{"id":34720,"date":"2020-10-15T14:58:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=34720"},"modified":"2020-10-15T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T21:58:10","slug":"job-fish-hatchery-specialist-2-non-permanent-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-belfairwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-fish-hatchery-specialist-2-non-permanent-dept-of-fish-and-wildlife-belfairwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 &#8211; Non-permanent, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (Belfair,WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"container entity-details-tab active\">\n<div class=\"entity-standalone-header\">\n<div class=\"entity-title-container\">\n<h2 class=\"entity-title\" title=\"Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 - Non-permanent *06754-20\">Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 &#8211; Non-permanent *06754-20<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"header-buttons\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit\">Salary\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-content entity-details-tabs\">\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"entity-details-container\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-container\">\n<div class=\"summary container\" data-printing-url=\"http:\/\/agency.governmentjobs.com\/washington\/job_bulletin.cfm?jobID=2885374&amp;sharedWindow=0\" data-location=\"Mason County \u2013 Belfair, WA\" data-job-hits-counter-url=\"\">\n<div class=\"term-container\">\n<div class=\"row-fluid summary-section\">\n<div class=\"term-block term-block-left\">\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<div class=\"term-value\">$3,144.00 &#8211; $4,083.00 Monthly<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"term-block term-block-right\">\n<div id=\"location-label-id\" class=\"span4\">\n<div class=\"term-description\">Location<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<div class=\"term-value\">Mason County \u2013 Belfair, WA<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-fluid summary-section\">\n<div class=\"term-block term-block-left\">\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<div class=\"term-description\">Job Type<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<div class=\"term-value\">Full Time &#8211; Non-Permanent<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"term-block term-block-right\">\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<div class=\"term-description\">Department<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<div class=\"term-value department-name\">Dept. of Fish and Wildlife<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-fluid summary-section\">\n<div class=\"term-block term-block-left\">\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<div class=\"term-description\">Job Number<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<div class=\"term-value\">2020-06754<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row-fluid summary-section\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row-fluid summary-section\">\n<div class=\"span2\">\n<div class=\"term-description\">Closing<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<div class=\" closing-info term-value\">10\/20\/2020 11:59 PM Pacific<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container entity-details-content tab-content\">\n<div id=\"details-info\" class=\"tab-pane active\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Description<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Full-Time\/Non-permanent<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>5.5-months<br \/>\nFish Hatchery Specialist 2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hatchery Division \u2013 Fish Program<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>41 E Coulter Creek Road, Belfair, WA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This recruitment is for one (1) 5.5-month Non-permanent Fish Hatchery Specialist 2 in the Fish Program, Hatchery Division.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This recruitment is essential to maintain operations and fulfill WFDW\u2019s legal obligations.\u00a0 Essential and critical function:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Maintain animal husbandry, maintain hatchery operations to ensure fish\/animals stay alive and associated testing\/vet response etc.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our ideal candidate is a team player who respects and values the opinions of others, creating an inclusive cohesive team environment where every member feels they contribute value to the project and WDFW. We are seeking applicants with excellent attention to detail, good communication skills and the use of sound judgement.<br \/>\nThe Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) currently operates 87 hatchery facilities, the majority dedicated to producing salmon and\/or steelhead. There are also 51 tribal hatcheries and 12 federal hatcheries that produce salmon and steelhead for harvest.\u00a0\u00a0 Hatcheries have operated in Washington State for more than a century, beginning with a facility on the Kalama River in 1895.<\/p>\n<p>You love Washington\u2019s beautiful outdoors you care about their resources and you are willing to do the hard work it takes to care for them.<\/p>\n<p>Coulter Creek receives unfed fall chinook fry from the Minter Creek hatchery and rears them to be shipped and then acclimated in the Deschutes River.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Duties<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>KEY DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feeds fish calculated daily ration.<\/li>\n<li>Monitors fish behavior and health.<\/li>\n<li>Monitors egg and fish production.<\/li>\n<li>Administers therapeutants, calculates and administers drugs as prescribed.<\/li>\n<li>Identifies, sorts and samples for spawning and adult distribution.<\/li>\n<li>Cleans ponds and raceways, troughs, and incubator systems to maintain fish health.<\/li>\n<li>Identifies marked adults and collects tags\/marks for bio sampling.<\/li>\n<li>Records data and can identify multiple marks by sight, UV lights or mechanical devices.<\/li>\n<li>Collects fish tissue and fluid samples for Fish Health Specialists without contaminating samples.<\/li>\n<li>Performs fish inventories, splits, grading, marking trailer inventories, weight samples and plants.<\/li>\n<li>Loads fish for transport using a variety of methods such as: electric fish pump, brail and crane.<\/li>\n<li>Loads truck according to safe hauling densities, utilizes proper oxygen levels and monitors fish during transport.<\/li>\n<li>Monitors destination lake temperature, depths, pathway to lake, access during low water events, and direct planting of trout into lakes and tempers the water in the tank if necessary.<\/li>\n<li>Contact Fish Health Specialist when fish are showing signs of disease or illness and works closely with them in treating and diagnosing illness.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrates proficiency with computerized forms and software in order to perform various aspects of hatchery work, including data entry, recordkeeping, reporting (both within and external).<\/li>\n<li>Performs water quality analysis and discharge monitoring reports (DMR) as required by the Department of Ecology.<\/li>\n<li>Performs standby which requires responds to alarms determining and taking appropriate action to preserve facility program, tests alarms and reports alarm failures to agency personnel.<\/li>\n<li>Actively identifies safety hazards and acts or recommends remedies as appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Store and use tools and equipment properly.<\/li>\n<li>Conducts organized tours.<\/li>\n<li>Responds to questions from visitors to the facility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WORKING CONDITIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All applicants applying for this position should understand that standby is a requirement for all positions in the Fish Hatchery Specialist series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Management may determine it is necessary to assign it in order to accomplish the goals and objectives of the agency and as necessary to protect the resources of the agency and if assigned, it will be a requirement of the position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Work Setting, including hazards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The position entails feeding fish, cleaning ponds, loading marking\/tagging trailers, loading of fish transportation trucks, grounds maintenance and various hatchery projects and upkeep.<\/li>\n<li>This requires a lot of standing in water for long periods of time for seining, vacuuming and loading trailers and trucks.<\/li>\n<li>Performs strenuous physical activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work week is<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Monday \u2013 Friday, 8:00 a.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>The work hours can vary greatly at different times of the year depending on the work schedule and weather conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Standby:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is no agency housing available to facilitate the standby requirement.<\/li>\n<li>The employee is responsible for overseeing the facility for the remaining 16 hours of the day.<\/li>\n<li>While on standby this position will work ten days on and 4 days off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Travel:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel may be required in order to accomplish agency goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tools and Equipment: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perform mechanical tasks using power and hand tools.<\/li>\n<li>Employee will work with hand and power tools, lawn care equipment, tractors, forklifts, welding machines, egg picking machines, water sampling instruments, adult fish pumps, adult fish counters, CWT identification equipment, pressure washers, diesel generators, small engine, transport trucks, passenger vehicles, computers and software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Customer Interactions: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communicates effectively with public and volunteers.<\/li>\n<li>Employees will interact with small community groups and individual constituents on a regular basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Union \u2013 WAFHP<\/strong><br \/>\nThis position is in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Association of Fish &amp; Wildlife Hatchery Professionals and is subject to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the State of Washington,\u00a0Department of Fish &amp; Wildlife, and the Washington Association of Fish Hatchery Professionals (WAFHP).<\/dd>\n<dt>Qualifications<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<ul>\n<li>One year of experience as a Fish Hatchery Specialist 1 and successful completion of agency supervised training program.\u00a0<strong><u>OR<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Associate degree in fisheries technology or closely allied field and one year of experience performing fish culture duties in a hatchery,\u00a0<strong><u>OR<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Three years of education towards a bachelor\u2019s degree in fisheries or closely allied field and one year of experience performing fish culture duties in a hatchery,\u00a0<strong><u>OR<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Successful completion of a fish culture program from a vocational school and one year of experience performing fish culture duties in a hatchery.\u00a0<strong><u>OR<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Three years of experience performing a variety of fish culture duties in a hatchery will substitute for the required education.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><u>OR<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>One year of experience as a Fish Hatchery Specialist 1 and successful completion of agency supervised training program.<\/li>\n<li>A valid unrestricted driver\u2019s license is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preferred Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate or bachelor\u2019s degree in Fisheries or closely allied field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>Supplemental Information<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p><strong>Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In order to successfully apply for this position you MUST complete your profile at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.careers.wa.gov\/\"><strong>www.careers.wa.gov<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three professional references<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><br \/>\nPursuant to the Governor\u2019s Directive, 20-08, this position will be subject to one furlough day per month: October 1, 2020, through October 30, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Fish and Wildlife\u2019s priority during the Covid-19 health crisis is to keep our staff, candidates, and the public safe.\u00a0 We are hiring and encourage you to apply to open positions.\u00a0 Many of our staff are currently working from home; we have transitioned to a virtual recruitment process, to include web-based interviews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOIN THE WDFW TEAM:<\/strong><br \/>\nLearn about our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wdfw.wa.gov\/about\"><strong>agency<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wdfw.wa.gov\/about\/jobs\"><strong>perks<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of working for WDFW!<br \/>\nThe Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has some of the most talented people in the natural resource field.\u00a0 We celebrate and value diversity, appreciating that a workforce composed of those from different backgrounds and experiences creates an inclusive environment, strengthens positive relationships with the local community, and brings new perspectives and approaches to fulfilling the agency\u2019s mission. We value demonstrated skill in living WDFW values of professionalism, accountability, empathy, integrity, service, and respect.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Fish and Wildlife\u2019s priority during the Covid-19 health crisis is to keep our staff, candidates, and the public safe.\u00a0 We are hiring and encourage you to apply to open positions.\u00a0 Many of our staff are currently working from home; we have transitioned to a virtual recruitment process, to include web-based interviews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VETERAN PREFERENCE NOTICE:<u><\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nTo take advantage of veteran preference, please do the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Email a copy of your DD214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22 or USDVA signed verification of service letter to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:RecruitmentTeam@dfw.wa.gov.\"><strong>RecruitmentTeam@dfw.wa.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Subject line should include recruitment number, position and Vet (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 \u2013 Veteran)<\/li>\n<li>Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MILITARY SPOUSE PREFERENCE NOTICE:<\/strong><br \/>\nTo take advantage of military spouse preference, please do the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notify us of your military spouse status by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:RecruitmentTeam@dfw.wa.gov\"><strong>RecruitmentTeam@dfw.wa.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Subject line should include recruitment number, position and MS (for example: #10155 Biologist 1 \u2013 MS)<\/li>\n<li>Include your name as it appears on your application in careers.wa.gov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apply here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/2885374\/fish-hatchery-specialist-2-non-permanent-06754-20\">https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/washington\/jobs\/2885374\/fish-hatchery-specialist-2-non-permanent-06754-20<\/a><\/dd>\n<dd><\/dd>\n<dd>\n<em>As part of WDFW\u2019s efforts to advance respectful and inclusive work environments, the Agency expects inclusivity as part of our professional interactions and communications.\u00a0 Therefore; we want to ensure that all individuals feel welcome, are treated fairly and respectfully.\u00a0 All staff are empowered to fully contribute to serving their work unit, Agency, and the citizens of Washington.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Department of Fish and Wildlife is an equal opportunity employer.\u00a0 We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity.\u00a0 Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply.\u00a0 Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 902-2276 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (800) 833-6388.<\/em><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8699,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[4,32,33,19,7,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8699"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34723,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34720\/revisions\/34723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}