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Title: Tuzigoot National Monument- Traditional Trades Advancement Program Individual Placements
\nDates: 10/16/2023- 4/12/2024
\nStipend: $18/hour, 40 hours per week
\nTerm: 26 weeks (6 months) full time
\nReports To: NPS Tuzigoot/Montezuma Castle National Monuments - Cultural Resource Program Manager
\nLocation: 25 Tuzigoot Rd, Clarkdale, AZ 86324
\nStatus: Non-AmeriCorps internships
\nHousing: Yes, NPS housing is provided
\nOpen Positions: 2 (two)
\nBenefits: Professional development opportunities and funding, opportunities to travel to Historic Preservation Training. Interns will receive the Public Land Corps Hiring Authority. Health Insurance will be offered through Conservation Legacy to the selected individuals.
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Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps’ (ALCC) Mission
\nIt is the mission of the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps to lead our nations back to cultural and ecological well being. The Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps is specifically designed to engage Native American youth and young adults.
\nThis program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.
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Indian Youth Service Corps Mission:
\nThe Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) is a new Department of Interior (DOI) program within the Public Land Corps initiative to provide opportunities for Native American youth to engage in public service, perform meaningful conservation projects on federal and Tribal lands, and stimulate interest in conservation-related careers. The IYSC is designed to be a collaborative program that provides shared benefits to program participants, tribes, federal and tribal land partners, and to the general public.
The Historic Preservation Training Center’s Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) is excited to offer an IYSC component to its program to provide indigenous youth quality hands-on experience in the preservation and maintenance of historic resources of cultural importance to indigenous peoples on National Park Service sites.
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National Park Service Mission:
\nOur Mission The National Park Service 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.
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The National Park Service and Historic Preservation Training Center are seeking individuals to participate in the Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) at Montezuma Castle/Tuzigoot National Monument. Members will receive introductory training in preservation masonry and will develop an understanding of historic resource stewardship while helping to preserve our nation’s historic resources. This program provides participants with marketable skills and excellent exposure to the historic preservation career field within the NPS as well as the private sector.
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Cultural Resource Division:
\nThe Cultural Resource Division at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments is tasked with historic resource stewardship while helping to preserve our nation's historic resources.
\nThe important cultural and historic resource at the Monuments are constantly under threat from natural and human caused impacts. Interns will receive introductory training in preservation, masonry and will develop an understanding of historic resource stewardship that will help preserve our nation's important historic resources.
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Montezuma Castle/Tuzigoot National Monument- Traditional Trades Advancement Program Individual Placements (IP) Overview:
\nThe intern will be focused on primarily masonry based stabilization projects at Tuzigoot Pueblo and the Swallet Cave site requiring dry stone masonry, wet stone masonry, stone shaping, re-pointing, preparing amended and earthen mortar mixes. The resulting work will result in the sites remaining in good condition.
\nThis internship position will work with archeologists and preservation masons on the Stabilization Crew to preserve Ancestral Puebloan sites at Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle National Monuments. This program provides participants with marketable skills and excellent exposure to the historic preservation career fields within the NPS as well as the private sector.
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Essential functions and responsibilities:
\nMasonry focused projects requiring dry stone masonry, wet stone masonry, stone shaping, re-pointing, preparing amended and earthen mortar mixes. Major preservation projects this year include:
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- Stabilization and Preservation of Tuzigoot Pueblo. This project will address deferred maintenance on Tuzigoot Pueblo, a per-contact hilltop pueblo. The site represents one of the primary and best documented Southern Sinagua site in the Verde Valley, AZ. \n
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- a. Essential functions and responsibilities: \n
- Preparing mortar mixtures \n
- Removal of historic stabilization mortars \n
- Resetting loose cap and mid-wall masonry \n
- Replacing deteriorated masonry wall surfaces \n
- Drain repair and contouring to improve drainage \n
- Room backfill to protect subsurface deposits \n
- Site Documentation \n
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2) Stabilization and Preservation of the Swallet Cave Site: This project will repair and stabilize the Swallet Cave Site at Montezuma Well, a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument. The Swallet Cave Site is located at the base of the Well and is the only formally documented site at Montezuma Well.
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- Essential functions and responsibilities: \n
- Preparing mortar mixtures \n
- Removal of historic stabilization mortars \n
- Resetting loose cap and mid-wall masonry \n
- Replacing deteriorated masonry wall surfaces \n
- Drain repair and contouring to improve drainage \n
- Room backfill to protect subsurface deposits \n
- Site Documentation \n
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3) Assist with Stabilization and Preservation of Cultural Sites in the Prescott NF:
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- Essential functions and responsibilities: \n
- Preparing mortar mixtures \n
- Removal of historic stabilization mortars \n
- Resetting loose cap and mid-wall masonry \n
- Replacing deteriorated masonry wall surfaces \n
- Drain repair and contouring to improve drainage \n
- Room backfill to protect subsurface deposits \n
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Required Skills
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- Moderate to heavy physical effort is required for this position, including, lifting, or handling of objects over 50lbs using proper techniques. \n
- Standing or kneeling for long periods and will be required to climb ladders, work from scaffolding or platforms, work on uneven or angled surfaces, and/or be able to work in confined spaces. \n
- Ability to work 10 hour days in heat and sun \n
- Ability to hike rough, uneven terrain \n
- Willingness to learn and work as part of a team \n
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions \n
- Positive Attitude \n
- Must be a U.S. Citizen \n
- Must pass required background checks \n
- Must be 18-30 years of age, maximum 35 for Veterans with DD-214 \n
- Driver's License with a clean driving record within the last 3 years \n
To apply, please submit an updated resume and letter of interest along with your online application.
\nIf you have any questions, please reach out to Ancestral Lands Individual Placements Program Coordinator, Kiana Etsate-Gashytewa at kiana@conservationlegacy.org
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Conservation Legacy
Tuzigoot National Monument - Traditional Trades Advancement Program Individual Placement
Category
Job Location
Tracking Code
Position Type
Title: Tuzigoot National Monument- Traditional Trades Advancement Program Individual Placements
Dates: 10/16/2023- 4/12/2024
Stipend: $18/hour, 40 hours per week
Term: 26 weeks (6 months) full time
Reports To: NPS Tuzigoot/Montezuma Castle National Monuments - Cultural Resource Program Manager
Location: 25 Tuzigoot Rd, Clarkdale, AZ 86324
Status: Non-AmeriCorps internships
Housing: Yes, NPS housing is provided
Open Positions: 2 (two)
Benefits: Professional development opportunities and funding, opportunities to travel to Historic Preservation Training. Interns will receive the Public Land Corps Hiring Authority. Health Insurance will be offered through Conservation Legacy to the selected individuals.
Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps’ (ALCC) Mission
It is the mission of the Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps to lead our nations back to cultural and ecological well being. The Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps is specifically designed to engage Native American youth and young adults.
This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.
Indian Youth Service Corps Mission:
The Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) is a new Department of Interior (DOI) program within the Public Land Corps initiative to provide opportunities for Native American youth to engage in public service, perform meaningful conservation projects on federal and Tribal lands, and stimulate interest in conservation-related careers. The IYSC is designed to be a collaborative program that provides shared benefits to program participants, tribes, federal and tribal land partners, and to the general public.
The Historic Preservation Training Center’s Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) is excited to offer an IYSC component to its program to provide indigenous youth quality hands-on experience in the preservation and maintenance of historic resources of cultural importance to indigenous peoples on National Park Service sites.
National Park Service Mission:
Our Mission The National Park Service 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 and Historic Preservation Training Center are seeking individuals to participate in the Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) at Montezuma Castle/Tuzigoot National Monument. Members will receive introductory training in preservation masonry and will develop an understanding of historic resource stewardship while helping to preserve our nation’s historic resources. This program provides participants with marketable skills and excellent exposure to the historic preservation career field within the NPS as well as the private sector.
Cultural Resource Division:
The Cultural Resource Division at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments is tasked with historic resource stewardship while helping to preserve our nation's historic resources.
The important cultural and historic resource at the Monuments are constantly under threat from natural and human caused impacts. Interns will receive introductory training in preservation, masonry and will develop an understanding of historic resource stewardship that will help preserve our nation's important historic resources.
Montezuma Castle/Tuzigoot National Monument- Traditional Trades Advancement Program Individual Placements (IP) Overview:
The intern will be focused on primarily masonry based stabilization projects at Tuzigoot Pueblo and the Swallet Cave site requiring dry stone masonry, wet stone masonry, stone shaping, re-pointing, preparing amended and earthen mortar mixes. The resulting work will result in the sites remaining in good condition.
This internship position will work with archeologists and preservation masons on the Stabilization Crew to preserve Ancestral Puebloan sites at Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle National Monuments. This program provides participants with marketable skills and excellent exposure to the historic preservation career fields within the NPS as well as the private sector.
Essential functions and responsibilities:
Masonry focused projects requiring dry stone masonry, wet stone masonry, stone shaping, re-pointing, preparing amended and earthen mortar mixes. Major preservation projects this year include:
- Stabilization and Preservation of Tuzigoot Pueblo. This project will address deferred maintenance on Tuzigoot Pueblo, a per-contact hilltop pueblo. The site represents one of the primary and best documented Southern Sinagua site in the Verde Valley, AZ.
- a. Essential functions and responsibilities:
- Preparing mortar mixtures
- Removal of historic stabilization mortars
- Resetting loose cap and mid-wall masonry
- Replacing deteriorated masonry wall surfaces
- Drain repair and contouring to improve drainage
- Room backfill to protect subsurface deposits
- Site Documentation
2) Stabilization and Preservation of the Swallet Cave Site: This project will repair and stabilize the Swallet Cave Site at Montezuma Well, a detached unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument. The Swallet Cave Site is located at the base of the Well and is the only formally documented site at Montezuma Well.
- Essential functions and responsibilities:
- Preparing mortar mixtures
- Removal of historic stabilization mortars
- Resetting loose cap and mid-wall masonry
- Replacing deteriorated masonry wall surfaces
- Drain repair and contouring to improve drainage
- Room backfill to protect subsurface deposits
- Site Documentation
3) Assist with Stabilization and Preservation of Cultural Sites in the Prescott NF:
- Essential functions and responsibilities:
- Preparing mortar mixtures
- Removal of historic stabilization mortars
- Resetting loose cap and mid-wall masonry
- Replacing deteriorated masonry wall surfaces
- Drain repair and contouring to improve drainage
- Room backfill to protect subsurface deposits
Required Skills
Minimum requirements:
- Moderate to heavy physical effort is required for this position, including, lifting, or handling of objects over 50lbs using proper techniques.
- Standing or kneeling for long periods and will be required to climb ladders, work from scaffolding or platforms, work on uneven or angled surfaces, and/or be able to work in confined spaces.
- Ability to work 10 hour days in heat and sun
- Ability to hike rough, uneven terrain
- Willingness to learn and work as part of a team
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions
- Positive Attitude
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must pass required background checks
- Must be 18-30 years of age, maximum 35 for Veterans with DD-214
- Driver's License with a clean driving record within the last 3 years
To apply, please submit an updated resume and letter of interest along with your online application.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Ancestral Lands Individual Placements Program Coordinator, Kiana Etsate-Gashytewa at kiana@conservationlegacy.org