Historical Interpretation Intern
Historical Interpretation Intern
#441 | Posted 02/08/2024
WISDOM, Montana
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Job Description
Program Dates: 05/13/2024 – 05/11/2025 (52 Weeks)
About us:
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and young adults. Program participants protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks, and community green spaces across the country.
Program Description:
Join a small team of dedicated park employees working to help visitors remember the events surrounding the Nez Perce Flight of 1877, and the lasting effects on both the Nez Perce and American societies. Focus will be on the battle that occurred in the Big Hole Valley of southwestern Montana. The intern will receive training in formal and informal interpretation, become familiar with operations at a visitor center in a small national park, and gain knowledge on a variety of topics and issues regarding Nez Perce history and present-day culture. During peak visitation season, the incumbent's primary responsibilities will be working the front desk at the visitor center and presenting history-based interpretive programs. At the visitor center the intern will greet and orient visitors, answer questions, provide information and materials, update displays and bulletin boards, and assist with stocking and sales of items in our partnering Discover Your Northwest bookstore. Interpretive programs may include introducing the park film, short map talks, 20-minute deck talks, 1.5-hour tours, tipi demonstrations, and assisting with programming for school groups including the weeklong Coyote Camp. Other duties include roving park trails, writing social media posts, and completing a project, the nature of which depends on the intern's skill set and interests.
The park is considered remote and isolated. There are 5 permanent staff members and fewer than 10 summer seasonal staff. The ideal candidate will be comfortable living alongside the people they work with.
Member Benefits:
- $535/week Living Allowance (Paid bi-weekly)
- $1,100 To/From Travel Allowance, paid once with first paycheck (Personal vehicle REQUIRED)
- Shared housing provided on-site
- Eligible for the Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority upon successful completion of position (640hrs minimum of service); Age restrictions apply.
* All allowances subject to state and federal tax
Member Qualifications:
- Driver's license
- Personal vehicle required
- Comfortable in remote setting; working and living alongside the same people
- Comfortable speaking publicly
- Preference given to applicants with an educational background and/or interest in History, Communications, and Education.