Wildlife Area Coordinator - Multiple Positions

What we need:

We are accepting applications for Multiple Wildlife Area Coordinators within the Division of Wildlife headquartered at:

Wildlife District Two

Magee Marsh: 13229 West State Route 2, Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449 - Ottawa County (1 position) PN 20060877

Wildlife District Three

Berlin Lake: 1806 Bonner Rd, Deerfield, OH 44411 - Portage County (1 position) PN 20060944

What you will do…

• Plans & coordinates wildlife programs & acts as lead worker (i.e., provides work direction & training)
• Performs a variety of habitat management functions (e.g., vegetation control, herbicide application, controlled burns, selective cuttings, plows, disks & plants food patches, checks or building nesting structures, assists with cover-mapping of area, traps, bands & releases wildlife for research surveys, conducts hunter bag checks, collecting deer age)
• Monitors &/or participates in maintenance & repair of buildings, automotive equipment, power tools and farming implements
• Answers inquiries from the public & distributes general information
• Required to obtain & maintain Pesticide Applicator License within 1 year of hire
• Required to obtain & maintain valid Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with air brake endorsement within 6 months of hire to operate truck/trailer combination
• Starting hourly pay of $23.65/hr with multiple pay increases over your first 5.5 years of service, with an end salary of $28.76/hr.
• There may also be cost of living adjustments (COLA) applied. Longevity pay supplements begin after five (5) years of state service. For more details, refer to the pay range schedule & longevity rates OCSEA Employees | Department of Administrative Services.

24 mos. exp. within wildlife habitat & conservation activities to include wildlife habitat evaluation, preparation & implementation of wildlife plans, capturing, tagging & collecting data from wildlife species, assisting with wildlife research activities & operation of associated equipment AND valid driver's license.

• Or completion of undergraduate core program in wildlife management or related field of study AND valid driver's license
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN THE CLASSIFICATION AFTER EMPLOYMENT:

Pesticide applicator license as issued by Department of Agriculture within 1 yr. of hire; must obtain & maintain commercial

driver's license to operate motorized equipment of size & type regulated by Section 4506 of Ohio Revised Code within six

months of hire to remain in this classification with specific class & endorsements required pursuant to position description

on file.

UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Exposed to inclement weather; pesticides & herbicides; diseased or dead animals

Job Skills: Equipment Operations, Wildlife, Leading Others, Verbal Communication, Written Communication