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SEASONAL HOURLY

State of Maryland - DNR - Fisheries Service • Full-time • MD, US • 1m ago

Introduction

Seasonal Hourly

Two Vacancies (Full-Time)

GRADE

9998

LOCATION OF POSITION

Brandywine, Maryland. (Prince Georges County)

Main Purpose of Job

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fishing and Boating Services (FABS) is accepting applications for two seasonal positions. These positions will support the Freshwater Fisheries and Hatcheries Division. The assigned work location for these positions will be Joseph Manning Fish Hatchery in Brandywine, MD. Occasional overtime and weekend work may be required. Each 8-month position will assist in the FABS Anadromous Restoration program, American shad gill netting project. Work hours are dependent on tide; generally, an eight-hour day is worked between 3:00pm to 12:00am. Work will take place Sunday through Friday. Applicants will assist gill netting on the Potomac River. The positions will also support all aspects of hatchery operations.

POSITION DUTIES

Pond water quality monitoring
Juvenile fish recruitment/inventory/stocking
Pond, building, equipment and vehicle maintenance
Grass cutting, weed eating, general grounds maintenance and trash removal
Maintenance and the deployment of gill nets from a boat
Removing American Shad and other fish species from gill nets
Strip spawning American Shad
Assisting in data collection
Providing assistance to other division projects and other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: High school diploma is required.

Experience: None.

Notes:

1. Additional experience performing technical biological work in the field of forestry, arboriculture, wildlife, aquaculture, natural resources management, or fisheries may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in the natural resources management and biological sciences classifications or natural resources management and biological sciences specialty codes in the biological science technician field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to applicants with prior fisheries experience, using sampling equipment (trawl, seines, etc.), and laboratory experience with microscopes.

SELECTION PROCESS

Please make sure you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not accept information submitted after this date. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be considered for this position. Therefore, it is important that you provide complete and accurate information on your application. Report all education and experience related to the essential functions and qualifications of this position. For education obtained outside the U.S., a copy of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service must be provided prior to hire.

BENEFITS

Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents. As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled. The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits. You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.

Leave may be granted to a contractual employee at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

Should benefits be available, this information will be discussed at the time of hire

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

The online application is strongly preferred. If you are unable to apply online, you may submit a paper application and supplemental questionnaire to: Department of Natural Resources, Human Resources, 580 Taylor Avenue, C-3 Annapolis, MD 21401. The Human Resources unit is not responsible for applications sent to any other address.

Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing the application.

If you are having difficulty with your user account or have general questions about the online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budget and Management at Application.Help@maryland.gov ; ATTN: Recruitment and Examination Division. Please note, standard business hours for the help desk are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Inquiries made after hours will be reviewed the following business day.

If you need to make adjustments to a submitted application before the announcement deadline or if you have general inquiries regarding this recruitment, please contact Alexandra Gast at Alexandra.gast@maryland.gov

Supplemental materials and/or edits to your application will not be accepted once the announcement deadline has passed. Candidates will only be able to submit an application once, so it is extremely important that you are following the application instructions.

Please provide ample time to complete the application template. If you are having technical difficulties submitting an application on the day of the deadline, it is strongly advised that you complete the JobAps physical application template and hand deliver to DNR - HRS at 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401 before 4:30 p.m. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources cannot guarantee that late submissions, as a result of technical difficulties, will be accepted.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay

Candidates with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity.

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