Non-career Wildlife Assistant 6 - Southwest Lower Peninsula Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/michigan/jobs/newprint/4810993) Apply  Non-career Wildlife Assistant 6 - Southwest Lower Peninsula Salary $20.77 Hourly Location Various, MI Job Type Non Career Job Number 7501-25-WILD-201 Department Natural Resources Opening Date 01/31/2025 Closing Date 2/16/2025 11:59 PM Eastern Bargaining Unit MICHIGAN STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (MSEA) + Description + Benefits + Questions Job Description Assist with wildlife habitat implementation and maintenance on state, federal or private lands. This may be accomplished through intensive farming practices, non-commercial cutting, opening restoration and maintenance, water level manipulation in impoundments, and use of light equipment. Assist as needed with other management unit responsibilities including wildlife surveys, collection of biological data, nuisance wildlife, crop damage, pesticide application, equipment maintenance, and heavy equipment operation. Central Southwest Lower Peninsula Region Position Description (https://MCSC.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/WLDLASTEA44R - Central SWR.pdf) North Southwest Lower Peninsula Region Position Description South Southwest Lower Peninsula Region Position Description (https://MCSC.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/WLDLASTEA44R - South SWR1.pdf) THESE POSITIONS ARE NON-CAREER AND RUN FROM APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 2025. HOUSING IS NOT PROVIDED. REMOTE WORK IS NOT APPLICABLE. Required Education and Experience Education Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school. Experience Wildlife Assistant 6 No specific type or amount is required. Additional Requirements and Information Please attach a cover letter, resume, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application. Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further. Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results. Some positions within this class series are assigned job duties that may require possession of the commercial driver's license issued by the Secretary of State as required by Public Act 346 of 1988 to operate a designated state vehicle. Some positions within this class series are assigned job duties that may require possession of a commercial Pesticide Applicators license. 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Updated: 2/28/24 01 WLDLAST - Do you possess at least an educational level typically acquired through the completion of high school? + Yes + No 02 WLDLAST - Please select your level of experience. + None to one year of experience in the construction trades or equivalent to a Wildlife Assistant or completion of vocational training that included practical experience in the operation of heavy equipment. + One to two years of experience in the construction trades or equivalent to a Wildlife Assistant or completion of vocational training that included practical experience in the operation of heavy equipment. + Two to three years of experience equivalent to a Wildlife Assistant. + At least three years of experience equivalent to a Wildlife Assistant. 03 Have you previously held a Non-Career Wildlife Assistant (NCWA) position with the MDNR – Wildlife Division? + Yes + No 04 Please select the locations you are interested in working at. Please select ALL that apply: + Allegan State Game Area- 4590 118th Avenue, Allegan MI 49010 + Barry State Game Area-1805 S. Yankee Springs Road, Middleville, MI 49333 + Crane Pond State Game Area- 60887 M-40 Jones, MI 49061 + Flat River State Game Area- 6650 Long Lake Road, Belding, MI 48809 + Muskegon State Game Area- 7600 E. Messinger Road, Twin Lake, MI 49457 + Paris Field Office- 22250 Northland Drive, Paris, MI 49338 + Rose Lake Field Office- 8903 East Stoll Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 + Plainwell Customer Service Center- 621 N. 10th Street, Plainwell, MI 49080 05 How many years of experience do you have interacting with customers or the public? + No experience + 1 year of experience + 2 years of experience + 3 years or more of experience 06 How many years of experience operating and maintaining tractors and farm implements, bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders, dump trucks, and construction equipment do you possess? + No experience + 1 year of experience + 2 years of experience + 3 or more years of experience 07 How many years of experience do you have operating hand and power tools? + No experience + 1 year of experience + 2 years of experience + 3 years or more of experience 08 Do you possess or are you working towards a degree in Wildlife Management, Wildlife Biology, or a related field? + Yes + No 09 How many years of experience do you have working for any natural resource related organization? + No experience + 1 year of experience + 2 years of experience + 3 years or more of experience 10 Do you possess a Pesticide Applicator's License? + No License + Has held this license but is now expired + Valid license + License with additional endorsements 11 How many years of experience do you have operating and maintaining chainsaws and/or brush saws? + No experience + 1 year of experience + 2 years of experience + 3 years of experience 12 Do you have any experience in identifying crop damage from Wildlife? + No experience + 1 year of experience + 2 years of experience + 3 or more years of experience 13 How many years of experience do you have identifying Michigan flora, fauna, and natural communities? + No experience + 1 year of experience + 2 years of experience + 3 or more years of experience 14 How many years of experience do you have towing a trailer? + No experience + 1 year of experience + 2 years of experience + 3 or more years of experience 15 QOL NON-CAREER - Have you worked for the State of Michigan in the last 3 months? + Yes + No 16 QOL NON-CAREER - If you answered "yes" to the above question, please indicate the department you worked for and the last date you worked. 17 QOL - Did you attach a cover letter, resume, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.) + Yes + No 18 QOL - How did you hear about this job? + Department Employee or co-worker + Family or Friend + College Career Fair + State of Michigan Career Fair + Summer Youth Employment Participant + Civil Service Vacancy Site + Department Website + Other Required Question Employer State of Michigan Department Natural Resources Address 525 West Allegan Lansing, Michigan, 48909 Phone 517-284-5014 Website https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/about/careers Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email