Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge Seeking Summer Workers
Refuge Manager William McCoy announced today the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will sponsor a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) employment program for the first time in the summer of 2009.
The eight-week educational work program scheduled from June 15 to August 7, 2009 is for young men and women, 15 through 18 years of age. All participants must reside within either Pike or Gibson Counties as Patoka River NWR is located in both counties.
The purpose of the YCC program is to further the development and maintenance of the natural resources of the United States while providing gainful employment for America’s youth. The job involves numerous work assignments usually working as a group and includes environmental learning opportunities. Jobs will vary from surveying wildlife populations to posting boundary signs, controlling invasive plant species such as autumn olive and roadside trash removal.
Enrollee’s pay will be the established Federal minimum wage rate which is presently $6.55 per hour. Work will consist of 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Applicants from all social, economic, ethnic and racial backgrounds will be selected by random drawing.
Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. (CDT), Monday, May 11, 2009 at refuge headquarters in Oakland City. Five applicants will be selected for employment at the random drawing held on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. (CDT) at refuge headquarters.
Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters is located at 510 ½ West Morton Street, Oakland City, Indiana. Mailing address is PO Box 217, Oakland City, Indiana 47660.
Anyone with questions or in need of an application can stop by headquarters or call the refuge office at 812 749- 3199. Or the application can be found at this website: http://www.fws.gov/turnbull/pdf/ycc_appl.pdf
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