Fish and Game Program Technician

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:

The program technician in the Craig office has an immediate impact on the direct users of Alaska's fisheries and wildlife resources and specifically, among all the users on Prince of Wales Island. The variety of daily interactions with diverse community members, from subsistence users to commercial operators—and the opportunity to contribute to conservative management that ensures the long-term sustainability of iconic species like salmon, herring, shellfish, bears, and wolves for future generations is compelling. The daily work constantly shifts, presenting an ever-changing environment as the primary duties change due to the seasonal nature of hunting seasons and various commercial and sport fisheries throughout the calendar year. Working and representing three separate divisions results in a much faster paced office environment offered elsewhere and you will work in a friendly, supportive environment that fosters both collaborative and independent tasks geared towards sustaining Alaska’s resources for future generations. 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:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

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.

To view the general description and example of duties for a Fish and Game Program Technician please

go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

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.

Minimum Qualifications

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).

Additional Required Information

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If selected, please provide the following at the time of the interview:

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.