About this Job

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/ VERNON

This position is a Wildlife and Fisheries Technician A-C Career Progression Group position that receives direct supervision from a Technician Supervisor based in the Lake Charles field office. The incumbent will perform daily operations primarily on Clear Creek, Flatwoods Savanna, Fort Polk-Vernon, Fort Polk North, Marsh Bayou, Sabine Island, Walnut Hill, and West Bay Wildlife Management Areas as well as other wildlife management areas or Lake Charles region projects as needed. This position will participate in necessary construction and maintenance activities on Department buildings, grounds, roads, levees, equipment, camping areas, and water control structures. This position requires the physical ability to operate boats, ATV/UTVs, tractors, motor-grader, and other heavy equipment, handle 50 pound sacks of fertilizer, work irregular hours, weekends, holidays, and nights, and may be subject to 24-hour call.

Minimum Qualifications

No experience or training is required.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

JOB DUTIES:

• Participates in management activities including planting food plots, operating water control structures, conducting prescribed burns, marking property boundaries, and working managed hunts and bag checks
• Utilizes, maintains, and transports equipment such as airboats, boats with outboard motors, ATV/UTVs, tractors with implements, trackhoes, bulldozers and motor graders
• Makes recommendations concerning purchases of equipment, major repairs, and development projects
• Participates in lethal and nonlethal collection of wildlife species for management and research utilizing firearms, baiting, corral traps, rocket nets, and bag checks
• Provides data to biologists to be used in establishing management or research programs and setting harvest season dates and bag and size limits
• Transports injured or nuisance animals
• Works with landowners, other state agencies, federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations
• Performs any duties necessary for the agency to accomplish its mission.

POSITION- SPECIFIC DETAILS:

• Appointment Type: Job appointment, probational appointment, promotional, or detail to special duty.
• Work Location: This position will be domiciled in Vernon Parish.
• Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Wildlife and Fisheries Technician A, B, or C.
  • WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN A
  • WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN B
  • WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TECHNICIAN C
• Special Requirement: Requires the physical ability to operate boats, ATV/UTVs, tractors, motor-grader, and other heavy equipment, handle 50 pound sacks of fertilizer, work irregular hours, weekends, holidays, and nights, and may be subject to 24-hour call.

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 at .

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.

• Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization. Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VACANCY CONTACT:

Cassandra Louis

Department of Wildlife & Fisheries- Human Resources

P.O. Box 98000

Baton Rouge, LA 70898

clouis@wlf.la.gov