Do you want to support California’s natural resources in the work you perform every day? You can have an impact by working collaboratively to help fulfill the Department of Fish and Wildlife's mission. The Department of Fish and Wildlife's Northern Region is seeking a motivated individual to work as a Scientific Aid out of the Weaverville office in Trinity County.
Spawning Grounds Survey: Will be required to participate in various types of surveys, including but not limited to: walking surveys, snorkel surveys, raft-based surveys in monitoring live and dead fish in spawning habitat in rivers and streams. Focus on live and dead fish identification, and potentially working with and around State and federally listed species. Will be responsible for maintaining a high level of safety, due to working around flowing water, treacherous terrain, and inclement weather. Incumbent may be required to operate GPS units and perform map interpretation, and assist in collating, reviewing and tabulating complex sampling data daily. Incumbent will be required to work with Basin partners from federal, Tribal and non-governmental organizations.
Operation of Adult Fish Counting Facilities: Will be required to participate in operations at adult fish counting facilities including but not limited to: processing live and dead salmonids, inspecting video/SONAR camera and associated electronics for functionality, daily maintenance of physical structure. Focus on live and dead fish identification, and potentially working with and around State and federally listed species. Will be responsible for maintaining a high level of safety, due to working around flowing water, treacherous terrain, and inclement weather. Will be required to interact with the public in a positive and professional manor. Post processing and analysis of video/SONAR data may be required.
Recovery operations at Department Hatcheries: Will be required to participate in recovery operations at Hatcheries including but not limited to: processing live and dead salmonids, data recording in a fast pace environment, working in a damp environment in the proximity of flowing water and coded wire tag recovery, processing and analysis. Bio-sampling of live and dead salmonids will be routine. Focus on live and dead fish identification, and potentially working with and around State and federally listed species. May assist in the facilitation of a real time genetically based sibling avoidance breeding matrix.
Please refer to the Duty Statement for specific duties and functions.
Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions ranging from 2% to 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program (PLP) hours. Please note that the salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect these reductions associated with the 2025 Personal Leave Program.
Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program:
Personal Leave Program - Human Resources - CalHR.
The Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aid classification is a non-testing classification.
- Applicants who receive public assistance under the CalWORKs program shall be given hiring priority consideration as provided in Government Code, Section 19063.
- Applicants who receive public assistance need to identify themselves as CalWORKs recipients in the comments section of the STD 678, Examination/Employment Application.
- Applicants must submit verification of CalWORKs eligibility, which may include the most recent Notice of Action showing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) eligibility or a copy of the most recent aid check stub.
- Applicants may obtain verification from the CalWORKs program. If CalWORKs verification is not submitted with the application, it will not be processed as CalWORKs eligible.
- Participation by a public assistance recipient is voluntary and in no event shall any person be subject to sanctions, through loss of benefits or eligibility, for not applying for, accepting, or continuing in a seasonal or entry level non-testing classification opening.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Must be willing and able to performing strenuous field work in a remote location with biting insects and poison oak, and in adverse weather conditions, including high heat, extreme cold, pouring rain, and freezing fog, often in fast-paced solo or team environment. Must work long, irregular hours, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends. Must work in fast moving water; walk in streams with slippery, unsteady footing and snorkel in flowing water, navigating obstacles, and observing fish/habitat. Must be comfortable camping in a public area. Use of a state-owned vehicle for travel is required between remote facilities and field sites where public transportation is not readily available. Travel is required to access remote field sampling locations within the Klamath and Trinity River Basin. When operating State vehicles, will be required to drive vehicles to service facilities, or fuel vehicles. 4-wheel drive vehicles may be operated off-road in remote locations. Willingness to wear a prescribed uniform.
