Intern - Naturalist (Spring)

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, Parks is offering a Naturalist Intern position during the Spring session. The role focuses on developing and teaching outdoor skills programs under the supervision of Education coordinators at the Outdoor Campus.

Interns may create new programs and assist with recruiting outdoor enthusiasts, with training provided as needed. The internship runs January–May, with Summer hours up to 40 per week and Spring/Fall up to 40 as schedules allow.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a part-time or full-time student at a college, university, or technical institute.
• By the start of the internship, the student should have completed one year (nine months) of their chosen program.
• Applicants with outdoors experience are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Develop and teach programs related to outdoor skills (hunting, fishing, shooting sports, outdoors) under supervision.
• Create new programs and assist in recruiting, retaining, and reactivating sportsmen and women.
• Complete tasks related to class preparation, coordination, development, and maintenance of campus facilities.

Job description

Session: Spring (January - May) Position Title: 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 outdoor skills (Hunting, fishing, shooting sports and outdoors skills) under the supervision of one of the Outdoor Campus Education coordinators. The intern will be allowed to create new programs with opportunities to help recruit, retain, and reactivate sportsmen and women to enjoy the outdoors. Experience with being in the outdoors and outdoor recreation skills 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 of both indoors and outdoors at 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.

'An Equal Opportunity Employer'