Job Description

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Receives direct instruction through classroom lectures, field training program and direct field experience on working with and coordinating joint law enforcement efforts with police officers from other law enforcement agencies.
• Completes outlined tasks as part of the Field Training Program to demonstrate understanding of topics and ability to perform in competent manner.
• 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.).
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

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; (d)OR have at least 3 years of full active and continuous military duty and received an honorable discharge before hiring.

Required Skills

• Requires ability to pass the Office of Law Enforcement Background Investigation.
• Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
• Requires ability to complete the POWER test.
• Requires ability to complete the SWIM test.
• Requires ability to pass the Office of Law Enforcement Oral Interview.
• Requires ability to pass the Office of Law Enforcement Psychological Examination.
• Requires ability to pass the Office of Law Enforcement Medical Examination.
• Requires ability to effect physical arrest.
• Requires ability to work under adverse environmental conditions.
• Requires ability to obtain a FOID card.

Preferred Skills

• Prefers Certification as a sworn Illinois Police Officer.
• Prefers three (3) years as a sworn Police Officer.
• Prefers a completed Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following and One(1) year of work experience in any of the following: Conservation Law Enforcement, Administration of Justice, Corrections and Law Enforcement, Social Justice, Biology, Zoology, Botany, Ecology, Forestry, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Recreation, Safety, other similar areas of study

Pay range and compensation package

Starting Salary - $5,181/month

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Illinois is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Further, federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, interview for a job, or for any other activity related to the hiring process.

Examples of reasonable accommodation include, but are not limited to, making a change to the application process (if possible), providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

To be provided a Reasonable Accommodation during the hiring process, you will need to provide a certification of disability from a physician, psychiatrist, school official or an Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Counselor.

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