Conservation
Officer Trainee -- Applications are being accepted for the
purpose of establishing a register to be used in staffing current
and future
vacancies in the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Law Enforcement Division. Conservation
Officer Trainees perform field work in the development and
maintenance
of favorable wildlife conditions by enforcing state wildlife laws
and rules. These positions have a starting salary of $33,231; after a successful probationary period of one (1) year, Conservation
Officer Trainees are promoted to Conservation Officer I with a beginning salary of $42,770. Applications must be submitted to NH Fish and Game by: September 26, 2008. Click here for more information.
Human Resources at Fish and Game
Fish and Game employees serve in a surprising
diversity of roles. The Department employs a total of about 200
full-time staff in its headquarters and regional offices, plus
approximately 40 part-time or seasonal workers. We employ biologists
and biological
aides and technicians at all levels, Conservation Officers, fish
culturists, ecologists, land agents, educators, foresters, planners,
clerks, accountants, assistants, mechanics, carpenters, computer
and data entry workers and an array of administrators, information
officers and service workers.
As a State agency, Fish and Game's job descriptions
and qualifications are established by the N.H. Department of Administrative
Services Division of Personnel. You can find a State job application,
current listings for all state agencies, personnel rules and class
specifications at the Division of Personnel website: www.nh.gov/hr.
Many people who are
interested in wildlife careers want to learn more about becoming
a New Hampshire Fish and
Game Department Conservation Officer. Want to learn more about
what Fish and Game is looking for in a C.O.? Click
here for the Conservation Officer Trainee description and check
out the "Recommended Work Traits." Watch this page
for announcements of times you can apply for the register (official
list)
from which potential Conservation Officer trainees are selected
for law enforcement vacancies. Interested candidates must reapply
each time a new register is created.
Recommended reading materials for Conservation Officer Trainee applicants include
Peterson's Guide to Mammals,
Peterson's Guide to Birds;
Peterson's Guide to Animal Tracks;
Peterson's Guide to Trees and Shrubs;
Yankee Wildlife, by Hilbert R. Siegler;
Wildlife Management Techniques Manual, fourth edition, by The Wildlife Society, Inc.;
Trapping North American Furbearers, by S. Stanley Hawbaker;
Chapman's Piloting Seamanship and Small Boat Handling; and
Be Expert with Map and Compass, by Bjorn Kjellstrom.
ADA Coordinator for Fish and Game: Kim Crowley
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