Employment

Current Employment Opportunities

  • Title: Digitization Specialist

    Agency: Natural Heritage Trust

    Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

    Location: Peebles Island State Park, Collections Care Center (Waterford, NY)

    Compensation: $63,000 and benefits package

    Work Schedule: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week ; Monday-Friday

    Application Deadline: COB, Wednesday, April 30, 2025

    Position Summary: The Digitization Specialist implements the cataloging, photography, and assessment/preparation of housing for approximately 1300 artworks created by Frederic Edwin Church within the Olana State Historic Site’s collection.. The successful candidate, working under the BHS Museum Registrar, will oversee file management, metadata creation, and integration of digital image files into agency database (TMS Collections) records. The goal of this project is to ensure the catalog records for these objects and related constituents are thorough, consistently documented, all while being in-line with Division standards throughout the collections database.

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  • Title: Interpreter of Native American History

    Agency: Natural Heritage Trust

    Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

    Location: Peebles Island State Park (Waterford, NY)

    Compensation: $62,500 and benefits package

    Work Schedule: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week ; Monday-Friday

    Application Deadline: COB, Wednesday, April 30, 2025

    Position Summary: The Interpreter of Native American History implements the interpretation of Indigenous peoples in a broad variety BHS projects. The Interpreter of Native American History ensures that the perspectives of Indigenous peoples are included in our interpretation for a more truthful view of the past and present. They will serve as a liaison, historical interpreter, and guide during this process.

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  • Title: Seasonal Educator

    Agency: Natural Heritage Trust

    Agency Assignment: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

    Location: Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center (Voorheesville, NY)

    Compensation: $16.00/hr

    Work Schedule: Up to 40 hours a week; Sundays required, other days are flexible. May-August.

    Position Summary: Under the direction of the Nature Center Director, this position will staff the front desk of the Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center on Sundays. There will be opportunities to lead field trips, public programs, and assist with events at Thacher State Park and Thompsons Lake Campground, with a focus on expanding access and opportunities for visitors.

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  • Title: Water Resources Management Specialist

    Agency: Natural Heritage Trust

    Agency Assignment: NYS Department of State

    Location: Albany, NY

    Compensation: $72,000-86,000 and benefits package

    Work Schedule: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week ; Monday-Friday

    Application Deadline: COB, Monday, April 28, 2025

    Position Summary: The Water Resources Management Specialist implements the NYS Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. The Water Resources Management Specialist will play a crucial role in addressing the implementation of flood risk reduction, stormwater management, and habitat/ecosystem restoration projects through Bond Act Funding. The primary objective of this role is overseeing the design and/or construction of stormwater and flood-risk reduction related projects. Given that flooding consistently impacts sustainable development, the Water Resources Management Specialist will also play a supporting role in in OPDCI at advancing a comprehensive approach to flood risk management and flood impact mitigation to protect public health and safety and the environment.

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It is the policy of the State of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran or military service, member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception. The NHT is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.