CONSERVATION AID 3 – Minimum Qualifications Waived – Nursery

CLARK MANDICHAK

Phone: (775)684-0154

Email: [email protected] Applications accepted for another 2 Days 1 Hrs 29 Mins

The Position

Conservation Aids assist professional staff in a variety of projects involving the conservation and preservation of the State’s natural resources.

PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 2024-007, ALL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN WAIVED FOR THIS POSITION UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2025. Please refer to the link for more information: https://gov.nv.gov/Newsroom/ExecOrders/Executive-Orders/ Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.

This position is responsible for assisting with operations at the Las Vegas State Conservation Nursery. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the propagation of plants, shrubs and trees for conservation plantings and for sale at the nursery. General duties include watering, weeding, seeding, planting, pruning, culling, sorting and organizing containerized plantings. Maintenance tasks, such as irrigation repairs and landscaping work, may be assigned. This position works with walk-in customers, providing assistance in plant identification, selection, and loading. Light clerical work, such as copying, record keeping, and filing, may also be assigned. Work tasks will sometimes be performed in the presence of inmates from the Conservation Camp program who provide labor at the nursery. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-1_0/

To Qualify

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:

Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications) Graduation from high school and one year of experience in resource conservation projects or wildlife management projects such as assisting with creel census, surveys, identifying fish and wildlife species, vegetation management or similar work; OR six months of experience as a Conservation Aid II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. Special Notes Work may be performed under adverse weather conditions and include extensive walking under difficult conditions, camping in remote, primitive locations. Special Requirements A pre-employment criminal history check and fingerprinting are required. Persons offered employment in this position will be required to pay for these items. The Examination Application Evaluation Exam The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process. INFORMATIONAL LINKS For more information about state employment, visit the following:

Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov

Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org

Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/

More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB

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Northern Nevada

515 East Musser Street,

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Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204