass a background/driver check.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED.

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to handle and control powered equipment (tractors riding mowers) and to do minor maintenance on this equipment.
• Ability to work safely and properly using industrial cleaners basic hand and yard tools and equipment such as a rake pitchfork wheelbarrow hand pump sprayer hand truck shovel riding lawn mower (manual) hammer screwdriver wrench and pliers.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform trails maintenance and construction and safely use the heavy hand and power tools associated with trails maintenance and construction (e.g. axes shovels hammers rock bars weed eaters etc.).
• Ability to complete tasks and problem solve on own self-reliant and motivated to properly perform duties.

Duty Location:

Duties are performed at Minidoka National Historic Site in Jerome Idaho. Individual Placements will be required to make their own housing arrangements in the local southern Idaho area. Housing fund may be available upon request.

Terms of Employment:

• Each Individual Placement will complete the 16-week program starting early-May through early-September 2026. Individual Placements will average 40 hours of labor per week minus holidays.
• The Individual Placements schedule will be Monday through Friday (8a-4:30p) with some potential weekends July 8th-12th will be a mandatory work weekend.
• Individual Placements are responsible for providing their own housing and food. Personal transportation needed.

Program Benefits: