Missouri Department of Conservation

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Fisheries Specialist, Amber! Amber has been in her role with Missouri Department of Conservation for about 6 months now. Amber's favorite part about her job is the variety of experiences. Amber gets to experience hatchery operations all the way to fisheries management. Her daily tasks can vary widely, such as sampling fish on the river, banding wood ducks, chain sawing, and even delivering fish across the region. Something you may not know about Amber is that she recently went gigging for the first time this year. If you are interested in becoming a Fisheries Specialist like Amber, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/gUuD2qKV #WorkforceWednesday #MDC #WildJobs #Conservation

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Recreational Use Specialist, Lafe! Lafe is currently our Recreational Use Specialist for the St. Louis Region. Lafe has been with MDC for 12 years now! Lafe's favorite part about working in his role is getting to work with great staff and partners on how to make our Conservation Areas more welcoming to everyone who wants to visit. Hunters, anglers, and horseback riders are just a few of the user groups he gets to work with. Lafe enjoys the variety our Conservation Areas provide each day with. You never know what kind of request you might get. Something you may not know about Lafe is that he has been a youth sports coach for 10+ years. He has had the honor to coach mostly Football and Basketball for a variety of age groups ranging from 1st graders to 8th graders. He really enjoys coaching the youth and seeing hard work build confidence and love for a sport or activity. If you are interested in becoming a Recreational Use Specialist like Lafe, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/gbCN9EdP #WildJobs #RecUseSpecialist #Recreation #MDC #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #WildJobs

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Scientist, Thomas! Thomas is currently our Mid Rivers Scientist. His work focuses on understanding and managing large river systems, mid-size rivers, and managing paddlefish populations within the state. Thomas has been with MDC as a full time employee for 7 years! Thomas' favorite part about his job is getting people that are unfamiliar with big rivers, research, or conservation biology out in the field and helping them experience the work he gets to do firsthand, and then watching them develop an appreciation for the resources he gets to help manage. Something you may not know about Thomas is that his high school superlative was "Best Person to be Stranded on a Desert Island With." If you are interested in becoming a Scientist like Thomas, and getting to help manage with the Big Rivers click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/g7AJXYBd #WorkforceWednesday #MDC #DepartmentofConservation #Science #Scientist

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a District Supervisor, Ashley! Ashley is currently a Community Conservation District Supervisor in Springfield and has been with the department full time for 10 years! Before starting full time Ashley was an hourly employee with us for 5 years! Ashley's favorite part about her job is leading the Community Conservation Team and seeing the partnerships and projects they have developed within their area. Something you may not know about Ashley is that she has participated in trapping efforts for all of Missouri's native upland game birds, prairie chickens, northern bobwhite quail, eastern wild turkey, except for ruffed grouse. If you are interested in becoming a District Supervisor like Ashley, click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/g7h62X7j #WildJobs #MDC #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #DistrictSupervisor

Come see us at the Lincoln University Career Fair today 10-1!

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting an Assistant Outdoor Education Center Manager, Steven! Steven is an Assistant Manager at the Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Center. Steven has been with the department full time since 2014! Steven’s favorite part about his job is all the classes he gets to teach, such as Deer, Turkey, Small Game, and Archery classes to the students of all ages! If you are interested in becoming an Assistant Outdoor Education Center Manager, please click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/gbTvAwYP #WildJobs #MDC #AssistantOutdoorEducationCenterManager #MissouriDepartmentofConservation

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Natural History Biologist, Krista! Krista is currently a Natural History Biologist and has been with MDC for 13 and a half years! Krista's favorite part about her job is surveying and conserving rare natural communities, plants, and animals! If you are interested in becoming a Natural History Biologist like Krista, please click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/g5gnMkRM #WorkforceWednesday #MDC #WildJobs #NaturalHistoryBiologist

Come see us at UCM Fall 2024 Career and Internship Fair from 1-4pm!

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting a Private Land Conservationist, Ted! Ted is currently a Private Land Conservationist in Macon, Randolph, and Shelby County, and has been with MDC for 22 years! Ted's favorite part about his job is meeting with new landowners and helping them accomplish their wildlife goals! What you may not know about Ted is that he spends most of his free time working on his farm or his friend's farms doing what he likes to tell his landowners to do on their properties! If you are interested in becoming a Private Lands Conservationist like Ted, please click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/gFz2UnZB #WorkforceWednesday #WildJobs #MDC #Conservation #PrivateLandConservationist #PLC

Welcome to Workforce Wednesday! Every Wednesday we will be highlighting a different career opportunity with MDC. This week we are highlighting an Survey Specialist, Cas. Cas is currently a Survey Specialist and has been with MDC since July! Cas’ favorite part about her job is getting getting to see all the different Conservation Areas! What you may not know about Cas is that she was born in Hawaii! If you are interested in becoming a Survey Specialist like Cas, please click the link below to apply. https://lnkd.in/g4Wb8Gze #WildJobs #WorkforceWednesday #MDC #MissouriDepartmentofConservation #SurveySpecialist