About this Job

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries is the state agency responsible for management of the state’s renewable natural resources including all wildlife and all aquatic life. We manage, conserve, and promote wise utilization of Louisiana’s renewable fish and wildlife resources and their supporting habitats through replenishment, protection, enhancement, research, development, and education for the social and economic benefit of current and future generations; to provide opportunities for knowledge of and use and enjoyment of these resources; and to promote a safe and healthy environment for the users of the resources.

LDWF Inland Hatchery System is seeking to hire a Biologist 1-3 responsible for activities associated with sport fish production across 4 locations; Booker Fowler and Beechwood Fish Hatcheries in Forest Hill, Monroe Fish Hatchery in Monroe, and Huey P. Long Fish Hatchery in Lacombe. This position is domiciled in Forest Hill, Louisiana at the Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in a biological science, marine science, environmental science, wildlife or fisheries, animal science, forestry, or natural resources.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

This is a biologist position, directly involved in field and office activities. This position is responsible for activities associated with producing, rearing, transporting, and stocking fish at the Booker Fowler, Lacombe, Monroe and Beechwood Fish hatchery facilities and is domiciled in Forest Hill, Louisiana. Those activities include, but are not limited to, the following duties:

Conducts day to day fish culture and grounds maintenance activities including fish care, fish feeding, fish handling, fish production, estimating numbers of fish, sampling fish, fish transport, fish stocking; pond care, pond preparation and fertilizing, water quality monitoring, and pond harvesting.
Applies common sense and general knowledge of the mechanical operations of the hatchery to respond to break-downs, power outages, and frequently changing biochemical situations associated with aquaculture.
Assists Biologist Supervisor with reports and specifications for purchasing/repairing hatchery equipment; documenting vehicle usage, fish production and stocking, bird depredation, fish disease treatment, and aquatic herbicide usage reports.
May represent the department to a variety of job-related contacts; inter/intra-agency workgroups, task forces, lake commissions, technical groups; news media; general public; local and state officials; commercial and industry participants; and conservation and civic groups.

Position-Specific Details:
Appointment Type: Probational Appointment, Job Appointment, Detail to Special Duty, Promotion (open to all statewide classified and agency wide permanent status employees)

Career Progression: This position does participate in a Career Progression Group

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience

Location: This position will be domiciled in Forest Hill, Rapides Parish.

Current permanent status classified state employees may be required to accept a Probational appointment if selected. If filled as a Job Appointment, there is a possibility that this position may be converted to a Probational Appointment should funding become available.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment resources for individuals with disabilities, see the Louisiana Employment Resources Guide at http://www.laworks.net/Downloads/LRS/EmploymentResourceGuide_2018.pdf

Wildlife & Fisheries is an Equal Opportunity Employer

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:
Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
Human Resources
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
Pascha Turner

Pturner@wlf.la.gov

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Mardi Gras,
Good Friday,
Memorial Day,
Independence Day,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement– State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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