Intern - Fishing/Aquatic Naturalist (Spring)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

South Dakota State Government seeks a Fishing/Aquatic Naturalist Intern to develop and teach aquatic education programs. The intern will lead archery, hunting, and outdoor skills activities under campus coordinators, with opportunities to create new programs and assist with recruiting volunteers.

Students enrolled as part-time or full-time in the upcoming semester are encouraged to apply; training is provided, and interns may work 20–40 hours per week depending on the term.

Qualifications

• Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at the time they apply.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year of their program.
• Preference may be given to South Dakota residents or students from SD institutions.
• Experience in the outdoors and strong organizational skills are preferred; training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Develop and teach programs related to fishing and aquatic education.
• Develop and lead programs related to archery, hunting, and outdoor skills.
• Help recruit, retain, and reactivate sportsmen and women.
• Complete tasks related to class preparation, coordination, development, and maintenance.

Skills

Teaching programs

Program development

Coordination

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May)

Position Title: Fishing/Aquatic Naturalist Intern

Hiring Manager: Aaron Schone

Agency: Department of Game, Fish, Parks

Location: Rapid City, SD

Minimum Salary: $19.09 per hour

*APPLICANT MUST BE A CURRENT PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME STUDENT (MINIMUM OF 6 CREDIT HOURS) IN UPCOMING SEMESTER OR IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SEMESTER.

Position Description:

This position's primary duty includes developing and teaching programs related to fishing and aquatic education. The intern will also develop and lead other programs related to archery, hunting, and outdoor skills classes under the supervision of one of the campus programming coordinators. The intern will be allowed to create new programs with opportunities to help recruit, retain, and reactivate sportsmen and women. Experience with fishing is preferred but not required; training is provided. This intern will also be responsible for completing any assigned tasks related to class preparation, coordination, development, and general maintenance both indoors and outdoors of the campus.

Fall internship runs from Aug-Dec, Spring is January-May and Summer is May-August. Summer interns are expected to work 40 hours per week while Spring and Fall interns are encouraged to work 20+ hours and up to 40 as schedules allow.

Applicants with experience in the outdoors and superior organization skills are preferred.

Qualifications:

Applicant must be enrolled as a part-time/full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute at the time they apply. By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.

All students are encouraged to apply, but preference may be given to applicants with a standing of junior/senior, South Dakota residents, and students of South Dakota institutions.

Positions can be filled prior to the closing date.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

Telephone: [phone]

'An Equal Opportunity Employer'