Fish and Wildlife Seasonal Aid
Please apply for this job at the CalCareers link provided in the description below. Applications not submitted via CalCareers will not be considered.
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Job Description and Duties
Are you interested in beginning your career as a wildlife management professional? The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is now hiring Seasonal Aide positions to assist in the operation and management of the 9,200-acre Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. With this exciting opportunity, incumbents will work at a hunter check station during waterfowl season (October – February), where you will be processing hunters on and off the wildlife area. This includes preparing check stations for hunting season, posting signs, checking hunting license, collecting daily fees, recording hunter numbers, and collecting harvest data. Performing this job will improve your bird identification skills by learning the various waterfowl species harvested by the hunting public. During the non-hunting season, you will be trained to perform the service and routine maintenance of equipment used on the wildlife area, and then use that equipment for planting and fertilizing fields, mowing roads, or disking fields. Alongside permanent personnel, you will gain skills and abilities replacing water control structures, building maintenance, and repairing wildlife area structures as needed. You will be asked to perform general maintenance throughout the wildlife area, the office, and check stations, including trash pickup. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience, beginning your career as a wildlife professional.
Under the close supervision of the Senior Environmental Scientist, the incumbent will conduct a wide variety of tasks within the wildlife area, including working in a hunt check station, interacting with the public, and maintaining public use facilities in a sanitary and safe condition for both the public and employees.
The Fish and Wildlife Seasonal Aid classification is a non-testing classification.
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• Applicants who receive public assistance under the CalWORKs program shall be given hiring priority consideration as provided in Government Code, Section 19063.
• Applicants who receive public assistance need to identify themselves as CalWORKs recipients in the comments section of the STD 678, Examination/Employment Application.
• Applicants must submit verification of CalWORKs eligibility, which may include the most recent Notice of Action showing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligibility or a copy of the most recent aid check stub.
• Applicants may obtain verification from the CalWORKs program. If CalWORKs verification is not submitted with the application, it will not be processed as CalWORKs eligible.
• Participation by a public assistance recipient is voluntary and in no event shall any person be subject to sanctions, through loss of benefits or eligibility, for not applying for, accepting, or continuing in a seasonal or entry level non-testing classification opening.
This position is posted in the following counties: Butte & Sutter County. Please submit your application to each county you are interested in working.
This position requires possession of a valid Class C Driver's License. Must maintain a clean driving record. The selected candidate may be required to provide a photocopy (front and back) of the license: Name as stated on the license, issuing state, DL #, Class, expiration.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
Varies between sedentary office setting and outside work environments. The incumbent will be expected to work in inclement weather (hot, cold and wet), and rough terrain. This position requires possession of a valid Driver’s License. Will be required to work weekends, holidays, and/or odd hours. This position requires the incumbent to wear a uniform identifying the employee as CDFW staff on certain occasions.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.