Field Wildlife Technician I: Habitat & Data Ops

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Kentucky; On-site; USD 18,955 - 28,433; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid leave

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources is hiring interim Fish and Wildlife Technician I to perform beginning level technical work in fisheries, wildlife management areas, habitat programs, or research projects. The role is in the Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet and offers a variable location within the state.

Responsibilities include transporting and caring for wildlife, equipment maintenance, data collection, and assisting in habitat restoration.

Qualifications

• High school graduate.
• Experience, training, or skills: NONE.
• Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: 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.

Education

High school graduate

Job description

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Resources is hiring interim Fish and Wildlife Technician I to perform beginning level technical work in fisheries, wildlife management areas, habitat programs, or research projects. The role is in the Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet and offers a variable location within the state.

Responsibilities include transporting and caring for wildlife, equipment maintenance, data collection, and assisting in habitat restoration.