Police Service Assistant Apprentice

Minimum Qualifications

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LOCATION OF (12) POSITIONS TO BE FILLED: TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY (TWRA), MULTIPLE COUNTIES STATEWIDE

SUMMARY:

Under general supervision, is responsible for professional wildlife management work of average difficulty in the implementation of wildlife management practices in a moderate-sized wildlife area or facility; assists in the implementation of management practices in a large, complex wildlife area or facility; and performs related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:
An employee in this class performs a variety of activities associated with the management of wildlife. Work involves wildlife habitat development and maintenance, public relations activities, facilities maintenance, and assisting in research data collection. This class differs from that of Wildlife Manager 2 in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for a larger, more complex wildlife area or management responsibilities.

• Implements or assists in implementing projects and programs to provide optimum wildlife habitat development; uses wildlife agricultural techniques involving trees, shrubs, grains, grasses, and other wildlife food and cover plantings and cuttings; controls burned and flooded land areas; restocks area lands and lakes with fish and wildlife.
• Provides information to the public pertaining to hunting, fishing, boating, and associated recreational activities; manages field trials and hunts on wildlife areas; gives talks and lectures on wildlife conservation to school groups and other interested individuals.
• Maintains and repairs equipment and buildings within assigned work area; constructs outbuildings, checking stations, docks, and signs; performs maintenance, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry work; builds and maintains primitive roads and trails.
• Conducts a variety of data collection surveys to assist in determining environmental changes and wildlife conditions; conducts browse, mast, and creel surveys, and collects water and fish samples; traps and bands game; determines age, sex, and weight of harvested game and fish.
• Develops and manages sharecrop contracts with local farmers; assists surrounding landowners with problems on farm ponds and with troublesome wild animals; coordinates plans and activities with federal personnel on jointly managed wildlife areas.
• Assists in patrol and law enforcement duties on wildlife management areas; issues citations and appears in court.
• Prepares and monitors budget; orders supplies and equipment; sells permits and licenses.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports on daily activities, wildlife survey data, sales of permits and licenses, expenditures and budget status, arrests and prosecutions, and equipment usage.
• Operates and uses a variety of equipment including automobiles, trucks, bulldozers, tractors, boats and motors, chain saws, mowers, and hand tools.

Under general supervision, is responsible for professional wildlife management work of average difficulty in the implementation of wildlife management practices in a moderate-sized wildlife area or facility; assists in the implementation of management practices in a large, complex wildlife area or facility; and performs related work as required.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in wildlife or fisheries management, wildlife or fisheries biology.

OR
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in zoology, biology, forestry, ecology, agriculture or animal science including at least thirty quarter hours of wildlife or fisheries course work.

Note:

A transcript is required for a proper evaluation for this class.

• Be willing to and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons.
• Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application.
• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation.
• Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority.
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority.
• Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check.
• Have no conviction for a felony or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces.
• Pass a physical examination administered by a licensed physician that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position.
• Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a licensed mental health professional that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position.
• Have visual acuity of 20/100 in each eye, separately without glasses, and each eye corrected to 20/30 or better with…