Fishing Clinic Instructor

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Date:
Feb 23, 2026

Location:

Champaign, IL, 61822

Job Requisition

Closing Date: 03/09/2026

Agency:
Department of Natural Resources

Class

Title:

CONSERVATION EDUCATION REP (09300)

Skill Option:
None

Bilingual Option:
None

Salary:
Anticipated Starting Salary $4,586 monthly;
Full Salary Range $4,586-$6,228 monthly

Job Type: Salaried

Category:
Full Time

County:
Champaign

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME

Merit Comp Code: N/A

NOTE:

THIS POSITION IS A TEMPORARY SEASONAL POSITION THAT WILL NOT EXCEED SIX MONTHS.

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the  website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the Success Factors employee career portal. Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is seeking to hire a Conservation Education Representative located at Kaufman Park. Under general supervision of site staff, the Conservation Education Representative will possess and handle live fish and bait in an interactive fishing clinic designed to instill an appreciation and understanding of conservation ethics, sport fishing techniques and tackle, fish ecology and identification; gather data and assemble information;

compose newspaper and magazine releases interpreting the Urban Fishing Program activities. We welcome qualified applicants who would like to be part of this team to apply today.

• Under general direction of the Central Illinois Urban Fishing Program Manager, develop and execute the Conservation Education Program for the Urban Fishing Program in Champaign County.
• Serve as program liaison with media outlets.
• Participate in staff meetings relating to the development and presentation of education and information material.
• Interpret and promote the Urban Fishing Program's services and activities.
• Develop and establish new and more effective methods of clinic instructions.
• Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, with courses in journalism, English, or public speaking.

• Elementary knowledge of the principles of…