Fish and Wildlife Technician 3

Job Description

This position is open to current State Employees only.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries is recruiting

for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 3 located in Sitka, Alaska!

What You Will Be Doing:

The Department of Fish and Game, Commercial Fisheries Division, is seeking to hire a seasonal Fish and Wildlife Technician 3 to serve as a Port Sampling Crew Lead 10 months annually, with approximately the months of December and April off. The Port Sampling Crew Lead will be responsible for collecting both biological and fishery performance data from commercially harvested salmon and Dungeness crab landings. The Port Sampling Crew Lead will direct the Fish and Wildlife Technician 2’s on proper sampling techniques and data collection as well as the handling, organization and mailing of data. Attention to detail and a willingness to learn are essential for these positions.

Our Mission, Values and Culture:

The Division of Commercial Fisheries strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and well-being are paramount, and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully. The Division’s core service is to ensure the conservation of natural stocks of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants based on scientifically sound assessments. The biological data collected is used directly to manage the State of Alaska salmon fisheries as part of Pacific Salmon Treaty obligations and is considered the foundation on which salmon management in Southeast Alaska is built.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

The State of Alaska is an excellent employer that offers benefits including medical, dental, access to retirement accounts, and accruement of leave.

This position provides an opportunity to learn about Southeast Alaska’s commercial fisheries and gain valuable experience in the industry. Working as Port Sampling Crew Lead demonstrates the incumbent is detail-oriented and can work in a fast-pace environment.

The Port Sampling program provides management biologists with real-time data that directly manages the State’s salmon fisheries, actively contributing to the conservation and preservation of Alaska’s salmon populations and fisheries.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

As well as working in the office, much of the work is conducted at seafood processing facilities, in loud, wet and slippery conditions, in inclement weather, around ropes, cables, suspended loads, and forklifts. This position requires the ability to work a flexible schedule that will be dependent on commercial fishery openings, closures, vessel, and seafood processing dynamics.

A valid driver's license is required.

Requires repetitive motion of hands and fingers, bending, lifting, pulling and pushing up to 50 pounds, twisting under load (weight), and at times, standing in one place for extended periods of time.

Requires ability to work in seafood processing facilities in cold, wet, windy, and slippery conditions.

Requires exposure to fish blood and viscera, pathogens, and sharp implements.

Requires ability to work in loud conditions around moving machines, forklifts, and people.

Requires the ability to work irregular hours, possibly early mornings and late evenings and weekends.

Who We Are Looking For:

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

Fishery Biology

: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of marine and aquatic life, including classification, taxonomy, population dynamics, distribution, habitat requirements, life histories, reproduction, behaviors, conservation, and care of marine and aquatic species.

Flexibility

: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information.

Interpersonal Skills

: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

Attention to Detail

: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Computer Skills

: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work

To view the general description and example of duties for a Fish and Wildlife Technician 3 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.

Provided by the Department if not already certified:

First Aid certification/CPR certification

ADF&G SPOT Sexual Harassment training

State of Alaska Cybersecurity Training

Minimum Qualifications

High school graduation or the equivalent.

AND

Six months experience at the developmental level of fish and wildlife technician or aide. With the State of Alaska, this experience is equivalent to Fish and Wildlife Technician 2.

OR

One year of technical laboratory and/or field experience involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection; as a commercial fisher, guide, or trapper; or a subsistence hunter or fisher.

Substitutions:

An additional six months of work experience involving fish, wildlife, outdoor manual labor, or in a laboratory may substitute for the high school graduation or equivalent.

Bachelor of Science degree in fisheries, wildlife, or habitat protection may substitute for a maximum of two years of technical laboratory or field experience, involving fish or wildlife research, management, or habitat protection.

Special Requirements:

Work may involve exposure to animals, insects, inclement weather, low level flying, travel by boat or skiff, or contact with drugs and chemicals. Housing may consist of bunkhouses, vessels, or wall tents. Positions are seasonal or temporary.

Special Note:

"High school diploma equivalent" means one of the following: 1) a GED (general educational development); 2) completion of any basic adult education course equivalent to 480 class hours (16 weeks at 30 course hours per week); 3) acceptance in full standing by an accredited college or university; or 4) highest grade of school completed plus an amount of paid or volunteer experience that totals 12 years.

Fields of study comparable to fisheries, wildlife or habitat protection include aquaculture, biology, ichthyology, microbiology, ornithology, and zoology.

Additional Required Information

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

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

Academic Transcripts, if substituting for minimum work experience qualifications.

Three (3) current professional references with current daytime contact information.

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 gu