Eat Safe Fish - River Walker - Kalamazoo
Full Time
Remote
Posted
Job description
MPHI is a Michigan-based and nationally engaged, non-profit public health institute. We are a team of teams, process and content experts, dedicated to building
A world where tomorrow is healthier than today!
Title: Eat Safe Fish – River Walker – Kalamazoo
$18.45 - $22.87 / Posted Thru: 5-22-23
Part-Time / 20 Hours Per Week / Seasonal: April – September/October
Work Location: Kalamazoo and Allegan Counties, Michigan
Purpose:
The person in this position will provide information on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Eat Safe Fish Guidelines to people fishing the Kalamazoo River and associated water bodies.
Duties
and
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the KRWC Eat Safe Fish Local Coordinator and partner River Walker to provide education and outreach in English and Spanish, (if possible) to shoreline anglers who consume fish from the Kalamazoo River.
- Engage with anglers and distribute Eat Safe Fish materials at predetermined fishing sites along the Kalamazoo River at various days and times, including mornings, afternoons, early evening, weekdays, and weekends. The fishing sites cover multiple areas on the Kalamazoo River within Allegan and Kalamazoo counties.
- Attend occasional special events, engage with community members, and distribute Eat Safe Fish information and materials.
- Accurately fill and maintain MDHHS observational forms.
- Coordinate with KRWC Eat Safe Fish Local Coordinator to maintain a supply of outreach supplies.
- Submit observational forms to the KRWC Eat Safe Fish, Local Coordinator, on a weekly basis.
- Always represent the best interests of MDHHS and MPHI.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Education: A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
Experience: No specific experience is required for
this position. However, experience and knowledge of fishing or the fishing community will be considered in determining starting salary.
Important
Skills
and
Characteristics:
- Must have own transportation.
- Excellent communication skills are important; especially the ability to convey technical information to the lay public.
- Must be able to work amenably with and coordinate routes with the other River Walker.
- Professional demeanor required.
- Knowledge of fishing, ecology, and/or healthcare, and experience working with local organizations preferred.
- Preference will be given to individuals who are bilingual (English and Spanish and/or English and Chinese - Mandarin).
- Ability to read maps (maps on phone and/or paper maps) to travel to pre-select sites will serve as helpful.
Work
Environment
and
Physical
Requirements:
Work environment will vary. This person is required to maneuver across various surfaces, including potentially uneven surfaces to reach angling locations. Must have means of transportation to reach angling locations and transport outreach supplies throughout the Kalamazoo River Watershed (Travel is possible across Kalamazoo and Allegan counties). (Mileage costs incurred for site visits will be reimbursed at the current State of Michigan rates).
Must have the means to store up to 2 medium boxes of outreach supplies. Schedule will vary based on weather, ensuring access to a maximum number of anglers – with primary work hours during peak fishing times, including mornings, afternoons, early evening, weekdays, and weekends. Because this work is primarily outside, this person will be exposed to a variety of weather conditions. Attendance at some meetings and events may be required - including indoor and outdoor events, with evenings and weekends a possibility. This person may need to transport boxes of outreach items that can weigh up to 40 pounds to area events. This person will need access to a computer and internet to enter and submit time and mileage incurred during working hours.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS: No assigned responsibility.
IMPACT ON
PROJECTS,
SERVICES AND OPERATIONS: This position is funded by a limited-term award from the MDHHS. The person in this position will interact with the public via one-on-one in-person conversations. Occasionally, this individual may be asked to support the KRWC Project Coordinator at events. Overall, this position is responsible for promoting and distributing MDHHS-provided educational materials on fish consumption to shoreline anglers along the Kalamazoo River.
REQUIRED COMMUNICATION
Contact
Person/Group
Frequency
Purpose
Outreach Unit Manager
Weekly
Overall position oversight.
Local Coordinator, Kalamazoo River Watershed Council (KRWC)
Daily
Field position oversight.
MDHHS Eat Safe Fish Community Engagement Coordinator
Weekly
Project collaboration.
Public
Weekly/Daily
Communication of Eat Safe Fish messages
MDHHS Eat Safe Fish team members
As Needed
Project Collaboration
Other state, federal, and local agencies
As Needed
Communication of health and environmental messages
Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) assigned payroll specialist(s)
As Needed
Human Resources
“For purposes of employment standards, this classification is
“Non-E
xempt” from overtime provisions of the fair Labor Standards Act.”
MPHI works with you to promote health for everyone. Together, we will build
a world where tomorrow is healthier than today!
MPHI is an EEO/AA employer that participates with e-verify.
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