2008 Summer Employment

Date: March 28, 2008
Contact: Pamela Cook, [phone] x 42
Contact: Sherry Webster, [phone] x 12

The National Park Service is looking for several highly motivated and responsible students age 18 and up and in good academic standing for summer seasonal Visitor Use Assistant and Maintenance Worker positions at Fort Sumter National Monument and Charles Pinckney National Historic Site.

Duties for Visitor Use Assistants include interpretive tours, talks and programs for groups of up to 400 visitors, operating visitor centers, audiovisual equipment and cash registers. A uniform is required. Duties for Maintenance Workers will include preservation work, landscaping, painting and other outdoor maintenance work. These positions are 40 hours per week with weekend and holiday work required. The rate of pay is $12.50 to $13.00 per hour. Applicants will be responsible for transportation to one of three duty stations each day at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island, Liberty Square in Charleston or Charles Pinckney NHS is Mount Pleasant. Duty stations may vary from day to day. The park boat transports employees to Fort Sumter from Sullivan’s Island.

Applicants must be current students age 18 or older. Applicants must provide proof of acceptance or pre-registration from a college for the Fall 2008 semester; a recent school transcript; a letter indicating the applicant’s good academic standing from the current school; and a resume. Applications must be received or postmarked no later than May 3, 2008 in order to be considered. Failure to include all required documentation will result in non-consideration for employment.

Applicants should send their paperwork to the Personnel Office by fax to [phone] or mail to:

Fort Sumter National Monument
Attn: Personnel
1214 Middle Street
Sullivan’s Island, SC  29482

For more information, please call Pamela Cook or Sherry Webster at [phone].