Public Safety Technician

Position: Public Safety Technician 1/2 (12-3821)

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The recruitment is exempt from the hiring freeze (Administrative Order 358).

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants must meet Alaska Residency Requirements in order to be considered for employment at this time.

What You Will Be Doing

This position is part of the Division of Alaska Wildlife Troopers. The Public Safety Technician I (Seasonal) performs technical level work in the prevention and detection of violations and enforcement of laws and regulations. In addition, this position performs semi-skilled work, frequently in remote field locations, to ensure that mobile facilities and transportation equipment are operational, and assists Troopers with surveillance and patrol duties, evidence handling and preservation.

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ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department’s mission. The Alaska Wildlife Troopers are responsible for the statewide patrol of commercial big game services, commercial fisheries, sport fishing, sport fish guiding, hunting, trapping, boating safety and safe-guarding habitat.

The Benefits Of Joining Our Team

You are joining a team committed to public safety through public service. This is a dynamic and exciting position in which you can experience working in the outdoors, serving the public, and protecting Alaska’s resources for generations to come.

The Working Conditions You Can Expect

As a Public Safety Technician, I (Seasonal) you will have the opportunity to work in varying outdoor environmental conditions as well as some time spent in an office setting. You will be performing semi-skilled work, frequently in field locations, to ensure that mobile facilities and transportation equipment are operational. You will also help with equipment inventory and perform general clerical duties as needed.

What We Are Looking For

• Set up camp independently in a wilderness situation.
• Experience using hazardous equipment, such as firearms, chain saws, etc.
• Experience operating boats more than 24 feet in length.
• Ability to perform general building maintenance, to include plumbing, electrical and carpentry repairs; and
• Ability to spend long periods of time in close quarters while at sea on vessels between 29-156 feet in length.

Public Safety Technician 1

Eighteen years of age and possess a high school diploma or GED at the time of employment.

Public Safety Technician 2

Must be eighteen years of age and possess a high school diploma or GED at time of employment.

Six months of experience performing patrol and surveillance duties and identifying, recording violations, and documenting criminal activity. This work experience is met by service as a Public Safety Technician 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Six months of field experience involving fish or wildlife management, habitat protection. This experience includes work such as a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Six months of experience as a commercial fisher; licensed hunting or registered sport fishing guide; or assistant, deckhand, or similar person who worked directly under the supervision of, and on the same vessel/hunting trip as, a licensed or registered guide.

Six months of qualifying military experience that involved working outdoors in inclement weather conditions and patrolling and surveillance duties.

Six months of experience performing semi-skilled duties working in and/or around aircraft. This experience includes work such as general labor and maintenance of aircraft equipment and/or facilities; cleaning, washing, and/or assisting with fueling aircraft to return to field; or other support tasks.

Special Note

Must possess a current, valid Alaska Driver's license at time of employment.

Physical Requirements

Job duties require lifting and carrying of loads weighing up to 70 pounds over rough or uneven surfaces. As a condition of employment, the Department of Public Safety will require a physical examination to determine the ability to meet the…