{"id":49054,"date":"2023-04-22T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=49054"},"modified":"2023-04-15T08:21:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T15:21:33","slug":"job-conservation-technician-walla-walla-county-conservation-district-walla-walla-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/job-conservation-technician-walla-walla-county-conservation-district-walla-walla-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Conservation Technician, Walla Walla County Conservation District (Walla Walla, WA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Permanent<br \/><strong>Salary Details:<\/strong> $22-25\/hr<br \/><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Apr 28, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The Walla Walla County Conservation District (WWCCD) is seeking a conservation technician to assist with field inspections and various office tasks. The position is a full-time, permanent position. The incumbent in this position will work closely with local landowners, coworkers, and conservation partners to document the location of noxious weeds within Walla Walla County.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duties &amp; Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Specific tasks may include assisting conservation staff in the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Field work including tree, grass, and\/or noxious weed identification 50%<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>compiling data presence, absence, or abundance of noxious weeds or riparian buffer assessments in Walla Walla County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Landowner\/agency communication 10-25%<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>face to face and virtual landowner meetings and partner agency meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Paperwork including contracts, field assessment forms, &amp; grant writing 25-40%<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>preparing or assisting with accurate project reporting,<\/li>\n<li>drafting grant applications and other documents,<\/li>\n<li>and coordinate multiple projects and timelines with flexible scheduling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Knowledge &amp; Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must have 2-year degree or be currently enrolled in one or more of the following areas: agricultural sciences, biology or physical sciences, natural resource management, GIS or a related discipline OR 5 years or more agricultural experience.<\/li>\n<li>Ability to import data, analyze data sets, and develop maps and other graphic depictions of plans using combination of Microsoft EXCEL and ArcGIS products including ArcGIS Collector.<\/li>\n<li>Must have great verbal\/written communication skills. Must maintain accurate records, be self-motivated, and work positively in groups and independently.<\/li>\n<li>Must be able to physically perform tasks in the field by traversing uneven ground in varied weather conditions and occasionally carrying up to 30 pounds of equipment and\/or materials.<\/li>\n<li>Must maintain a valid driver\u2019s license and provide a clean driving record at time of hire. Must be able to pass security and drug screening to work in a federal building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wage is $22 to 25 per hour DOQ. As with all positions at the WWCCD, employment is contingent on grant funding and may change depending on state and federal budget allocations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All programs, services and employment by the Walla Walla County Conservation District are offered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status or disability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"job-frame__how-to-apply__title\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>HOW TO APPLY<br \/><\/strong><\/span>Submit cover letter and r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to either\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:renee.hadley@wwccd.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">renee.hadley@wwccd.net<\/a>\u00a0or at our office at 325 N 13th Avenue by April 28, 2023 for primary consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9909,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15,210],"tags":[412,1291,540,4,1861,3026,380,1594,4148,429,413,4150,2756,277,901,1130,38,2306,2846,33,1997,4151,2056,349,1986,1294,919,2117,13,2308,756,4152,9,3776,4149],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49054"}],"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\/9909"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49055,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49054\/revisions\/49055"}],"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=49054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}