WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN A-C -SHERBURNE

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WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN A-C -SHERBURNE

Salary

$2,267.00 - $4,080.00 Monthly

Location

Lafayette, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

513-205326-25

Department

Wildlife & Fisheries-Wildlife

Opening Date

02/05/2025

Closing Date

2/19/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Supplemental Information

LDWF supports a strong work ethic in its employees and incorporates the use of good science, accurate information and technology. The Office of Wildlife exists to provide wise stewardship of Louisiana's wildlife and associated habitats and increase wildlife conservation awareness.

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN A-C - WLF HABITAT/ STEWARDSHIP/ SHERBURNE

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is recruiting for Wildlife and Fisheries Technician A-C. The incumbent will perform daily operations primarily on WMAs within region, and elsewhere as needed, collect data used in establishing management or research programs and setting regulations, participate in management activities including planting food plots, conducting prescribed burns, boundary marking, and managed hunts. This position will also perform and assist in necessary construction and maintenance activities on department buildings, grounds, roads, levees, equipment, camping areas, and water control structures. The incumbent will utilize, maintain, and transport equipment such as boats with outboard motors, ATV/UTVs, tractors with implements, excavators, and motor graders, participate in lethal and nonlethal collection and sampling of wildlife species for management and research, transport injured or nuisance animals and perform other duties as directed and necessary for the agency to accomplish its mission.

VACANCY INFORMATION

This position may be filled as a:

· Probational appointment

· Job appointment

· Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees)

· Detail to special duty

Current permanent status classified state employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if selected. If filled as a job appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a probational appointment should funding become available.

Position may be domiciled in Lafayette Parish or Pointe Coupee Parish and will be determined when candidates are selected.

This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and is advertised to be filled as a Wildlife and Fisheries Technician A, B or C. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. Please click on the below links to learn more about this position.

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN A (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=175770)

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN B

WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN C (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=175790)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VACANCY CONTACT:

Cassandra Louis

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries -Human Resources

P.O. Box 98000Baton Rouge, LA 70898

clouis@wlf.la.gov

A criminal background check will be required of all selected applicants. Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.

Failure to provide your qualifying work experience may result in your application not being considered. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application. The duties that you describe in the work experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. Your experienceWILL NOTbe evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the “Duties” section for each jobthe specific programs that you worked to receive credit for that experience. List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application.The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

If you are applying for a position which requires a baccalaureate and/or master’s degree you may apply 90 days prior to receipt of your degree, however, the effective date of the appointment cannot be prior to your graduation date.

HOW TO APPLY

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide athttp://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf(Download PDF reader)

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training is required.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To assist in various natural resource management, research, and wildlife/fisheries activities.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Close from a higher-level Wildlife and Fisheries Technician, Biologist, or higher-level Wildlife and Fisheries official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Wildlife and Fisheries Technician B by the absence of experienced level wildlife and/or fisheries duties.

Examples of Work

EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Assists biologists and technicians of a higher level in various natural resource management or research activities, including use, maintenance and calibration of scientific and technical equipment.

Assists in habitat enhancement and management.

Helps maintain buildings, public ramps, grounds, roads, vehicles, boundary markers, equipment, lake management structures and other equipment.

Operates high-pressure spray pumps, outboard motors, air boats, mud boats, vehicles, tractors, and other Department equipment.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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  Are you able to travel as required?

• Yes

• No

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  Are you able to work overtime as required?

• Yes

• No

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  Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes

• No

  Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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