Fish and Game Program Technician

State of Alaska; Craig (AK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Not specified benefits

Job summary

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, seeks a Fish and Game Program Technician in Craig, Alaska. This full-time, year-round position processes licenses, permits, and harvest tickets, answers inquiries, and supports data entry across three divisions from the Craig office.

The role requires strong public service skills, data entry accuracy, and experience with Microsoft Office Suite, plus willingness for occasional field survey support.

Qualifications

• Public service and courteous, professional interaction with recipients.
• Ability to enter and organize data accurately and consistently.
• Experience processing paper applications into electronic systems and correcting data with staff.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for regulations and policies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the front-facing counter presence at the Craig office.
• Issue licenses, permits, and harvest tickets for fishing and hunting.
• Answer public inquiries on regulations and wildlife concerns.
• Process harvest reports and seal hides/skulls; enter data and support three divisions.

Skills

Public service

Customer service

Data entry

Data organization

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Office Suite

Answering inquiries

Education

Office clerical experience

Technical experience in fish/wildlife resources

Postsecondary education substitution for experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Databases

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 Game Program Technician located in Craig, Alaska!

What you will be doing:

This is a dynamic, full-time, year-round position that is the face behind the counter at the only Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) office on Prince of Wales Island located in Craig. This position serves three divisions of the ADF&G—Sport Fish, Commercial Fisheries, and Wildlife Conservation—provides a vital blend of public service, administrative support, and technical assistance, including issuing licenses, permits, and harvest tickets for fishing and hunting activities; answering public inquiries on regulations, opportunities, and wildlife concerns; sealing hides and skulls, processing harvest reports and entering data. This program technician position may also occasionally support fieldwork for surveys and research projects, all while coordinating across three divisions in a shared office environment.

Our mission, values, and culture:

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game operates under a constitutional mandate to manage the fish, wildlife, and aquatic resources on the sustained yield principle, with a core mission to protect, maintain, and improve these resources while managing their use and development in the best interest of Alaska's economy and public well-being through scientific management, public involvement, long-term opportunities for resource use and enjoyment, and professionalism among staff. This position is vital to the department’s success, serving as the primary public liaison for an outlying community on Prince of Wales Island while supporting residents and commercial permit holders on the entire island. The position helps foster positive interactions with a diverse group of stakeholders—including subsistence users, sport anglers, hunters, and commercial operators—the incumbent helps strengthen community confidence in ADF&G’s commitment to conservative resource management.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game 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 benefits of joining our team:

• Year-round employment with competitive State of Alaska benefits, retirement, and health insurance.

The working environment you can expect:

This position is primarily located in the ADF&G office in Craig, Alaska near the Thompson AC house grocery store overlooking the north harbor. It stays busy with a constant flow of in-person and phone interactions, data processing, permit issuance, and collaborative support for area management biologists across the three divisions. This work will require occasional short-duration travel to post office, transporting personnel into or out of the field, and the occasional trip to another community in Alaska for training seminars. This is an in-town position in Craig, Alaska and housing, relocation, and transportation are not provided.

Who we are looking for:

• Public service/customer service and the ability to interact with recipients of services in a way that provides accurate, timely, and effective information and service in a courteous and professional manner.
• Ability to enter and organize data.
• Successfully organizes activities, tasks, and projects that require accuracy, planning, and record keeping. Completes work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience with computers, software applications, and databases. (Microsoft Office Suite).
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills, including the ability to comprehend complex regulations or policies and procedures and communicate them to the public.
• Experience processing application from paper to electronic systems, including: proofing for errors, validating information through third party systems, working with the applicant and relevant ADF&G staff to correct errors, and communicating data issues to supervisors.

Special Note:

A valid driver's license is required.

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

First Aid/CPR certification. Training will be provided by the department at no cost to the employee.

Alaska public notary.

Two years of office clerical experience or technical experience related to fish, wildlife or habitat resources; OR One year of experience providing advanced clerical services based on established procedures, precedents, and policies in administrative, informative, and/or programmatic functions. This experience includes work such as an Office Assistant 2 with the State of Alaska, or the equivalent elsewhere.

Substitution:

Postsecondary education from an accredited college may substitute for the required experience (3 semester or 4 quarter hours equal one month of experience).

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1. Transcripts, if using education to meet minimum qualifications (unofficial copies are acceptable).

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 EDUCATION

Education 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 [phone] 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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WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or [phone] if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to [e-mail].

For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager: Bo Meredith, Ketchikan Area Management Biologist, Phone: [phone], [e-mail].