Individual Placement - Hatchery Maintenance Position - San Marcos

Position Summary 

The intern would complete a wide range of hatchery maintenance duties including landscaping, plumbing, painting, some carpentry. Duties may also include mechanical or small engine maintenance. Work tasks are both in climate controlled building and outdoors.

 

Location 

San Marcos, TX

 

Schedule 

June 1, 2026 - January 15, 2027

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

The intern would complete a wide range of hatchery maintenance duties including landscaping, plumbing, painting, some carpentry.

 

Marginal Duties 

Duties may also include mechanical or small engine maintenance. Work tasks are both in climate-controlled buildings and outdoors.

 

Age Requirement

Adults 18 or older

 

Required Qualifications 

Vehicle Required for Personal Transportation. Local candidates only; housing not provided.

 

Successfully complete construction equipment training (this is provided by the USFWS at San Maros Aquatic Resource Center at no cost to the intern.)

 

This SCA Position is authorized under the Public Land Corps Authority. All participants must be between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, or veterans age 35 or younger. Participants must also be a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States. Hours served can be applied toward the Public Land Corps (PLC) hiring authority.

 

Preferred Qualifications 

Local candidates only; preferred within 30 drive of San Marcos, TX

 

Hours 

40 per week

 

Living Accommodations 

Local candidates only. Housing is not provided.

 

Compensation  

Living allowance: $680/week; Health insurance provided

All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes. 

 

Personal Vehicle Information

Required

 

Additional Benefits 

 

AmeriCorps: Not Eligible

 

Working Conditions

Work schedules and projects may change on short notice or be ambiguous.

 

Equal Opportunity Statement 

The Student Conservation Association, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all staff members and is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere where lifestyles may grow personally and professionally.