Fish and Wildlife Technician 2 (PCN 115291)

Full Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.
Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting

for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 2 located in Haines, Alaska!

What You Will Be Doing:

Under the supervision of a crew leader and project leader, this position will participate in several stock assessment projects in the Chilkat River drainage throughout the field season including the spring Chinook and coho salmon smolt coded-wire tag project, the adult Chinook mark-recapture project, and the fall juvenile Chinook salmon coded-wire tag project.

All these stock assessment projects include capturing, handling, and marking adult and juvenile salmon, and collecting corresponding biological data.

This position will require travel to remote riverine locations via open skiff or on foot and can sometimes work long hours in inclement weather.

Our Mission, Values 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.

ADF&G Commercial Fisheries Division conducts stock assessments of Chinook and coho salmon to assist management biologists with accurate abundance estimates and forecasts to manage Alaska fisheries under the sustainable yield principal.

This position is vital to the data collection and overall success of the projects, which produces estimates of spawning abundance, harvest, smolt abundance, and marine survival.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The ADF&G Commercial Fisheries Division stock assessment team in Haines is an experienced group of project leaders and technicians that perform a wide variety of projects throughout the field season, which typically runs from early April until late October.

Multiple skills and knowledge training will be available throughout the field season to build experience and knowhow which will greatly help job performance.

This position involves field camp stays in remote locations, irregular hours, and travel by open air jet-outboard skiffs.

As a permanent seasonal employee of the State of Alaska, this Fish and Wildlife Technician position qualifies for the benefits listed below during the employment season:

• Health benefit package, which includes employer contribution toward medical/vision/dental.

• Employer paid Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available.

• Optional long and short-term disability plans.

• Optional dependent and health care flexible spending accounts.

• Retirement programs with a wide variety of investment options.

• Personal leave with an accrual rate increase based on time served.

• Paid holidays.

• 37.5-hour work week.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

This position is based at the ADF&G office in Haines and operates in the field within the Chilkat River drainage.

Extended stays in remote field camps are required for some projects, and other projects require travel to and from the ADF&G Haines office to locations accessed by vehicle and foot in the Chilkat River drainage.

Requires travel via open-air jet-drive skiff, hiking/walking on uneven terrain including river crossings on foot and small inflatable crafts, and periodic extended field camp stays.

Also requires proper live fish handling of juvenile and adult Chilkat River pacific salmon, collection of biological data, and prompt reporting of data to project leaders.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

Field and Biological Experience: The ideal candidate will have experience conducting salmon field research projects primarily on Pacific salmon in various life stages.

Experience traveling on glacial rivers, staying in and maintaining field camps, and fish capturing and handling are preferred.

Experience in the collection of accurate biological data and reporting to project leaders is also preferred. Direct communication with project leaders is also an important part of the position.

To view the general description and example of duties for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 2 please go

to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Special Note:
A valid driver's license is required.

This position may be in possession of, or have access to, firearms/ammunition.

First Aid and CPR certification.

Requirements

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.

Qualifications

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If selected, please provide the following at the time of the interview:

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.

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.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competences, 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.

(Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts).

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATIONEducation 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.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s 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.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety.

Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

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 aids 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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Additional Information

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:

Brian W. Elliott

Fishery Biologist 3

907-766-2830