ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INTERN (SEASONAL) – OFF-HIGHWAY MOTOR VEHICLE RECREATION / OCEANO DUNES DISTRICT
Priority consideration will be given to any person receiving State public assistance under the CalWORKS program. Applicants who receive State public assistance need to identify their status as a CalWORKS recipient in the comments area on the application. Applicants must submit a verification of their CalWORKS eligibility status, which may include the most recent Notice of Action showing TANF eligibility or a copy of your last aid check stub. If verification is not submitted with the application, the application will not be processed. (Applicants may obtain verification from the CalWORKS program).
The Environmental Services Intern (ESI) reporting location is at 928 Pacific Blvd., Oceano, CA 93445.
This position will work under the direction of the Senior Environmental Scientist. The ESI is responsible for conducting monitoring for two federally listed bird species, the threatened snowy plover and the endangered least tern, including monitoring adults, nests, chicks and broods. General duties also include fence, sign, and nest enclosure installation and maintenance; collect scientific field notes, data entry, and technical report writing, and work with the public as a State Park representative and with an interdisciplinary team. ESI Specific Duties Include: gain experience in the methods and ethics of professional conduct and practice; and may perform more independent duties in areas of expertise. Weekend, holiday, early morning (before dawn), and evening shifts will be required and must be willing to adjust workdays as needed.
Applicants should have the following qualities: be flexible, open minded, and able to reason logically; have interest and aptitude in the work; be able to take direction and establish and maintain effective working relationships; work well with the public as a State Park representative; ability to work under adverse conditions such as in heavy wind and moving sand; be able to cope with sitting for extended periods monitoring by spotting scope; be able to lift up to 50 pounds; ability to read and record color band data; willingness to do routine work in order to learn; have experience writing scientific field notes and reports; ability to draw sound conclusions and make appropriate recommendations; have a clean Class C Driver license and be able to operate a 4-wheel drive vehicle; have knowledge of general concepts related to biological and environmental issues; BA/BS in biological sciences or related field required for qualification as an ESI; and birding experience preferred.
State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact, Mr. Ronnie Glick at 805-365-5284, email: Ronnie.Glick@parks.ca.gov
Please send your Standard State Application, Form 678, to the contact address listed below. Please include the position number on the application and include any necessary documentation required to be eligible for the job.
Standard State Application Form 678: https://jobs.ca.gov/pdf/std678.pdf
APPLY IN-PERSON or MAIL YOUR APPLICATION TO:
Oceano Dunes District
Attention: Ronnie Glick
340 James Way, Suite 270
Pismo Beach, CA 93449