FORESTRY AIDE Job at California State Jobs, El Dorado, CA

  • California State Jobs
  • El Dorado, CA

Job Description

Forestry Aide – Sierra District / Sugar Pine Point State Park

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 reporting location is: Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park. The Forestry Aide works under the supervision of the Forester II and/or the Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisory, with direction and guidance from crew leaders of the Fire Management Crew (FMC) and Natural Resources specialists. The Forestry Aide is a crewmember who regularly performs FMC crewmember duties of forest fuels reduction and wildfire mitigation work. The position also provides assistance in forestry tasks such as tree marking, flagging, timber cruising, prescribed fire management, exotic plant control, hydrologic and soil disturbance monitoring, vegetation monitoring, and wildlife monitoring.

This position works full time, but only on a seasonal basis approximately April - November, depending on project need, funding, and access (snow). During field and prescribed fire seasons, the position may work weekends, nights and overtime hours. Schedule is Monday through Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. This position may work up to 1500 hours within 12 consecutive months. This position is designated as not telework eligible. The Forestry Aide is a sub-professional position involved in forestry and prescribed fire work on state parks. This job includes the ability to perform a variety of manual labor work to restore and maintain natural resources, and requires working outdoors in inclement weather conditions and smoky conditions related to prescribed fire. The crew will occasionally spike camp at work sites throughout the district, and potentially throughout the state. The selected candidate is required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan fingerprinting prior to appointment. This position requires a valid Class C driver's license. You must answer the questions addressing your driver's license on your application. Ensure you provide your driver's license number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions on your application. State housing may be required. Special Requirement/Condition of Employment: Depending on the assigned location, the incumbent may be required to occupy state-owned housing to meet operational needs or may be offered state-owned housing if available. Housing assignments will be determined in accordance with Department policy, operational priorities, and applicable labor agreements.

Per California Code of Regulations (CCR) 599.961, this is a sensitive position, and therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing. It should be noted that testing is not mandatory, but is allowed to be conducted only if and when there is a determination of reasonable suspicion as defined in CCR 599.962.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Job Tags

Full time, Seasonal work, Remote work, Monday to Friday, Night shift, Weekend work

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