Minidoka National Historic Site – Interpretation, Education, and Facilities Management Internship

Jobs At Corps / Minidoka National Historic Site – Interpretation, Education, and Facilities Management Internship

Address:
5657 Warm Springs Ave
Boise, Idaho
83716

Actively Recruiting
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No
Position title
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Minidoka National Historic Site - Interpretation, Education, and Facilities Management Internship
Type of Position
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Corps member / Intern
Town, City, Park, etc
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Jerome
State / Territory
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Idaho
Benefits
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Education Award
Project/Program Focus
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Construction/Masonry
Attachments/Supplemental Materials
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Idaho Conservation Corps (ICC) provides opportunities for youth and young adults to learn, grow, and experience success through conservation—regardless of experience or background. ICC, a statewide program of Northwest Youth Corps (NYC), applies a combination of service, education, and career coaching to help youth and young adults protect, restore, and enhance public lands and waterways in the Gem State and our Northwest neighbor states.

Annually, NYC crews carry out 180,000 hours of projects such as wildfire fuels reduction, invasive plant removal, riparian planting, stream restoration, tree planting, and trail maintenance for a variety of federal, state, and local partners.

Participants leave Idaho Conservation Corps knowing that they can overcome obstacles, make friends, and succeed in their chosen career path.

The National Park Service is recruiting two summer interns beginning May through September 2025 at Minidoka National Historic Site (MIIN). The interns will serve jointly with the Interpretation and Education team and the Facilities and Management team. The purpose of this position is to supplement the permanent Interpretation, Education, and Facilities Management workforce by assisting in managing the visitor center, welcoming visitors, maintaining facilities, and inviting public engagement with difficult histories.

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.

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 .gov/miin

Duties and Responsibilities
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Major duties are related to learning and working alongside personnel in Interpretation and Education (70%) and Facilities Management (30%) teams at Minidoka National Historic Site in Jerome, Idaho. The intern will communicate with the public about the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII; staff the visitor center; maintain trails and facilities; and provide information about MIIN and the National Park Service including recreational opportunities and park regulations.

NPS will provide appropriate PPE for tasks assigned in this position.