Youth Engagement Fellow - National Parks of New York Harbor - Build Up Technical Internship Program

EPIC • New York, NY

29d • Onsite

About The Position

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service, is seeking TWO Youth Engagement Fellows to contribute to historical preservation projects alongside NPS Staff. About Build Up Technical Internship Program: This position is part of the Build Up Technical Internship Program facilitated by the Historic Preservation Training Center. The Build Up Technical Internship Program is working to expand the National Park Service workforce while addressing critical maintenance needs by providing professional experiences in technical fields to students and recent graduates. For more information about the Build Up Technical Internship Program, please visit the NPS website. For more information about ACE, please visit our website. Start Date: May 2026 Estimated End Date: 26 weeks after start date a 26-week minimum commitment is required Location Details/Description: The National Parks of New York Harbor (NPNH) is a unique programmatic office that supports the efforts of the 12 National Park sites in the NY-NJ Harbor area, as well as offering original youth and volunteer programming. NPNH offers accredited volunteer internships to students, participates in the national Trails&Rails volunteer program, organizes meaningful paid internships in a variety of fields, and contributes hands-on to historic preservation projects throughout the Northeast. The duty station for this position is Federal Hall National Monument, New York, NY. For more information about the National Parks of New York Harbor, please visit the National Parks of New York Harbor website Position Overview: In this position, the Youth Engagement Fellow will help coordinate our summer youth crews working on A250 related historic preservation projects. The intern will assist NPNH staff in coordinating the ordering of project materials, developing project schedules based on condition assessments, serving as a mentor and leader for youth when out in the field, assisting youth with completing final projects, and overall completing basic administrative tasks related to conducting project work. Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-4:30pm, with a 30-minute lunch Position Benefits Living Allowance: The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $1000 week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly . Public Land Corps Hiring Authority: Members serving under this agreement may be eligible for a federal hiring authority upon completion of their term of service and 640 hours of service. If the duration of a PLC-eligible term is not long enough for Members to accrue 640 hours of service (~16 weeks), the total hours served at the completion of the term may be eligible to be combined with hours accrued from another PLC-eligible term to meet the 640 hours requirement. PLC projects also include specific eligibility requirements such as age ( You must be between the ages of 16 and 30. Some agencies also interpret these guidelines to include veterans up to age 35) and citizenship. Please contact ACE staff with questions about eligibility, or view general eligibility information on our website. Housing: Housing is the responsibility of the member and not provided by ACE or the site. Provided Training/Orientation: ACE members will receive position-specific training and an orientation outlining ACE policies and procedures, clear guidance on prohibited activities, and networks for support. Specific training provided by the NPS may include on-the-job training-and job-specific safety training necessary to preform directed tasks, OSHA-10 Certification, First Aid-CPR-AED Certification (Potentially Wilderness First Aid), Supervising Youth Training, Project Management Training, and Defensive Driving Training.

Requirements

• Must be a United States Citizen, United States National or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the United States as required by U.S. government contracts
• Willing and able to represent ACE and the partner organization in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner.
• Ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group.
• A valid driver's license and an insurable driving record (documentation to be provided upon request).
• Members must be 21+ to drive due to ACE's insurance and liability requirements.
• Willing to undergo and must pass the required criminal history checks
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• ACE Members will need to complete bi-weekly timesheets, beginning of term feedback forms, end of term evaluations and for longer terms, a mid-term evaluation.
• Member may not participate in any prohibited activities as listed in the Member Service Agreement.

Nice To Haves

• Competitive applicants for this position can hold or be pursuing a minimum of a Bachelor Degree in: Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture or Construction Management or similar Education, Sociology, Psychology, Social Work or similar
• Knowledge and/or skills in design, construction, or project management.
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a team, and be independently motivated.

Responsibilities

• coordinate our summer youth crews working on A250 related historic preservation projects
• assist NPNH staff in coordinating the ordering of project materials
• developing project schedules based on condition assessments
• serving as a mentor and leader for youth when out in the field
• assisting youth with completing final projects
• overall completing basic administrative tasks related to conducting project work

Benefits

• Living Allowance: The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $1000 week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly
• Public Land Corps Hiring Authority: Members serving under this agreement may be eligible for a federal hiring authority upon completion of their term of service and 640 hours of service.
• Provided Training/Orientation: ACE members will receive position-specific training and an orientation outlining ACE policies and procedures, clear guidance on prohibited activities, and networks for support. Specific training provided by the NPS may include on-the-job training-and job-specific safety training necessary to preform directed tasks, OSHA-10 Certification, First Aid-CPR-AED Certification (Potentially Wilderness First Aid), Supervising Youth Training, Project Management Training, and Defensive Driving Training.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern