Position Title: Conservation Police Officer Trainee
Agency : Department of Natural Resources
Closing Date/Time: 07/26/2024
Salary: Starting Salary - $4,984/month
Job Type: Salaried
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 15
Plan/BU: RC061
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 12-82-39478
Position Overview
This position receives intensive and ongoing orientation, classroom instruction and scenario based training on the enforcement of State and Federal conservation laws and how to apply these laws to ensure public safety and control of the use of Illinois regulated natural resources, field guidance and counseling in providing for public safety and professional enforcement of all Illinois Complied Statues and applicable Federal laws and administrative laws.
Essential Functions
1. Under immediate authority of a senior statutory Conservation Police Officer, receives intensive and ongoing orientation, classroom instruction, and scenario based training on the enforcement of State and Federal conservation laws and how to apply these laws to ensure public safety and control of the use of Illinois regulated natural resources, field guidance and counseling in providing for public safety and professional enforcement of all Illinois Compiled Statues and applicable Federal laws and administrative laws:
- Receives instruction on the technical application of investigative, evidence, and arrest procedures, and relevant judicial process necessary to conduct their job responsibilities.
- Receives instruction on how to conduct investigations, and how to present evidence, obtain search and arrest warrants, provide testimony as a complainant or State’s witness.
- Receives instruction on procedures utilized to issue citations and warnings or affect physical arrest, use of deadly force and to post bond.
2. Through direct instructions and the participation in field training program and actual field enforcement activities learns a variety of technical skills required to perform the daily activities of a Conservation Police Officers:
- Receives instruction on the proficiency in the use of law enforcement equipment (4-wheel drive vehicles, current radio communication systems, computer systems, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, job boats, patrol boats, canoes and kayaks).
- Receives instruction on emergency response driving, two way radio communications, oral and written communications, first aid, C.P.R, A.E.D. usage, Breath Alcohol Testing Instruments, officer survival skills.
3. Receives direct instruction through classroom lecture, field training program and direct field experience on how to effectively convey interpretations of applicable state and federal laws, Department and Division policies, procedures and programs to the general public.
4. Receives direct instruction through classroom lecture, field training program and direct field experience in the utilization, operation, and safe use of recreational and commercial equipment which is common to the jurisdiction of Conservation Police Officer:
- Trainee will gain a working knowledge of various pieces of equipment commonly used by the outdoor users, through classroom lecture, field training program and direct enforcement activities, i.e. traps, bow and arrow devices, fishing nets, firearms, watercraft, snowmobiles, off-road vehicles, and will provide assistance in educating the public in the safe use of such equipment.
Essential Functions (continued)
5. Receives direct instruction on the identification and management of common native aquatic life, wildlife, forest and plants, endangered and threatened species, nuisance species, and common species imported into the State through classroom lectures, visual aids, field exercises and use of provided reference materials:
- Participates in actual field enforcement activities involving the identification of such species by providing input for the identification.
6. Receives direct instruction through classroom lectures, field training program and direct field experience on working with and coordinating join law enforcement efforts with police officers form other law enforcement agencies.
7. Completes outlines tasks as part of the Field Training Program to demonstrate understanding of topics and ability to perform in competent manner:
- Completes simulations and/or actual field activities to be evaluated by Field Training Officer during Field Training Program.
8. Completes all required Division, Department, State and Federal forms and reports (evidence forms and tags, long form complaints, judicial processing forms, field reports and supplementals, safety education attendance, DUI/OUI forms, etc.)
9. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
At the time of hire, the person must be not less than 20 years of age and have successfully completed an associate's degree or 60 credit hours at an accredited college or university. Any person so hired shall not have power of arrest, nor shall he or she be permitted to carry firearms, until he or she reaches 21 years of age; Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all persons who meet one of the following requirements are deemed to have met the collegiate education requirements:
(a) have been honorably discharged and who have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal by the United States Armed Forces;
(b) are active members of the Illinois National Guard or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces and who have been awarded a Southwest Asia Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, or Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal as a result of honorable service during deployment on active duty;
(c) have been honorably discharged and served in a combat mission by proof of hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay during deployment on active duty;
OR
(d) have at least 3 years of full active and continuous military duty and received an honorable discharge before hiring.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
1. Certification as a sworn Illinois Police Officer
2. Three (3) years as a sworn Police Officer
3. Prefers a completed Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following and One(1) year of work experience:
a. Conservation Law Enforcement
b. Administration of Justice
c. Corrections and Law Enforcement
d. Social Justice
e. Biology
f. Zoology
g. Botany
h. Ecology
i. Forestry
j. Environmental Sciences
k. Natural Resource Management
l. Recreation
m. Safety
n. Other similar areas of study
Employment Conditions
All applicants must be able to meet the following Conditions of Employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position. The State of Illinois complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities:
1.Ability to pass the Office of Law Enforcement Background Investigation.
2.Valid driver’s license.
3.Ability to travel.
4.Ability to complete the POWER test.
5.Ability to complete the SWIM test.
6.Ability to pass the Office of Law Enforcement Oral Interview.
7.Ability to pass the Office of Law Enforcement Psychological Examination.
8.Ability to pass the Office of Law Enforcement Medical Examination.
9.Ability to effect physical arrest.
10.Ability to work under adverse environmental conditions.
11. Ability to obtain a FOID card.