Game Warden

Position: Game Warden

Department: Natural Resources

Reports To: Game Warden Supervisor

Pay Range: $25.46 - $34.06

Status/Term: Full-time, Non-Standard Work Week

Location: 27 Wabanaki Way. Indian Island, ME 04468

Job Summary:

The Penobscot Nation is seeking a dedicated and professional Game Warden to serve as a steward of the Tribe’s natural resources. The Game Warden is responsible for enforcing all applicable fish and wildlife laws, ordinances, and regulations on Penobscot Indian Territory. This position plays a critical role in the protection, conservation, and management of the Tribe’s fish and wildlife resources while ensuring the safety and compliance of all individuals engaging in hunting, fishing, and related outdoor activities on tribal lands.

Qualifications Required:

· Applicants must have a high school diploma or G.E.D.

· Must be at least 21 years of age or 20 years old with at least 60 credits from an accredited college.

· Must possess a valid Maine Class C Driver's license.

· A degree in conservation law enforcement preferred.

· Must successfully complete, or be eligible to complete, the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program and Maine Warden Training School.

· Must meet all other training requirements as specified in the S.O.P. manual.

· No prior criminal history.

· Intensive testing will be performed throughout various parts of the hiring process.

· Candidates must pass an extensive background investigation, pre-employment physical, physical fitness test, polygraph testing, psychological testing, and any other testing required by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

· Indian Preference will be adhered to in accordance with Penobscot Nation Personnel Policies and Procedures.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of wildlife, hunting, fishing, and trapping regulations and practices, or the ability to learn.
• Outdoor recreation skills preferred; ability to operate or learn to operate ATVs, snowmobiles, and watercraft.
• Knowledge of GPS use, map reading, and compass navigation preferred, or the ability to learn.
• Ability to carry and qualify annually with a department‑issued firearm.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills required.
• Strong self‑direction, organization, motivation, and attention to detail required.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and ESRI (or similar) products preferred.
• Ability to travel overnight required. Game Wardens must be dependable and able to respond to after‑hours calls for service on days they have worked.

Conditional Offer Requirements

• Candidates who are selected will receive a conditional offer of employment. All candidates must successfully complete a pre‑employment drug screening and physical examination, followed by a physical fitness test.
• The physical fitness exam, administered by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy within the first 60 days of employment, includes a one‑minute push‑up test, a one‑minute sit‑up test, and a timed 1.5‑mile run. Candidates must meet at least the 40th‑percentile standard, which is the minimum requirement for entry into the Academy’s Law Enforcement Pre‑Service Training and Basic Law Enforcement Training Program. Standards vary by age and gender.
• Candidates are encouraged—but not required—to complete a physical fitness exam prior to applying.
• Candidates who pass these steps will proceed to an extensive background investigation, followed by a polygraph examination that must be completed within 60 days of employment. The results of both will be reviewed to determine eligibility to continue in the hiring process. Candidates who advance will be scheduled for a psychological examination. Additional testing may be required as determined by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

Training Requirements

• Candidates with no prior law enforcement experience must complete Phase I and Phase II of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s Law Enforcement Pre‑Service Training Program upon hiring and must be enrolled in the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program within one year.
• Upon successful completion of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program and Warden School, candidates will be eligible for a 19% increase added to the base rate in lieu of overtime, weekends, and holidays.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

· Enforce fish, wildlife, recreation laws/ordinances, and to enforce all other laws and ordinances as they apply.

· Ability to issue warnings, summonses and making arrests when necessary.

· Availability to take answers and calls for service.

· Prepare activity and other required reports.

· Maintains all equipment issued.

· Investigate hunting, boating, snowmobile, and ATV accidents.

· Investigate, gather evidence, write reports, and testify in court.

· Checks camps on P.I.N. lands for vandalism.

· Follows and obeys all applicable regulations and policies of the S.O.P. manual.

· Firearm qualification.

· Interacts harmoniously and effectively with others, focusing upon the attainment of Penobscot Nation goals and objectives through a commitment to teamwork.

· Conforms to acceptable attendance/punctuality standards as expressed in the Employee Handbook.

· Performs other related tasks, as requested.

Physical Demands/Conditions/Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, kneel, bend, crouch, run, reach overhead, grasp, push, climb, pull, use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, controls, or equipment.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds; consistent physical effort requiring good physical condition is required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work is performed in both an indoor and outdoor setting; exposure to adverse weather conditions may occur. Flexibility in work schedule is required.

How to Apply:

· Applications are available at the Human Resources Office or the Secretary’s Office at the Nick Sapiel Building, Indian Island, Maine. Applications can also be downloaded at www.penobscotnation.org.

· Apply online at https://www.penobscotnation.org/departments/human-resources/employment-opportunities.

· Submit completed applications and résumés along with certifications to Human.Resources@penobscotnation.org.

· For additional information, call (207) 817-7312 or email Human.Resources@penobscotnation.org.

Pre-employment physical will be conducted in accordance with the Penobscot Nation Personnel Policies and Procedures. Native American preference will be adhered to in accordance with the Penobscot Nation Personnel Policies and Procedures

Pay: $25.46 - $34.06 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Law enforcement: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $25 - $34