Archival Member - Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve and Orleans Jazz Natio

Summary

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service, is seeking one member to contribute to education projects alongside NPS Staff.

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 11, 2026

Estimated End Date: May 07, 2027

* a 52-week minimum commitment is required *

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, located in South Louisiana, protects the cultural heritage and natural resources of Louisiana's Mississippi River Delta region. The nearest cities to the park are New Orleans and Lafayette. The park includes many hiking and canoe trails through the wetland ecosystem.

For more information about Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, please visit the NPS website.

The National Park Service (NPS) preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The National Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.

The NPS core values are a framework in which the National Park Service accomplishes its mission. They express the manner in which, both individually and collectively, the National Park Service pursues its mission. The NPS core values are:

• Shared stewardship
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  We share a commitment to resource stewardship with the global preservation community.
• Excellence
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  We strive continually to learn and improve so that we may achieve the highest ideals of public service.
• Integrity
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  We deal honestly and fairly with the public and one another.
• Tradition
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  We are proud of it; we learn from it; we are not bound by it.
• Respect
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  We embrace each other's differences so that we may enrich the well‑being of everyone.

The headquarters building at Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve and New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park currently has a backlog of 1000 linear feet of permanent files. We expect to identify and retain at least 300 linear feet of both active and inactive files and to accession and catalog the inactive files and prepare and store that material in the archive.

After the sorting and reorganization of the backlog of permanent files, the project will prioritize and create a digitization plan for the entire archive that will be in three locations: the parks headquarters, University of New Orleans, and Cane River Creole National Historical Park.

Catalogs and indexes a large variety of materials. Uses the NPS automated cataloging system and procedures to catalog and manage archival collections. Enters data into systems. Assists in the preparation of finding aids. Ensures proper maintenance, storage, control and record management of materials. Assists with for arranging/rearranging materials within space limitations. Assists in monitoring climate control systems and prepares proper folders, sleeves, boxes and other physical housing in order to assure maximum preservation, organizational integrity and accessibility for use.

Assists the records manager and the curator in the identification of official records. Uses finding aids, automated databases and other reference tools. Performs a variety of clerical functions in support of the organization. This may include, for example, handling office records and correspondence, managing computer equipment, ordering supplies and handling duplication requests.

This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development and promote exposure to land management agencies and networking with professionals. This could include gaining experience in different conservation fields and shadowing different work groups in the park. If the candidate demonstrates interest and abilities in other park management areas, there is flexibility to allow special projects and mentoring with other park staff.

Schedule: The position is full time 40 hours a week and works under a maxiflex schedule that can be flexible to the needs of the candidate and arranged with the supervisor with a total of 40 hours worked any day of the week from 6am to 6:30pm.

Living Allowance: The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $840/week to offset the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly.

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