Natural Scientist Assistant

• Job Description

  Pay Range: $ 15.45/hr
  
  Job Posting Closing on: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
  
  Workdays & Hours: This position will work up to a maximum of 16 hours/week on Saturdays & Sundays; including some evenings or days outside of the normal work schedule 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.

• ABOUT THE COMPANY

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  • City of Fort Worth

  • (817) 392-7750

  The Community

  The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
  Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.

  Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.

  There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.

  Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.

  Exciting Growth & Future Development

  One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.

  Mission

  We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.

  Vision

  Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.

  Benefits That Are Well Worth It

  The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.

  Medical Program

  The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.

  The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s

  primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.

  The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).

  • Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
  • Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.

  Vacation

  Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
  6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.

  Holidays

  Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.

  Wellness Program

  The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.

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