1/16/2006

Applications for GFP 2006 Wildlife Seasonal And Executive Positions Still Open

PIERRE, S.D. -- Opportunities for 2006 Seasonal and Executive Intern Program

employment with the state Department of Game, Fish and Parks Division of Wildlife are

still open for application. Persons interested have until early February to apply.

Assistant Wildlife Director Emmett Keyser said seasonal positions that are available for summer 2006 may include fisheries, wildlife and habitat technicians, fisheries and habitat aides, interpretive aides, conservation crew leaders, walk-in area crew leaders and program assistant/naturalists. Listings are specific to locations around the state, and some listings have multiple positions available.

For seasonal employment positions, all applicants must be 18-years of age and be available to work the normal summer season, mid-May through mid-August. In some specific instances, work will begin as early as mid-March with the job running into September or even October. Applications must be postmarked no later than Feb. 10, 2006. Applications received after the deadline will still be accepted until all positions are filled. Listings and applications for Game, Fish and Parks are also available online at www.state.sd.us/bop/Jobs/Seasonal/home.htm.

Information on the Division of Wildlife’s Executive Intern Program positions for summer 2006 will be available in mid-December 2005 on the BOP Website. These summer intern positions will include: conservation officer interns, fisheries and fish hatchery interns, wildlife and wildlife damage program interns, habitat and land management interns, GIS/Wildlife interns, information specialist interns, naturalist/program coordinator interns and volunteer coordinator interns. The application deadline for these positions will be Feb. 1, 2006, however applications received after this date may or may not be considered.

Applicants for intern Program positions must meet the following

requirements in order to qualify for the program:

1) At the time an application is completed and submitted, the applicant must be a full-time student and must currently be enrolled at a college, university, or vocational-technical school.

2) By the time the internship is to start, applicants must have completed their entire freshman year at their college or university (be classified as a sophomore) or have completed not less than one year of study at their vocational-technical school. Some positions have additional requirements that are above and beyond the program’s minimum requirements.

Listings and specific application information can be found online at www.state.sd.us/bop/Jobs/Intern/home.htm.

For detailed information and a complete job listing, contact any South Dakota One-Stop Career Center office. Job listing information and applications can also be obtained from the South Dakota Bureau of Personnel, 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, S.D. 57501.

 

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