FISH AND WILDLIFE SEASONAL AID

Job Description and Duties

Assist permanent staff with ground preparation, planting, and irrigating of various wildlife food crops and native plants.

Under the direction of a permanent employee, will repair and conduct routine maintenance on wheel tractors, farming implements such as discs and rotary mowers, light trucks, and agricultural pumps;

assist with installing water control structures and removing old structures. Assist with manual labor tasks related to fire resiliency such repairing as wildlife area boundary fences, replacing boundary signs, developing guzzlers and springs, vegetation removal for fire breaks, and assisting in implementation of the areas grazing program.

May also be involved in painting and other maintenance activities, stocking and cleaning four public use self-registration booths, collecting trash as needed.

Assist with operation of hunter check station; checking hunters and other area users in and out of the area, issuing permits, and directing those persons to the areas that they must use for a safe and quality experience while on the area.

Will collect data on hunter take and make reports based on this data; makes reports on permits issued; maintains all public use facilities and informational data.

• Under the direction of a qualified herbicide applicator, will apply herbicides to control weeds around water controls, agricultural pumps, electrical boxes, buildings and other facilities;
• properly apply herbicides to control invasive plants; operate, service and maintain all-terrain vehicles and gasoline-powered spray rigs;

maintain accurate pesticide application records and other related documents.

The Fish and Wildlife Seasonal Aid classification is a non-testing classification.

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Working Conditions

Work may require working outdoors during adverse weather such as rain, cold and heat.

Special Requirements

• Demonstrate knowledge of, interest in, and aptitude for fish and wildlife conservation and repair and maintenance work; willingness to live and work throughout the State;
• willingness to work unusual hours and on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; willingness to perform varied manual tasks; willingness to work in adverse weather conditions;

willingness to wear a prescribed uniform.

A valid driver's license is required. Please provide the following Driver's License (DL) information on a separate piece of paper.

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CalPERS also offers disability retirement, partial service retirement, and death benefits for eligible employees.

401(k) and 457(b) Plans (Savings Plus)

Offers a voluntary benefit that allows you to contribute to both a 401(k) and a 457(b) plan to enhance your retirement benefit.

This allows you to contribute, through payroll deduction, up to twice the amount available to the private sector and most public sector employees.

You can contribute on both a pre-tax and an after-tax designated Roth basis that offers you the opportunity to take advantage of tax savings now and in the future.

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Cash In Lieu of Health and / or Dental Benefits (Cash Option)

Allows you to receive cash in lieu of state-sponsored health and / or dental benefits insurance if you have other qualifying medical and / or dental coverage through a spouse, domestic partner, parent or other source.

Common Carrier Travel and Accident Insurance for Excluded Employees Only

Offers employer-paid accidental death and dismemberment insurance to managers, supervisors and other specified employees who travel on state business.

Commute Program

Voluntary benefits that subsidize commuting expenses for eligible employees who commute to and from work using public transportation, vanpools, or bicycles.

Consolidated Benefits (CoBen)

Provides a benefit allowance, rather than specific contribution amounts for health, dental and vision benefits. You may receive additional taxable income each month, depending on the total cost of the benefit plans you choose.

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

Continuation of health, dental, and vision insurance coverage as well as medical reimbursement account for employees and eligible dependents who involuntarily lose coverage.

Death Benefits

Benefits available to legal survivors and / or designees of state employees; see "Planning Ahead" handbook.

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Offers you and your dependents preventive, basic and major dental care coverage through one of several dental plans.

Employee Assistance Program

Employer-paid program offers free professional and confidential short-term counseling and referral services to employees and their eligible dependents, as well as valuable information on a variety of topics including financial, legal, and wellness.

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Group Legal Services Insurance

Voluntary, employee-paid plan that provides comprehensive legal coverage designed to meet most common personal legal needs.

Available to eligible employees and their eligible dependents.

Group Long-Term Disability Insurance For Excluded Employees Only

Voluntary, employee-paid plan that replaces a portion of the employee's income in the event the employee is unable to work for six months or longer due to a covered illness or injury.

Health Benefits

Offers you and your dependents a broad range of health insurance plans with the state paying a portion of the premium. CalPERS administers this coverage.

CalPERS Health and Wellness

Promotes a work environment that encourages healthy lifestyle choices, decreases the risk of illness and disease and enhances employee effectiveness and well-being.

Long-Term Care Program

Offers coverage through CalPERS for a chronic illness, frailty of old age, or a serious accident. Available to all California public employees, retirees, and their eligible family members.

Part-time, Seasonal, and Temporary Retirement Program

Offers a retirement savings program for part-time, seasonal and temporary employees who are not covered by CalPERS or Social Security.

Reimbursement Accounts

Allows you to set pre-taxed money aside in a reimbursement account to pay for certain kinds of medical and dependent care expenses.

You can increase your take home pay and decrease your taxable income.

Third-Party Pre-Tax Parking Reimbursement Account Program

Allows you to deduct a specific pre-tax amount for work-related parking fees from your pay. Available to employees who drive a personal vehicle to work or to a location from which the employee commutes to work and pays for parking.

Vision Benefits

Employer-paid benefit that offers you and your dependents an annual eye examination and an allowance for frames and lenses.

An enhanced vision plan is also available which provides higher allowances for certain materials and other benefits.