Seasonal Natural Resources Worker - Glendale FWA 1

About the role

The State of Indiana offers a range of seasonal positions across 60+ agencies, providing competitive compensation, a robust benefits package, and the opportunity to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers.

Responsibilities

• Resource Management Techs – Control of invasive plant species, natural area restoration, trail maintenance, brush and tree removal, signage, timber marking, and timber stand improvement.
• Laborers – Maintain and repair property buildings, grounds, and facilities, including landscaping, mowing, firewood processing, structure maintenance, sign creation, trail upkeep, carpentry, and plumbing.
• Clerks – Perform a wide variety of tasks to support property staff, including inventory, stocking, reporting, budgeting, and assisting with other administrative duties.
• Office Assistants – Answer inquiries about the property and provide quality customer service to park visitors, assisting with operations and administrative functions.
• Nature Preserves Stewards – Implement habitat restoration and management plans for native plant and animal communities, including endangered, threatened, or rare species.
• Biological Naturalist Aides – Assist District Biologists with future succession control, food plot plans, fish, wildlife, and vegetation surveys.
• Creel Clerks – Interview anglers, collect biological information and tissues from various fish species, and enter data on relevant forms and/or systems.
• Wildlife Science Techs – Assist Wildlife Science Biologists with research and management activities focused on a species or group of species.
• Wildlife/Hatchery Techs – Assist properties with wildlife management activities or Hatchery Biologists with fish production and stocking, including fish culture, fish stocking, facility and equipment maintenance, wildlife habitat management activities, and prescribed fire.
• Shooting Range Officers – Monitor visitor activities, provide quality customer service and education on safe gun handling, and enforce shooting range standard operating procedures.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or one (1) year of work experience.
• Ability to work afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to wear a DNR-provided uniform.
• Ability to travel to different properties.
• Ability to have a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to work with DOC work release crews.
• Ability to work in a variety of different environments, including an office environment, field environment, rugged terrain, and various adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to work around potentially dangerous heavy equipment.
• Completion of some college coursework in wildlife management, natural resources, biology, ecology, forestry, and/or related areas of study is required.
• Ability to understand and apply basic biological principals, ecological variables and interactions, plant identification, herbicide application, invasive plant management techniques, and life histories of invasive plants.
• Ability to lift equipment, tools, or materials up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to sustain periods of strenuous physical activity.
• Ability to carry out assignments with general instruction and limited supervision.

Qualifications

Individuals may be expected to work afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Individuals may be required to wear a DNR-provided uniform. Individuals may be required to travel to different properties. Individuals may be required to have a valid driver’s license. Individuals may experience working with DOC work release crews. Individuals may perform duties in a variety of different environments, including an office environment, field environment, rugged terrain, and various adverse weather conditions (extreme heat, cold, rain, snow, sleet, etc.). Individuals may work around potentially dangerous heavy equipment (e.g. tractors, disks, mowers, planters, etc.). Some positions may require: Completion of some college coursework in wildlife management, natural resources, biology, ecology, forestry and/or related areas of study is required. Ability to understand and apply through on-the-job training and using previous, relevant experience basic biological principals, ecological variables and interactions, plant identification, herbicide application, invasive plant management techniques (of conservation biology, the management of forests, wetlands, and prairie habitats), and life histories of invasive plants. Ability to lift equipment, tools, or materials up to 50 lbs. Ability to sustain periods of strenuous physical activity. Ability to carry out assignments with general instruction and limited supervision.

Skills

Completion of some college coursework in wildlife management, natural resources, biology, ecology, forestry and/or related areas of study is required. Ability to understand and apply through on-the-job training and using previous, relevant experience basic biological principals, ecological variables and interactions, plant identification, herbicide application, invasive plant management techniques (of conservation biology, the management of forests, wetlands, and prairie habitats), and life histories of invasive plants. Ability to lift equipment, tools, or materials up to 50 lbs. Ability to sustain periods of strenuous physical activity. Ability to carry out assignments with general instruction and limited supervision.

Benefits

This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period.

Pay

The hourly wage for seasonal positions varies, starting at $12.25/hour.

Schedule

This seasonal position is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.