Title:  Conservation Agent Trainee

Summary/Objective

Looking for an impactful career that is healthy, rewarding and purpose driven?  Want to be part of something bigger while serving on a professional team that works to ensure future generations have opportunities to enjoy wildlife and wild places?  The Missouri Department of Conservation would like to invest in you and your future to attend a 6-month conservation agent training academy.  Graduates of the Conservation Agent Academy receive a county assignment and become front-line ambassadors as the face of conservation as part of their communities - educating and fairly enforcing the Wildlife Code of Missouri with emphasis on voluntary compliance and proactive stewardship of nature and resources "off the beaten path."

Applications are being accepted to fill up to a twenty-member academy class for Conservation Agent Trainees scheduled to begin March 16, 2025.  Trainees will be required to reside in the Department provided housing in Jefferson City, Missouri during the training. Academy graduates earn a POST class A-CC license, applicants must be willing to be assigned to any county in the state, based on current vacancies and agency needs. 

All correspondence for this position will be via email. On the submitted application, select email as the “preferred method of contact” and list an up-to-date email address for notifications.

IMPORTANT:   This position requires a degree, please upload a copy of your transcript to your job profile prior to August 18, 2024.

Essential Job Duties

• RESOURCE LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Field patrol; check hunting-fishing activity for Wildlife Code violations; special investigations; investigation of reported violations; enforce state laws within statutory jurisdiction; assists in prosecution of persons apprehended for violating laws and regulations; other pertinent enforcement responsibilities. 
• PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDUCATION:  Adult and youth meetings; hunter safety instruction; radio and TV programs; recruitment and education at fairs and exhibits; newspaper articles; informative social media submissions for various outlets, community programs with schools, sportsmen's clubs, and other organizations.
• WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT:  Wildlife censuses and surveys; endangered and/or protected species, investigation of wildlife damage complaints; landowner habitat improvement information; wildlife disease investigations and mitigation activities; other duties directly related to wildlife management and protection.
• FISHERIES MANAGEMENT:  Pollution investigations; assistance in fish distribution; fish rescue; management of community lakes, public access points, etc.; lake and pond management information for owners; other duties directly related to fisheries management.
• FORESTRY MANAGEMENT:  Forestry development with private landowners; forest arson investigation; other duties directly related to forest management.
• OTHER DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES:  Assistance in land acquisition investigations; assistance with approval of commercial permits; equipment maintenance; in-service training programs; emergency public services including search and rescue, first aid, assistance at drownings, flood rescues, etc.; and other duties representing the Department.

Ancillary Job Duties

Prior to being accepted into the training class, all individuals must demonstrate ability and proficiency in the following:

Education and Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Work Environment

Physical Abilities

Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other reasonably related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.  The Missouri Department of Conservation reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the need arises.  This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.  Management reserves the right to change job descriptions, job duties, functions, and requirements.