Minidoka National Historic Site- Maintenance and Facilities Management Individual Placement

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Idaho Conservation Corps – 640 HR

Individual Placement

National Park Service

Maintenance and Facilities Management

16 Weeks: May 11, 2026 – August 31, 2026

Position Title: Minidoka National Historic Site- Maintenance and Facilities Management Individual Placement

Position Summary:

The National Park Service is recruiting summer Individual Placements at Minidoka National Historic Site (MIIN). The members will serve the Facilities Management team. This Individual Placement is located in a National Park Service Unit. The Individual Placements will conduct a variety of tasks associated with the use and management of park resources. The purpose of the position is to supplement the permanent facilities workforce by performing duties designed to: (1) maintain and repair grounds, exterior structures, historic and modern buildings, and related utilities; (2) learn a variety of trade practices associated with occupations such as natural resource maintenance, cultural resource preservation, landscaping, facilities upkeep, and painting, and other related trades; (3) support park staff in managing park resources. Individual Placements may also interact with visitors while performing maintenance work.

Northwest Youth Corps (NYC):

Northwest Youth Corps was created in 1984 to offer teenagers and young adults an education-based, work experience modeled after the historic Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930’s. Today, we serve over 1,000 youth and young adults each year across a four-state region who restore critical habitat, build trails, lead volunteers, educate youth, and respond to local and national disasters.

Minidoka National Historic Site (MIIN):
During World War II, approximately 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated without due process of law. Although little remains of the barbed-wire fences and tar-papered barracks, the Minidoka concentration camp once held over 13,000 Japanese Americans in the Idaho desert. Established in 2001, Minidoka National Historic Site preserves their legacy and teaches the importance of civil liberties. More information at

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 Placement’s 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 trail’s 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 driver’s 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:

• $8,960 total living allowance, prorated monthly.
• Hours may count towards earning Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority.
• While housing is not provided, a $3,000 housing assistance fund may be available upon request.
• Opportunity of working alongside government employees tasked with preserving and maintaining important cultural and historic sites.
• Exposure to working at a historic site and an opportunity to gain knowledge of the basic principles and laws that guide historic preservation, decisions, and actions. Numerous preservation projects scheduled for 2026.
• CPR and First Aid Certification.

Application Instructions

Application Deadline: March 31, 2026 – First Consideration February 28, 2026

Interviews: Will occur as qualified applications are received.

Type of position: Individual Placement

Service Dates: May 11, 2026 – August 31, 2026

Length of Term: 16 Weeks (640 Hours)

To Apply:

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references and completely fill out the application form found at

Please select “Minidoka National Historic Site- Maintenance and Facilities Management Individual Placement ” when applying.

Additional Information:

If you have questions about the position, please contact Minidoka National Historic Site Facilities, Walt Tomlinson at If you have any other questions, please contact Northwest Youth Corps Interns Department at or 541-654-4704.

All job offers are contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background check (criminal history and driving history).