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GAME AND FISH DEPT Delivering results that matter by providing best in class support services.
Join the only state agency in Arizona responsible for conserving and protecting more than 800 wildlife species.
Be part of a passionate group of people who want to make a positive impact on outdoor recreation in Arizona by managing resources for safe, compatible opportunities for current and future generations.
From fishing, boating and off-highway vehicle use to shooting sports, hunting and wildlife watching, Arizona Game and Fish supports it all.
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AZGFD celebrates the diversity of Arizona's people, landscapes and of course, wildlife.
However you choose to enjoy Arizona’s wildlife and wild places, the outdoors is open for all.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department manages fish and wildlife in Arizona and under the authority of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, creates and implements scientific methods and regulations to effectively manage fish and wildlife habitat via conservation, enforcement, hunting, fishing, watercraft and off-highway vehicle recreation, and shooting sports.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department dedicates itself to excellence, values its employees and supports a culture of stewardship, teamwork and partnerships.
WILDLIFE EDUCATION CURATOR Job Location: Address: 5000 West Carefree Highway, Phoenix, Arizona Posting Details: Salary: $56,098 - $100,989 Grade: 24 Closing Date: 01/01/2024 Job Summary: The Arizona Game and Fish Department is currently seeking a Curator to join our dynamic wildlife conservation education team.
This role plays an integral part in ensuring our husbandry and animal behavior management practices are upheld to the highest standards while still supporting the guest experience.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced, driven, engaging, curator who thrives in a visionary role with broad responsibilities, rapid shifts in priorities and excels at project management and problem solving.
The preferred candidate must be a collaborative team player that understands the intricacies of providing a world class guest experience while still ensuring the health and safety of the wildlife in our care.
Job Duties: Major responsibilities will include: - Manage, through direct reports, the Department's wildlife education programs (Outreach, Wildlife Center, Wildlife Education and Tortoise Adoption).
Managing staff includes hiring, coaching, mentoring and identifying development opportunities.
Develop and manage the volunteers for the Wildlife Center and Tortoise Adoption Program, including the development of volunteer training.
Manage the programmatic budget and adhere to procurement policy.
- Manage all aspects of operations and maintenance of the Department's Wildlife Center, coordinate and schedule routine maintenance, repair and new project construction.
Conduct regular facility inspections for areas that require repair or replacement.
Manage all aspects of the fleet vehicles and electric cart, ensuring utilization and regular maintenance.
- Manage the Department's Wildlife Center's non-releasable live wildlife collection of mammals, birds of prey and reptiles.
Manage all aspects of captive live wildlife husbandry, ensure compliance with captivity standards and licensing standards, develop SOP's and training for staff and interns.
- Manage the wildlife education and outreach programs: including all formal wildlife education (Focus:Wild Arizona, publications, brochures, professional development, classroom program and resource development.
Manage the Wildlife Education Outreach public programs utilizing non releasable live wildlife, prioritize events, develop new events and partners to deliver wildlife education programming to the general public statewide.
- Manage all aspects of the Desert Tortoise Adoption Program, coordinate with veterinarians on tortoise care protocols and evaluations, manage all aspects of customer service.
- May serve as the Education Branch Chief when necessary and performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs): The candidate must have knowledge of/in: wildlife conservation, familiarity with native wildlife of Arizona, basic knowledge of wildlife, ecology, biology and other sciences required for the preparation and presentation of educational programs, captivity standards, animal husbandry techniques, federal, state and all other applicable statutes and laws governing the use of live wildlife in educational programs, live wildlife exhibit and enclosure design, knowledge of facility management including maintenance and repair, interpretive display design and development that incorporates multiple learning styles, supervision and leadership, and event planning, coordination and management.
The candidate must have skill in: written and verbal communication, strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to constructively manage differences of opinion among diverse internal and external customers, skills in facility and enclosure repair or enhancement, strong presentation skills, expertise in project management, contract negotiations, live wildlife handling, time management, report preparation, budget management, computer skills with a strong, understanding of Google suite of applications and excellent organizational and problems solving skills.
The candidate must be able to design, develop and implement wildlife education programming for formal and informal audiences, maintain the highest level of quality as it relates to the Center’s public and professional image pertaining to animal health, training and husbandry, interpret and follow department operating policies, procedures and directives, multi-task across diverse program areas with changing priorities while managing multiple budgets, facilitate and lead internal and external meetings, use critical thinking to solve complex problems and supervise staff in all aspects of their job.
Selective Preference(s): The preferred candidate will have at least 3 years of experience handling live wildlife used in educational programs and managing education and wildlife staff and volunteers.
The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of live wildlife facility management including operations and maintenance.
The preferred candidate will have strong project management skills, as well as strong leadership skills with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
A Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife, Zoology or related field is preferred.
Pre-Employment Requirements: If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job, then the following requirements apply.
Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license record checks.
The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked nor suspended.
Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all required driver training.
An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.
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The Arizona Game and Fish Department is an Equal Employment Opportunity agency.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Benefits: The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include: Sick leave Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance Retirement plan Life insurance and long-term disability insurance Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance Contact Us: If you have any questions please feel free to contact Milani Barron at mbarron@azgfd.
gov for assistance.