Wildlife Officers within the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation work to protect, conserve and manage the sustainable use of Queensland's native wildlife.The work is regionally-based and delivered throughout Queensland with support provided by central office in Brisbane CBD. Wildlife Officers are an integral part of the units within the Wildlife and Threatened Species Operations, QPWS & Partnerships and provide a range of services, including advice, assessment and auditing of permits and other authorities under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and subordinate legislation and operational delivery of services to conserve and protect wildlife and associated habitat.The Wildlife Officer role advertised is part of the Townsville Operations team. The team operates in Townsville, Queensland to deliver services to conserve and protect native and threatened wildlife and associated habitat, with particular focus on: - Regulation of the Nature Conservation Act to deliver protected wildlife compliance and enforcement.- Providing safe interaction between people and wildlife.- Working with the community to build positive interactions between community and wildlife.- Applied research to assist in the development of innovative wildlife management strategies.Wildlife Officers participate in (after-hours) incident response and work on a roster basis which can include regular weekend work.As the Wildlife Officer you will: - Operate individually and as an effective member of the team.- Directly interact with wildlife, including the safe capture, handling and husbandry, in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.- Undertake field monitoring and associated activities (e.g., flying-fox roost monitoring and crocodile population survey).- Under the direction of senior staff, investigate complaints including auditing compliance and enforcement activities relating to the take, use and keep of wildlife under relevant and other breaches of legislation.- Foster a workplace culture that supports and promotes the interests of First Nations people and actively engage through our work to contribute to better outcomes for First Nations people.Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.