Yasama Nation
Fish Technician II (2) Position YKFP
Yasama Nation, Toppenish, Washington, United States, 98948
Announcement # 2025-364
| Issue Date: 12-15-25 | Closing Date: 12-31-25
Fish Technician II (2 Positions) Yakima, Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP)
Department of Natural Resources
Hourly Wage: $15.74-$17.72/Regular/Full-Time
Location: Toppenish/Roza
Responsible for a variety of semi‑technical and semi‑skilled tasks relating to fisheries management. Duties include harvest monitoring, stream surveys, fish processing, tagging and enumeration, environmental monitoring, and recording field data.
Examples of Work Performed
Operate and maintain backpack battery‑operated electroshocker and associated equipment.
Tag and mark fish using coded‑wire tagging machine or freeze branding; clean and maintain equipment under supervision.
Under supervision operate juvenile or adult fish traps and record data such as length, weight, sex, etc.
Ensure fish are handled in accordance with guidelines and released unharmed.
Collect routine water samples and record data such as dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, etc.
As a member of the harvest monitoring team, collect, catch, and harvest data through on‑site monitoring or fishermen interviews, recording data such as fishing effort, catch, species, weight, sex, etc.
As a member of the spawning ground survey team, conduct spawning ground surveys by foot or boat, recording data such as species, length, sex, etc.
Transport and release juvenile trout or salmon, ensuring fish are properly maintained during transit.
Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of standard fisheries principles and procedures.
Knowledge and skill in the operation of equipment and tools used in fisheries work.
Ability to take some leadership responsibility.
Ability to express ideas effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to deal tactfully with the public.
Ability to work outdoors under all weather conditions and perform physical labor.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent and one year of experience as Fish Technician I, demonstrating the ability to perform the work.
Required to pass a pre‑employment drug test.
Required to pass a pre‑employment background check.
Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid WA State Driver's license with the ability to obtain a Yakama Nation Tribal Driving permit.
Yakama enrolled preference, but all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
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| Issue Date: 12-15-25 | Closing Date: 12-31-25
Fish Technician II (2 Positions) Yakima, Klickitat Fisheries Project (YKFP)
Department of Natural Resources
Hourly Wage: $15.74-$17.72/Regular/Full-Time
Location: Toppenish/Roza
Responsible for a variety of semi‑technical and semi‑skilled tasks relating to fisheries management. Duties include harvest monitoring, stream surveys, fish processing, tagging and enumeration, environmental monitoring, and recording field data.
Examples of Work Performed
Operate and maintain backpack battery‑operated electroshocker and associated equipment.
Tag and mark fish using coded‑wire tagging machine or freeze branding; clean and maintain equipment under supervision.
Under supervision operate juvenile or adult fish traps and record data such as length, weight, sex, etc.
Ensure fish are handled in accordance with guidelines and released unharmed.
Collect routine water samples and record data such as dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, etc.
As a member of the harvest monitoring team, collect, catch, and harvest data through on‑site monitoring or fishermen interviews, recording data such as fishing effort, catch, species, weight, sex, etc.
As a member of the spawning ground survey team, conduct spawning ground surveys by foot or boat, recording data such as species, length, sex, etc.
Transport and release juvenile trout or salmon, ensuring fish are properly maintained during transit.
Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of standard fisheries principles and procedures.
Knowledge and skill in the operation of equipment and tools used in fisheries work.
Ability to take some leadership responsibility.
Ability to express ideas effectively both orally and in writing.
Ability to deal tactfully with the public.
Ability to work outdoors under all weather conditions and perform physical labor.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent and one year of experience as Fish Technician I, demonstrating the ability to perform the work.
Required to pass a pre‑employment drug test.
Required to pass a pre‑employment background check.
Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid WA State Driver's license with the ability to obtain a Yakama Nation Tribal Driving permit.
Yakama enrolled preference, but all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
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