Wildlife Biology Mentor

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the National Park Service (NPS). These experienced professionals provide administrative expertise, facilities management, natural and cultural resource planning, and a broad array of other professional skills that support the National Park Service through the Experienced Services Program (ESP). Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period.

Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary.

The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will?

relationship.

This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An Enrollee is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions.

An Enrollee is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Duties will be mostly computer-based remote work, with occasional fieldwork within Los Padres National Forest.

Duties: Provide assistance, support, mentorship, and training for the wildlife biology program and its staff at Los Padres National Forest.Provide assistance, support, mentorship, and training for the wildlife biology program and its staff at Los Padres National Forest.

100% Qualifications: Minimum of 20 year(s) of experience OR MA/MS DegreeLocal wildlife expertise on the Los Padres National Forest; expertise with compliance related to wildlife; knowledge of Forest Service policies and procedures; knowledge of Los Padres Land Management Plan.Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, ARCVIEW (GIS), Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS), Field Sampled Vegetation (FSVEG)NRM Wildlife, AqS, TESP-IP Other:Required AgLeam modules to conform with agency policies and procedures for external partners.

This includes Defensive Driving training to enable the operation of government vehicles.Health and Safety Considerations: Enrollee will review relevant Job Hazard Analyses for field work.Required Safety Gear: gloves, hard hat, steel-toed shoes, safety goggles/glasses, safety vest.Safety Gear Use: Sturdy hiking boots with good tread are required for all fieldwork activities; hard hat and safety glasses may be required for some fieldwork activities and would be provided by the government.Physical requirements: Mostly office-based work.

Field work may require carrying up to 15 lbs.

and hiking on uneven surfaces.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies.

It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.