Fish and Wildlife Technician 4 (PCN 11N26019)

Full Job Description

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Habitat is recruiting

for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 4 located in Douglas, Alaska!

What You Will Be Doing:

This dynamic, long term nonpermanent position (6 months with a potential for extension) in the Region 1 Douglas office is responsible for fulfilling the Habitat Section’s mission to ensure the protection of the state’s biological resources by contributing to the expansion of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game anadromous waters catalog.

Duties include leading stream surveys and documenting anadromous fish and fish habitat; establishing and maintaining a field camp; compiling field data; preparing nominations for the anadromous waters catalog; issuing trip reports documenting field work; and assisting with aquatic biomonitoring projects in the field and laboratory.

At times, this position will lead a lower-level technician while doing surveys throughout Southeast Alaska.

Our Mission, Values and Culture:

ADF&G strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and wellbeing are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The Habitat Section is entrusted with protecting the state’s valuable fish and wildlife resources and their habitats as the population and economy continue to expand.

The incumbent will participate and occasionally lead field work to update the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s anadromous waters catalog, which specifies anadromous water bodies in the state and establishes the State's fish habitat permit authority.

The incumbent also assist with monitoring projects, including aquatic biomonitoring and working at active construction sites to remove and exclude fish from in-water work areas.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

Our team embraces the diverse and challenging components of our delegation through open discourse, critical evaluation, and collaboration.

The incumbent will work with habitat biologists and seasonal staff surveying streams across Southeast Alaska, and assist habitat biologists with field work and data collection.

Field work requires working long hours and remote and rural travel up to two weeks, including overtime pay.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

The incumbent will travel to remote areas throughout Southeast Alaska to conduct field work in the backcountry, tent camping for up to two weeks at a time, and in Petersburg, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, and Juneau areas; housing and food will be provided while traveling.

The Habitat Section Region I office is located in Douglas, across Gastineau Channel from downtown Juneau, where the incumbent will work when not in the field, which offers access to abundant outdoor adventures and wilderness to explore in the Tongass National Forest.

Who We Are Looking For:

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

To view the general description and example of duties for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 4 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.

Requirements

High school graduation or the equivalent.
AND
One year of experience as a journey level fish and wildlife technician or aide. With the State of Alaska, this experience is equivalent to Fish and Wildlife Technician 3.
OR
Four years of technical laboratory and/or field experience involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection; as a commercial fisher, guide, or trapper; or a subsistence hunter or fisher.

Substitutions:
An additional six months of work experience involving fish, wildlife, outdoor manual labor, or in a laboratory may substitute for the high school graduation or equivalent.
Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries, wildlife or habitat protection may substitute for a maximum of two years of technical laboratory or field experience, involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection.

Special Requirements:
Work may involve exposure to animals, insects, inclement weather, low level flying, traveling by boat or skiff, or contact with drugs or chemicals. Housing may consist of bunkhouses, vessels, or wall tents. Positions are often full-time but may be 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.

Fields of study comparable to fisheries, wildlife or habitat protection include aquaculture, biology, ichthyology, microbiology, ornithology, and zoology.

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.

NOTICE

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Additional Information

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

Kate Kanouse

Fish and Game Coordinator

907-465-4290

kate.kanouse@alaska.gov