Job opening: Mason

Salary: $34 - 39 per hour

Published at: Jun 10 2024

Employment Type: Full-time

These positions are located in the Maintenance Division at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately the end of December through the middle of December, and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year (approximately 12/14 to 12/28).

Duties

Performs a variety of skilled (journeyman level) maintenance and restoration work related to the mason trade. Repairs, alterations and construction of masonry structures using a variety of materials including brick, block, stone and concrete. Repairs concrete footings, culverts and walkways. Cleans, repairs, and re-points lock walls. Works with a high degree of precision and accuracy in order to maintain the authenticity and integrity of historic structures and monuments.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors: Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT) Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Ability To Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading) Measurement and Layout Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Materials Dexterity and Safety If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration. In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.