FT Wildlife Conservation Specialist

Summary

Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center Maintenance Position

Provides routine maintenance of all of the Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center, including the facilities, grounds, and equipment, and provides assistance and support for all of the Center's activities and programs with a focus on recreational activities.

Knowledge & Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists with all hunting program activities and events that occur on the property.
• Mows all areas maintained as grass lawns including roadsides, campsites, and range facility.
• Maintains roads and trails for safety and vehicle equipment.
• Maintains campground facilities for year-round use.
• Maintains building accessibility and appearance by picking up papers and trash from walkways and parking lots.
• Assist with scheduling recreational activities and cabin rentals.
• Assist with museum maintenance (may include feeding and or enclosure cleaning.)
• Maintains and uses chain saw and other gas-powered equipment, as well as farm equipment and related implements.
• Assists and participates in educational programing and events as needed
• Maintains wildlife management areas through mowing or controlled burning activities.
• Supervises any volunteers assisting in operation related tasks
• Uses pesticides on a regular basis in accordance with all stated label directions.
• Performs general maintenance and repairs on all equipment.
• Empties trash receptacles weekly or as needed into dumpster.
• Performs general janitorial duties on a daily and weekly basis of all facilities
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum & Preferred Qualifications

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Minimum: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus the completion of a certificate program or specialized training.

Experience Minimum: Three to five years of experience in a related field.

Additional Information

Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.

• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Other Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of how to work with landscape and farm equipment. A North Carolina Pesticide License is preferred if not must obtain within the first year.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Benefits

• State Health Plan
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Additional Supplemental Insurances
• Disability Plan through NC Retirement System
• NC Retirement Plan
• Leave (Vacation, Sick, FMLA, Civil and Military, and Voluntary Shared)
• Acceptance of 120 hours of annual leave transfer to JCC
• Paid Holidays
• Longevity
• Prior State Service Verification
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Education Benefits
• State Employees' Credit Union
• State Employees Association of NC (SEANC)
• Tojan Alliance Partnership Scholarships with the University of Mount Olive

Job Description

Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center Maintenance Position

Provides routine maintenance of all of the Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center, including the facilities, grounds, and equipment, and provides assistance and support for all of the Center's activities and programs with a focus on recreational activities.

Knowledge & Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists with all hunting program activities and events that occur on the property.
• Mows all areas maintained as grass lawns including roadsides, campsites, and range facility.
• Maintains roads and trails for safety and vehicle equipment.
• Maintains campground facilities for year-round use.
• Maintains building accessibility and appearance by picking up papers and trash from walkways and parking lots.
• Assist with scheduling recreational activities and cabin rentals.
• Assist with museum maintenance (may include feeding and or enclosure cleaning.)
• Maintains and uses chain saw and other gas-powered equipment, as well as farm equipment and related implements.
• Assists and participates in educational programing and events as needed
• Maintains wildlife management areas through mowing or controlled burning activities.
• Supervises any volunteers assisting in operation related tasks
• Uses pesticides on a regular basis in accordance with all stated label directions.
• Performs general maintenance and repairs on all equipment.
• Empties trash receptacles weekly or as needed into dumpster.
• Performs general janitorial duties on a daily and weekly basis of all facilities
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum & Preferred Qualifications

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Minimum: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) plus the completion of a certificate program or specialized training.

Experience Minimum: Three to five years of experience in a related field.

Additional Information

Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.

• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Other Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of how to work with landscape and farm equipment. A North Carolina Pesticide License is preferred if not must obtain within the first year.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and talk and hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

Benefits

• State Health Plan
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Additional Supplemental Insurances
• Disability Plan through NC Retirement System
• NC Retirement Plan
• Leave (Vacation, Sick, FMLA, Civil and Military, and Voluntary Shared)
• Acceptance of 120 hours of annual leave transfer to JCC
• Paid Holidays
• Longevity
• Prior State Service Verification
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Education Benefits
• State Employees' Credit Union
• State Employees Association of NC (SEANC)
• Tojan Alliance Partnership Scholarships with the University of Mount Olive