Waterfowl Unit Technician

**Job Title: Waterfowl Unit Technician**

**Application Deadline: August 13, 2023 at 11:59pm.**

**Potential Start Date**: August 28, 2023

**Potential End Date**:December 22, 2023

**Hours**: Full-time contract (Irregular Hours: day, evening, weekend, and holidays)

**Location**: Port Rowan (Long Point Provincial Park)

**Rate of Pay**: To be determined

**Number of Positions**: 2

The Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters (OFAH) is currently seeking two passionate and hardworking individual to join the OFAH in partnership with Long Point Provincial Park and Long Point Waterfowlers’ Association as the Waterfowl Unit Technician for the Long Point Waterfowl Management Unit (LPWMU). The successful applicants will have considerable knowledge of federal and provincial hunting regulations and applied expertise/experience hunting migratory birds.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Visually inspect and confirm, prior to issuing a hunting permit, that each hunter has the required valid federal and provincial hunting permits on their person according to the regulations;
- Collect and record the required information on the LPWMU’s hunter registration card prior to issuing a hunting permit. As well, collect and record each hunter’s daily hunting results on the hunter’s registration card, ensuring all bird species are correctly identified;
- Ensure that all hunters holding valid permits for that day, exit the Unit before closing the Unit office;
- Sell any required Provincial Park permits and additional hunting items required by hunters using the Unit;
- Repair and maintain all hunting blinds, signs, lights, channel markers and equipment used at the Unit;
- Answer phones and give accurate information; and
- Additional duties as assigned.

**Education and Qualifications**:

- College or university education in biology, fish and wildlife, environmental science or equivalent work-related experience in the relevant fields;
- Strong knowledge of federal and provincial hunting regulations and hunting migratory birds; and
- Must have experience in building/maintaining duck blinds.

**Required Skills and Experience**:

- Strong written and oral communication skills;
- Essential basic math skills and ability to process cash payments;
- Essential computer skills (MS Office, GPS & GIS technology) and database management;
- Mechanical aptitude and ability to operate a boat, chainsaw, UTV, pumps, trailers, hand tools, etc.
- Field work experience including ability to lift heavy weights (10-50kg) and to work in cold/wet conditions for long periods of time;
- Organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills;
- Problem solving skills; and
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, team and partnership skills.

**Other Requirements**:

- Valid driver’s licence (Class G);
- Valid Ontario Hunters outdoors card with accredit hunter;
- Valid firearms licence;
- Valid pleasure craft operators card;
- Valid Emergency First Aid with Level A CPR & AED certification (as a minimum)
- Valid criminal record check; and
- Valid OFAH membership.

Please submit a letter of interest and a résumé, which must include your education and work experience history, and two references to:
**Attention: Kyle Worboys, Assistant Park Superintendent**

Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters

P.O. Box 2800

Peterborough, ON K9J 8L5

Fax : (705) 748-9577

**Interviews will be held in August either in person or remotely by video conferencing.**

**NO TELEPHONE CALLS OR EMAIL INQUIRIES PLEASE**

The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) stays informed in regards to the current public and workplace health and safety measures surrounding infectious diseases from federal, provincial and municipal levels of government, and provides regular updates to our staff. We have a workplace safety plan and training in place for our staff and update our plan and training when workplace health and safety measures are implemented or revised by government and public health officials.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Seasonal
Contract length: 4 months

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Licence/Certification:

- driver’s licence (class G) (preferred)
- pleasure craft operators card (preferred)
- Emergency First Aid with Level A CPR & AED certification (preferred)
- criminal record check (preferred)
- OFAH membership (preferred)
- Ontario Hunters outdoors card with accredit hunter (preferred)
- firearms licence (PAL) (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-08-13
Expected start date: 2023-08-28