Job Announcement:

Seasonal Wildlife Aide

Closing Date: February 18, 2012
Status: Summer months of 2012

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is currently taking applications for positions as seasonal wildlife aides for the summer months of 2012. To apply please complete SFN 10950 (http://www.nd.gov/hrms/jobs/appforms.html) and send completed applications to arrive before February 18, 2012. Write "seasonal wildlife aide" in the section entitled "Position Applying For." Also include preferred area(s) - locations that you would be willing to work (All, Williston, Harvey, Dickinson, Riverdale, Bismarck, Devils Lake or Jamestown).

Job Description
Seasonal employee duties include routine maintenance of Wildlife Management Areas (fencing, signing, establishment of wildlife food plots, controlled burning, noxious weed control, mowing, tree planting, and various habitat improvement functions), computer data entry, performing equipment maintenance, signing PLI tracts, and other associated work.

Minimum Qualifications
Basic skills/knowledge required for these positions include the ability to operate farm equipment with minimal training, the ability to work alone with limited supervision, the ability to represent the department in a professional manner, enrollment in or graduated from a wildlife or natural resources program at a qualified college or university, knowledge of basic fish and wildlife management principles and practices, and basic computer skills. Certification as a commercial pesticide applicator is usually required within the first 30 days of employment.

Job Locations
These positions will be located at Game and Fish District Offices throughout North Dakota (Bismarck, Devils Lake, Harvey, Jamestown, Riverdale, and Williston).  Positions are generally 40 hours per week and either 3 or 6 months in duration. Typically six to ten positions are available each year. The exact number of jobs available and starting dates will not be available until late winter. Each district will be doing its own hiring, so applications should be sent to each district office where you are interested in working.

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with an applicant’s ability to compete in the recruitment and selection process or with an employee’s ability to perform essential duties of the job.  It is the applicant’s responsibility to make known any needs for accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department receives federal funds and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin or handicap. For information or complaints regarding discrimination, contact the personnel office of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095, phone 701-328-6305 or the Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240

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