Fish Technician II — Chandler-Roza YKFP

Job overview

The Fish Technician II — Chandler-Roza YKFP role is onsite at an acclimation site in the upper Yakima River Basin, with the listing location in Prosser, WA. Pay is $15.74–$17.72 per hour. The role supports the Yakima Klickitat Fisheries Project and its work with Cle Elum hatchery personnel to spawn, incubate, rear, and release Spring Chinook. The technician maintains a juvenile fish acclimation site and assists hatchery and field crews. This work supports fish culture and fisheries activities, including fish release and field operations across the Yakima River Basin.

What you'll do

• Maintain a juvenile fish acclimation site by preparing feed, feeding fish, maintaining water flow, recording daily water readings, cleaning, removing snow, and maintaining the facility.
• Assist hatchery personnel with spawning, incubation, rearing, and release activities, and assist field crews with trap operations, fish tagging and marking, spawning-ground surveys, and predation work.
• Work may include weekends, nights, and holidays.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

fish technician ii

yakima klickitat fisheries project

chandler-roza

prosser wa

fish culture

spring chinook

hatchery

acclimation site

fieldwork

fish tagging

spawning surveys

$15.74–$17.72 per hour

high school diploma

yakama preference

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Two positions; work is performed year-round and may require weekends, nights, and holidays. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent, one year of Fish Technician I or equivalent natural-resources fieldwork, a valid Washington driver’s license, and ability to obtain a Yakama Tribal driver’s permit. Yakama enrolled preference is stated.

About the employer

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation is hiring for this role. Industry: Administration of Conservation Programs. Sector: 92.