Fish and Wildlife Technician 2
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 2 located in Haines!
What you will be doing:
This position serves as a crew member for a 3-person crew on the Chilkat Lake weir adult salmon stock assessment project. Primary duties include performing project and camp installation, maintenance, and removal, identifying, handling, and sampling salmon via daily beach seines, and enumerating adult salmon escapement with the use of a Dual-frequency Identification Sonar (DIDSON) in conjunction with a standard picket weir. The field season goes from approximately May 15–October 15.
Our organization, mission and culture:
The Division of Commercial Fisheries strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount, and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's mission is to manage, protect, maintain, and improve the fish, game, and aquatic plant resources of Alaska. The primary goals are to ensure that Alaska's renewable fish and wildlife resources and their habitats are conserved and managed on the sustained yield principle, and the use and development of these resources are in the best interest of the economy and well-being of the people of the state. The mission of the Division of Commercial Fisheries is to manage subsistence, commercial, and personal use fisheries in the interest of the economy and general well-being of the citizens of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle, and subject to allocations through public regulatory processes.
The benefits of joining our team:
This position is an excellent opportunity to join the dedicated and hardworking team of professionals of Haines working to maintain healthy populations of some of the largest salmon runs in Southeast Alaska. The incumbent will play a crucial role in the management of our salmon resources through ensuring the collection of high-quality data that will steer in-season management decisions of the local Haines subsistence, personal use, and commercial drift gillnet fisheries. Join the State of Alaska for a career with the Department of Fish and Game with health insurance and benefits, and experience working hands-on with the salmon runs of the Northern Lynn Canal and Chilkat Valley.
The working environment you can expect:
The Chilkat Lake weir is a 26-mile drive northwest of town out the Haines Highway and accessed by traversing the dynamic glacial Tsirku River via jet boat. Field camp at Chilkat Lake consists of a picket weir used in tandem with a DIDSON Sonar, a dry cabin, and 3 separate wall tents for crew sleeping quarters. The average day starts with an early morning beach seine where salmon are sampled for age, sex, and length data, and then the crew takes turns processing electronic DIDSON files in the main cabin to enumerate salmon passage through the weir and performs routine weir, equipment, and camp maintenance when time allows.
Who we are looking for:
- Experience with field work, specifically working at a weir or other fish counting system
- Experience identifying, capturing, and handling salmonids
- Experience living and working independently in remote settings for long periods under minimal supervision with ability to troubleshoot and maintain field camp and equipment
- Experience working and living in bear country with knowledge of wildlife safety and ability to operate firearms
- Experience operating small skiffs, specifically with jet outboard motors, in shallow, fast-moving glacial water
- Experience entering and editing data, and using spreadsheets and databases
To view the general description and example of duties please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs
Special Note:
- Valid Driver's License Required.
- Exposure to wild animals, insects, inclement weather, low level flying, travel by boat or skiff, or contact with drugs and chemicals may occur.
- Ability to effectively handle firearms is required.
- Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. and perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time is required.
- Housing may consist of bunkhouses, dry cabins, vessels, or wall tents.
- Positions are seasonal or temporary.
Minimum Qualifications
High school graduation or the equivalent.
OR
Three months as an entry level fish and wildlife technician or aide. With the State of Alaska, this experience is equivalent to Fish and Wildlife Technician 1.
OR
Six months of work experience involving fish, wildlife, outdoor manual labor, or in a laboratory.
Special Requirements:
Exposure to animals, insects, inclement weather, low level flying, travel by boat or skiff, or contact with drugs and chemicals may occur. Housing may consist of bunkhouses, vessels, or wall tents. Some duties may be restricted for employees under the age of 18 in accordance with State and federal child labor laws. Positions are seasonal or temporary.
Special Note:
"High school diploma equivalent" means one of the following: 1) a GED (general educational development); 2) completion of any basic adult education course equivalent to 480 class hours (16 weeks at 30 course hours per week); 3) acceptance in full standing by an accredited college or university; or 4) highest grade of school completed plus an amount of paid or volunteer experience that totals 12 years.
An individual who will complete the educational requirements and obtain the required high school diploma or equivalent within three months may apply and be considered for a vacancy. Such applicants may be given a conditional job offer but may not be appointed until receipt of the required degree has been documented.
Additional Required Information
A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Documents requested at time of application:
- A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are acceptable), if being used to meet the minimum qualifications.
Documents requested at time of interview, if selected:
- A list of three (3) professional references with current contact information.
- A list of three (3) professional references with current phone numbers.
- A copy of your two (2) most recent performance evaluations OR two (2) letters of recommendation if performance evaluations are no available.
- Copies of any current certifications that may be relevant to this position.
EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
FIREARMS
This position requires the use or possession of a firearm or ammunition. In accordance with the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 (PL 104-208), if you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you may not hold this position.
A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is an offense that is (1) a misdemeanor under Federal or state law; and (2) has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or guardian, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, or guardian of the victim.
If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, do NOT apply for this position.
MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.
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Contact Information
For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:
Shelby Flemming
Phone: (907) 766-3124
Fax: (907) 766-2189