Duties include:
- Respond to calls regarding wildlife-caused traffic jams (e.g., bear jam) along roadways.
- Take necessary actions to manage the human-wildlife interface and protect visitors and resources by successfully reading animal behavior, specifically black and grizzly bear behavior, and implementing proper hazing/aversive conditioning techniques to move bears off roads/out of developed areas.
- Provide visitors with information about bear ecology and behavior, how to stay safe in bear country, and ethical wildlife viewing techniques.
- Work independently, both in front-country and back-country settings, around potentially dangerous wildlife such as grizzly bears, black bears, mountain lions, bison, and moose.
- Patrol public use areas, such as campgrounds and picnic areas, to look for and secure unattended bear attractants as well as educate visitors about proper food storage techniques.
- Collect and enter data into Microsoft Access and/or Excel databases.
- May assist biologists with the trapping and immobilization of bears.
- Post closures and other warnings signs, which may include carrying and installing signposts in the ground over an expansive area.
- Retrieve dead animals such as deer, pronghorn, and elk from road corridors or developed areas.
At the
GS-07 grade level, incumbent/s will be in a seasonal lead role and will provide on-the job training, assistance, mentoring, and direction to employees, interns, and volunteers.
Physical Demands: The work requires prolonged standing, walking over uneven ground, and recurring bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying of heavy or awkward items. Some duties may also require strenuous activity such as lifting and carrying at high altitudes, and over rugged, precipitous, and sometimes slippery or unstable terrain. Many hours will be spent standing in traffic and in the proximity to potentially dangerous wildlife. Work will be performed in inclement weather. Some office work is required.
Working Conditions: The majority of work is performed outdoors under a range of environmental conditions, including adverse weather and exposure to potentially dangerous wildlife. The hazardous nature of work requires that protective equipment (bear spray, safety vest, sun hat, etc.) be worn. Work will be performed along roadsides, in front country campgrounds and picnic areas, and on high use backcountry trails and/or backcountry campgrounds. Adherence to specific safety procedures and other precautions is required.
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Starting at $18.96 Per Hour (GS 5-7)
