Natural Scientist Assistant

Job Description:

Natural Scientist Assistant

Description

Pay Range: $ 16.07/hr

Job Posting Closing on: Monday, January 24, 2025

Workdays & Hours: This position will work up to a maximum of 16 hours/week on Monday & Friday; including some evenings, days outside of the normal work schedule, and weekends as needed

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Natural Scientist Assistant is job available with the Park & Recreation Department at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge. The Parks & Recreation Department maintains approximately 300 parks and public spaces citywide as well as provides recreational activities and educational programming that makes Fort Worth a great place to live, work and play.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma/GED.
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Credit hours from an accredited college or university with major course work in a natural or physical science, including, but not limited to: biology, geology, botany, range management, environmental science, forestry, or a related field.
• Certification in a Natural Sciences field or a Teaching Certificate with an emphasis in Science or Environmental Science.
• Experience conducting educational programs and leading hikes for the public of all ages and working with captive wildlife for educational purposes (handling and husbandry).
• Demonstrate positive customer service skills over the phone and in person.

The Natural Scientist Assistant job responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement educational and recreational programs centering on natural science topics for groups of all ages such as, but not limited to: public school, private school, home school groups, day care centers, educators, summer youth camps, public outreach programs, and more.
• Assist with the care and maintenance of captive education animals and their exhibits.
• Lead guided tours in canoes and kayaks along the West Fork of the Trinity River and wetlands located at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge.
• Organize and maintain paddling equipment such as canoes, kayaks, life jackets, and paddles.
• Maintain and create educational exhibits, and produce print form program promotional material using Microsoft Office programs including, but not limited to: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher.
• Assist Natural Scientists with volunteers and programs.
• Perform facility opening and closing duties; patrols area to ensure safety procedures are followed.
• Carry out customer service duties including, but not limited to: greeting visitors, answering phones, answering questions about the Refuge.
• Fulfill custodial duties including sweeping, mopping, taking out trash.
• Complete City of Fort Worth trainings including CPR, First Aid, Defensive Driving, Cyber Awareness, Cash Handling.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.