Review Vacancy
AgencyParks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Office of
Occupational CategorySkilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance
Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $17.98 to $17.98 Hourly
"Other" Explanation The work schedule is anticipated to be approximately 24 hours per week. Flexibility exists in determining the days of the week that will be regularly worked. Work schedule is determined upon hiring and is subject to occasional changes due to the needs of the site’s operations.
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Minimum Qualifications Qualified candidates must be proficient at hand sewing and fitting female and male clothing by hand, including:
-Ability to apply the various hand sewing stitches that were utilized in the construction of 18th century clothing.
-Ability to adjust and alter commercial patterns along with transferring patterns from drafts and convert measured patterns into working patterns.
-Ability to use the draping method to construct garments without the benefit of an existing pattern.
-Experience in or interest/willingness to use on site resources to research and learn 18th century fabrics, period correct styles, construction methods, and period correct sewing techniques is a must.
-Willingness to study and observe extant 18th century garments and their method of construction.
Duties Description Under the supervision and with the assistance of the Historic Site Manager and the Interpretive Programs Assistant, the Sewing Specialist will participate in researching appropriate dress for both military and civilian impressions. The Sewing Specialist will construct new outfits and maintain the existing site wardrobe.
Additional Comments -Pattern making experience would be a plus but is not a requirement.
-Knowledge of the appropriate garments for various 18th century socio-economic levels and occasions would be a plus but not required.
To learn more about the historic sites that this opportunity is located at, please read below:
NEW WINDSOR CANTONMENT: New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site is where the Continental Army under General George Washington spent the last winter and spring of the Revolutionary War. Beginning in October 1782 over 7,000 soldiers and 500 family members encamped here and by late December 1782 they had erected nearly 600 log huts creating a "cantonment," a military enclave. At New Windsor Cantonment, the cease fire orders were read on April 19, 1783, ending eight years of fighting.
Knox’s Headquarters: On several occasions during the Revolutionary War, Major General Henry Knox, commander of the American artillery, established his headquarters at John Ellison's 1754 Georgian-style house in Vails Gate. While General Washington stayed at the widow Hasbrouck's house in Newburgh, New York, Major General Horatio Gates occupied the elegant Ellison home as commander of the New Windsor Cantonment from November 1782 – March 1783.
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Email Address Palisades.employment@parks.ny.gov
Address
Street 374 Temple Hill Rd/289 Old Forge Hill Rd
Notes on ApplyingThe employment application (Part 1 - Pre-Interview Form #S1000) can be downloaded from the website of NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation at: https://parks.ny.gov/documents/employment/FillableUpdatedParksEmployeeApplicationS1000Part1.pdf
Applicants must also provide samples or photographs of their previous work. Please include three work references with contact name, name of business/facility and phone number.
You can also obtain an Employment Application from your local park office or your region’s administrative headquarters.
For a list of OPRHP’s eleven regions, please visit https://parks.ny.gov/regions/.
Please forward your application and resume, if available, to Palisades.employment@parks.ny.gov – using the subject line “Seasonal Employment 2021 - Sewing Specialist.”