scientific aid - Alameda County, United States - State Water Resources Control Board

Description

Job Description and Duties

Positions at the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board are eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position.

Please note: this position is paid on an hourly basis and limited to 1500 hours per calendar year. The salary range for Scientific Aid is $ $20.45 per hour with new Scientific Aids starting at the bottom of the salary range.

Are you interested in meaningful and challenging work to protect the water quality resources in the San Francisco Bay Region? The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has an opening for an intermittent entry-level Scientific Aid in the Planning Division supporting regional monitoring and agricultural permitting programs. The position is located at 1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400, Oakland, CA 94612.

Duties:

Under the direct supervision of a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory), and as a member of the Agricultural Lands Program team, the incumbent will assist in sub-professional scientific and technical work related to the Planning Division's water quality programs. The incumbent is expected to support staff with administrative tasks associated with non-point source regulatory programs for confined animal facilities, grazing lands, cannabis cultivation, and vineyards. Tasks will also include outdoor fieldwork to support the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP).

Additional information:

Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class.

If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver's license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package.

Salary information – CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience.

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Benefits

Water Board employees may be eligible for benefits. Health benefits and leave programs are available for most permanent, full-time employees, and some permanent, part-time employees. Benefit eligibility may depend on length of service and may be subject to collective bargaining agreements negotiated between the State of California and employee organizations that define wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment.