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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess the scope of the refuge maintenance job
   • Identify species to be protected and determine their behaviour pattern
   • Identify characteristics of refuges required for target species
   • Determine locations of refuges
   • Estimate time to complete the work
   • Identify environmental risks associated with the work
   • Determine vehicles, equipment and materials required to complete the work
2. Prepare for the refuge maintenance job
   • Determine location and boundaries for the wildlife habitat refuge maintenance job in accordance with the pest management strategy and monitoring program
   • Conduct safety risk assessment and apply work health and safety policies and procedures
   • Take precautions to minimise environmental and biosecurity risks associated with the work
   • Check vehicles, equipment and materials for serviceability and cleanliness in accordance with manufacturer specifications and relevant enterprise policies
3. Maintain wildlife habitat refuges for protection of desirable species from predators
   • Operate vehicles and equipment in accordance with manufacturer and organisational procedures
   • Maintain wildlife habitat refuges in accordance with industry practice and environmental statutory requirements
   • Implement strategies to control vertebrate pests in a wildlife habitat
   • Identify harbours used by pest animals and notify supervisor
   • Dispose of debris from site in accordance with industry practice and environmentally sustainable and work health and safety policies and procedures
4. Clean and store equipment and material
   • Clean and store equipment and materials to enterprise and environmental standards in order to maintain biosecurity of area
   • Record job completion according to relevant policies and procedures

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

maintain wildlife habitats and refuges to protect desirable animal species from predators

identify native species that are present in the wildlife refuge

confirm the features required for a wildlife habitat refuge

provide harbors and modify habitat where necessary to provide refuge for native species

assess the risk of vertebrate pest predators within the refuge

implement strategies to control vertebrate pests in a wildlife habitat as directed by supervisor

apply work health and safety practices in the context of own work

apply biosecurity measures in the context of own work

apply appropriate sustainability practices in the context of own work

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

vertebrate predators present in local area

harbours used by vertebrate pests

wildlife habitats used by desirable animal species

wildlife habitat modification techniques

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