OPS FISH/WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN - 77907001

Requisition No: 836546 

Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Working Title: OPS FISH/WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN - 77907001

 Pay Plan: Seasonal

Position Number: 77907001 

Salary:  $15.00-$16.00 

Posting Closing Date: 10/18/2024 

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Looking for an individual with a flexible schedule and boating experience to serve as a creel clerk on Lake Griffin. Incumbent will collect angler effort, catch, and harvest data via verbal angler interviews for freshwater sportfish species such as largemouth bass, crappie, and bream. Roving creel surveys occur during 2.75 hour periods and consist of boating the entire shoreline of a lake at fixed intervals. Incumbent will count and interview every angler encountered in a polite and professional manner and follow a predefined interview protocol.  Creel surveys times are at random throughout the month. Individual must be able to effectively communicate verbally with the public, work irregular weekday and weekend work periods, often in inclement weather, and operate watercraft up to 20ft. Position will be responsible for safely storing and delivering collected creel data to supervisor. Position is temporary and could end in early May 2025, with possible extension through November 2026.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.