Eat Safe Fish - Huron River Walker

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Title: Eat Safe Fish - Huron River Walker

$19.76 -$27.97 / Posted Thru: 3/2/2025

Part Time /Seasonal: April 21-September 30, 2025

Location:Remote/Virtual - Travel Required

Milford, Pinckney, Dexter, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Flat Rock (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 Huron River and associated water bodies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the HRWC Eat Safe Fish Local Coordinator and partner River Walker to provide education and outreach in English, Spanish, and Chinese - Mandarin (if possible) to shoreline anglers who consume fish from the Huron River.
• Engage with anglers and distribute Eat Safe Fish materials at predetermined fishing sites along the Huron River on various days and times, including mornings, afternoons, early evening, weekdays, and weekends. The fishing sites cover multiple areas on the Huron River from Proud Lake State Recreation Area, through Kensington Metropark, Island Lake State Recreation Area, Pinckney State Recreation Area, and along the Huron River from Dexter to Flat Rock, Michigan.
• Communicate weekly schedule to HRWC Eat Safe Fish Coordinator.
• Attend occasional special events, engage with community members, and distribute Eat Safe Fish information and materials.
• Coordinate with HRWC Eat Safe Fish Local Coordinator to maintain a supply of outreach supplies.
• Accurately fill and maintain MDHHS observational forms.
• Submit observational forms to the HRWC Eat Safe Fish Local Coordinator weekly.
• Work minimum 10 hours, maximum 20 per week.
• Attend monthly (virtual) staff meetings.
• Submit timesheet and mileage forms bi-weekly.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education: Equivalent to a high school diploma.

Experience: Experience is not 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 or ability to secure public transportation to complete duties.
• 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 Huron River Watershed (Travel is possible between areas as distant as Indian Springs Metropark in White Lake, Pinckney State Recreation Area near Pinckney, and Flat Rock, Michigan). (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.

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 HRWC 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 Huron River.This position has a direct impact on the quality of services provided by MPHI and MDHHS.

REQUIRED COMMUNICATION

"For purposes of employment standards, this classification is "Non-Exempt" from overtime provisions of the fair Labor Standards Act."

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