EXHIBIT 3-A

MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Fisheries Aide

Part-time Limited-term Position

DEFINITION

The Fisheries Aide will assist District fisheries staff in capturing steelhead from the Carmel River, transporting the fish to the Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility and placing the steelhead in quarantine tanks, as well as performing other fisheries tasks required to prepare for rescues.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives immediate supervision from the Senior Fisheries Biologist and other District fisheries staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION STATEMENT

Under staff direction, this position is responsible for:

1) Removing electro-fished steelhead from the Carmel River with nets and buckets.

2) Carrying buckets of captured steelhead to the fish transport vehicle and transferring fish into holding tanks.

3) Removing steelhead from the fish transport tanks and placing them in fish quarantine tanks.

4) May assist fisheries staff in basic maintenance of fish transport vehicle, rescue equipment, and Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Fish Rescue Workers must be have experience performing strenuous physical labor in an outdoor environment.

Environmental Conditions:

Field environment; work in and around water; exposure to atmospheric conditions

Physical Conditions:

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, lifting and carrying fish buckets up to 50 pounds; walking with buckets over uneven ground, sense of touch; finger dexterity and gripping with fingers and hands; limited repetitive motion.

Vision:

See in the normal visual range with or without correction; specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, color perception and depth perception.

Hearing:

Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

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