Threatened Species Officer Full-time Temporary
Details: The ACT Parks and Conservation Service (PCS) is seeking a dynamic and experienced team player to contribute to wildlife conservation initiatives at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve (TNR).
TNR’s Threatened Species Program focuses on the recovery of threatened species through breeding programs, conservation research, and education. Managed by a team of skilled and experienced staff the program works collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders, research institutions and organisations to manage various innovative conservation projects including recovery programs for the Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby, Northern Corroboree Frog and Grassland Earless Dragon and the development of a 120Ha safe haven for critically endangered wildlife – one of the ACT governments flagship projects.
The positions available are outcome focused but also have an emphasis on teamwork and flexibility.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other requirements:
- This position may require a pre-employment medical.
- Current driver's licence and ability or willingness to learn how to drive manual vehicles.
- Preparedness to wear a uniform.
- Preparedness to work a shift roster which includes weekends and public holidays
- Ability and willingness to undertake after hours and incident management duties, including after-hour reserve lock up functions and search and rescue operations.
- Tertiary qualifications in the field of environmental management, wildlife biology or ecology is required.
Notes: This is a temporary position available from 1 December 2026 for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to less than 12 months. An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .
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This is a temporary position available from 1 December 2026 for a period of six months with the possibility of extension up to less than 12 months.
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Threatened Species Officer | Full-time Temporary Technical Officer Level 1 ($74,490 - $75,529) | PN07938 City and Environment Closes: 17 November 2026 View details ➜ in Canberra employer: ACT
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