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Conservation Outreach Field Technician 2025, Work Study Required

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Division/Organization: Community Partners
Department: Upper Sugar River Watershed Association
Job Type: Local Work Study Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: Lake Wisconsin - Moon Valley Landing, Cox Hollow Lake Landing, Beckman Lake Landing, Yellowstone Lake Landing
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $16.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Digital Technology, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communications, Broadcasting, and Media Arts, Education and Training, Nonprofit/Community-Based Organization, Athletics, Sports, and Recreation, Local Work-Study Required Student Jobs

Department Overview:

 The Upper Sugar River Watershed Association (Upper Sugar), a Wisconsin based non-profit organization, is seeking three part-time Conservation Outreach Field Technicians. The mission of Upper Sugar is to provide leadership for continuous resource improvement through strategic partnerships that benefit the watershed’s land, water and people. We are a grassroots, self-sustaining, 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization. We have a board of directors, an annual membership and are able to complete many beneficial conservation projects with funds we raise from grants, individual and corporate donors, municipalities and events. We are a hands-on project group, and disseminate information about watershed issues through our connections in local schools and numerous community partnerships. The Upper Sugar office is located at 207 E. Main Street in downtown Mt. Horeb, WI. However, work will be conducted remotely at boat launches and water access points in the Driftless Area at boat launches listed below.

Anticipated Start Date:

 May 12, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 September 1, 2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 16

Schedule:

 Due to the timing of reaching our target audience, availability to work some weekends and Holidays (Memorial day and July 4th) is required. Each position goes for a suggested position duration of May 24, 2025 to September 1, 2025. Training will occur in May prior to the May 24th date. Flexible work schedule with an emphasis on working during times of high volume use of boat launches which includes weekends and some evenings and holidays (Memorial day weekend, July 4th, and labor day weekend). Flexibility around the start and end dates and weekly work schedule is possible.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 $16.00

Number of Positions:

 3

Qualifications:

 ❏ Federal Work Study Required
❏ Interest in conservation and the outdoors.
❏ Reliability while conducting projects independently toward a team goal.
❏ Willingness to work outside in summer weather conditions in Southern Wisconsin.
❏ Reliable personal transportation to field locations

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

❏ Comfortable conducting in-person outreach and education by having conversations with boating and fishing recreationists like families and anglers in public spaces.
❏ Effective professional communicator both in person and in digital correspondence.
❏ Organization and attention to detail regarding entering monitoring data into the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources statewide database.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The main duty of these positions is outdoor work implementing Clean Boats Clean Waters boater education at boat launches by communication with folks that come to the boat landings. Other tasks include aquatic invasive species monitoring and database reporting. Data entry may be done remotely with the option to work at an office located in Mt Horeb WI. Reliable car transportation for accessing remote sites is required.
Work will be conducted at boat launches and water access points in the Driftless Area. Work Location Details: We are staffing the following 4 landings for at least 100 hours each for the season. Please note that these sites are between 30-60 minutes from Madison.

Cox Hollow Boat Ramp - Gov. Dodge State Park Cox Hollow
Yellowstone Lake -- Access Near Beach Yellowstone Lake
Cadiz Spring State Park - Beckman Lake
Lake Wisconsin -- Access - Moon Valley Landing Lake Wisconsin

A stipend of $300 will be paid as mileage compensation for successful completion of the grant requirements.
If you want to use your voice for a good cause, like to be by water, and are seeking field experience with a vibrant grassroots conservation non-profit, this opportunity may be for you. Work-Study Required for these positions.

Physical Demands:

Moving around uneven surfaces in remote outdoor field locations at State Park and other natural area boat landings in Southern WI in the summer.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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