SEASONAL PLANT HEALTH SUPPORT INTERN

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2026 Department of Environmental Management (DEM) SEASONAL PROGRAM

The State annually employs qualified responsible individuals in a variety of positions with the State's Parks, Beaches, Research Programs, and Administrative Offices during a specific limited period.  Applicants will be considered for open seasonal positions based on their qualifications, availability, and willingness to travel to the assigned location (s).

Many of the classifications have a three-step pay-grade.  An employee in any of these classifications is paid at the first step during his or her first season.  An employee returning to the same three-step classification for a second season is paid at the second step during that season.  An employee to the same three-step classification for a third or subsequent session is paid at the third step during that season.

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This position works under the supervision of a superior within the RI Division of Agriculture.

Illustrative Examples of Work Performed

To compile, update, and analyze complex sets of data for technical reports and assignments, perform complex editing of a difficult nature including but not limited to, Assisting in the inspection of plant, vegetable and nursery stock grown in RI; Assisting in the tracing of potentially infested and infected plant and nursery stock imported into RI; Assisting in the surveying and trapping of insects that are determined to be plant pests; Assisting with surveying and sampling of plants and nursery stock to determine whether these plants are infected with a plant pathogen; Assisting with the response activities of the Division if plant pests or pathogens or invasive insects are detected; Assisting with the administration of the state’s organic certification program; and do related work as required. This position requests a college degree or current enrollment in a college program that includes natural sciences such as horticulture, botany, entomology, soil and crop science, biology, environmental science or equivalent/related experience. This position may be required to work outside of regular business hours and ability to withstand long days working the field, often in varying weather and environmental conditions.

Required Qualifications for Appointment

Must be 18 years of age to apply for this position.

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Benefits

For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
 

Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.