Field Fish & Wildlife Technician I — Interim Outdoor Work

FISH & WILDLIFE RESOURCES, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF; Kentucky; On-site; USD 19,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is looking for interim Fish and Wildlife Technician I positions across multiple locations. These roles perform beginning level technical work in fisheries, wildlife management areas, habitat programs or research projects.

An interim position is less than nine months and exempt from the classified service under KRS 18A.115, with paid leave and holidays, plus employee discounts.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION: High school graduate.
• EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: NONE
• Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE
• Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience in fisheries or wildlife management will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Responsibilities

• Transport fish and wildlife throughout state and releases them into appropriate habitat.
• Feeds, waters and cares for fish and wildlife while in care of the agency.
• Performs maintenance work on equipment, facilities, and grounds.
• Assists biologists and other professionals in the execution of their duties.
• Interacts with public as assigned by supervisor.
• Learns to operate heavy and technical equipment (tractor, mowers, other agricultural equipment).
• Mows, weed eats, landscapes.
• Learns to collect data concerning fish and wildlife and to prepare reports.
• Assists in the performance of soil and water tests and plants and cultivates agricultural crops to serve as food for wildlife.
• Assists in the creation and, or, restoration of terrestrial and aquatic habitat through environmentally accepted construction and development practices.
• Assists in the identification and marking of boundaries of habitat and department held lands.

Job description

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is looking for interim Fish and Wildlife Technician I positions across multiple locations. These roles perform beginning level technical work in fisheries, wildlife management areas, habitat programs or research projects.

An interim position is less than nine months and exempt from the classified service under KRS 18A.115, with paid leave and holidays, plus employee discounts.