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You love working outdoors providing important environmental work conducting angler creel surveys for Chinook, Pink, Coho, and Chum salmon in the Green River Basin.  

Be part of a dynamic and diverse team of Scientific Technicians and Fish Biologists that support the mission by obtaining data that provides the information necessary to estimate catch and effort statistics for recreational fisheries management.

Duties

Conducts angler creel surveys for Chinook, Pink, Coho, and Chum salmon in the Green River Basin.

          Tasks Include: 

• Conducting visual examinations of fish to identify them to species and obtaining information from anglers fishing for salmon including angling duration, and species target, caught, and released. 
• Explaining survey project, procedures, and objectives to sports fishermen to enlist their cooperation in providing quality data for the study. 
• Walking, biking, and driving long distances along the river to reach the riverbank where anglers are fishing.
• Rowing a pontoon boat in the river to access and count anglers.

Keeps accurate records of survey data and summarizes results in both a PowerPoint and report.

Tasks Include:

• Accurately recording and compiling creel survey data.
• Entering data into Excel on a daily basis.
• Compiling charts, drawing graphs, and preparing illustrations to convey the data.
• Creating a PowerPoint presentation of results and providing a summary report for the creels. 

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

• Work Setting, including hazards: 
  1. Work includes working alone for long hours in physically demanding conditions, climbing down steep banks to reach anglers, and walking, biking, and driving long distances, sometimes in adverse weather conditions. 
  2. Work may also include rowing a pontoon boat in the river. 
  3. Hazards may also include bees (yellow jackets) and slippery surfaces.
• Schedule: 
  1. The primary work schedule will be 40 hours per week, Wednesday – Saturday.
  2. Surveys will be conducted both in the morning (ex: 6:00 a.m. start) and evening (ex: 4:00 p.m. start) with a break in-between. 
• Travel Requirements: 
  1. Local travel to field sites is required daily.
  2. An agency vehicle will be provided for surveys.
• Tools and Equipment: 
  1. Bicycle, laptop, pontoon boat or raft, personal flotation device (PFD). 
• Customer Interactions: 
  • Extensive contact with recreational anglers on the river and boaters at boat ramps.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

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OR

Please Note: College course work involving major study in biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural sciences, or closely allied field will substitute, year for year, for experience, provided the course work includes at least six semester or nine quarter hours of natural science classes.

Ability to: 

• Effectively and correctly identify, collect, organize, and document survey field data.
• Consistently and accurately document information and update records/databases.
• Work independently with very little oversight.

Experience with: 

• Microsoft Excel.
• Microsoft Word.
• Microsoft PowerPoint.

Certifications/Licenses: 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of: 

Experience with:

• Interviewing members of the public. 
• Angling for trout or salmon and interacting with other anglers. 
• Collecting data in the field and recording data accurately. 
• Rafting, kayaking, or similar activity on the water.

Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification. 

In order to successfully apply for this position, you MUST complete your profile at www.careers.wa.gov and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:

• A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
• Current resume. 
• Three professional references. 

IMPORTANT NOTES:  

All new employees must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9 Form) on their first day of work. If hired for this or any position at WDFW, you will be required to provide documentation proving you are eligible to work in the United States. For a list of acceptable documents, please use the following link:   https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s priority during the Covid-19 health crisis is to keep our staff, candidates, and the public safe.  We are hiring and encourage you to apply to open positions. We have transitioned to a virtual recruitment process, to include web-based interviews.