CONSERVATION POLICE SERGEANT

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is hiring a Conservation Police Sergeant for the Division of Law Enforcement Support Services. This position serves as a full line supervisor providing guidance and training to staff, directs the Law Enforcement License/Permit Programs and serves as a liaison with the Illinois General Assembly, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and the Illinois State Police Laboratory, serves as an US Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Game Warden providing assistance in coordinating law enforcement efforts between state and federal agencies.  We welcome all qualified candidates to apply.

Essential Functions

• Under direction of the OLE (Office of Law Enforcement) Training Lieutenant, Directs and oversees the Law Enforcement License/Permits Programs consisting of wildlife rehabilitator, falconry, mounting (scientific permits), crossbow and standing vehicle permits and ginseng license.
• Under direction, serves as a sworn statutory peace officer and full-line supervisor.
• Administers and provides directions for revocation/suspension of privileges under all programs.
• Serves as Office of Law Enforcement liaison with other agencies and IDNR Divisions, the Illinois General Assembly, Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Laboratory, Illinois State Police Laboratory.
• Develops and implements procedures to monitor compliance with Conservation laws and regulations by licensed commercial establishments (i.e., fur buyers, fish markets, etc).
• Enforces all Illinois Revised Statues, Administrative Rules and applicable Federal laws.
• Serves as Law Enforcement’s representative on special agency committees and projects.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated
  above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of a bachelor's degree, preferably with major coursework in either law enforcement, social justice, or the social sciences, or in a related conservation field such as forestry or natural resource management, biological and physical sciences; equivalent training or related experience as a law enforcement officer or related technical conservation resource/public lands management experience may be sutstituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Requires successful completion of an approved training program such as the Illinois Conservation Police Officer Training Program which includes successful completion of the Illinois Basic Police Training Program.
• Requires three years' law enforcement experience as a Conservation Police Officer.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of outdoor recreational and commercial equipment used for fishing, trapping, hunting, boating and snowmobiling.
• Working knowledge of outdoor recreational participant's habits, methods, and techniques relative to various state and federal conservation laws.
• Working knowledge of investigations, arrests, confiscation and handling of evidence, and prosecution procedures.
• Working knowledge of supervisory techniques and practices.
• Two (2) years of experience enforcing all applicable Illinois Revised Statues, federal and administrative laws.
• Two (2) years of experience promoting safety education programs and other divisional programs and services at a district
  level.

Conditions of Employment

Applicants must possess the ability to meet ALL of the following Conditions of Employment, with or without reasonable accommodation, to be considered for this position:

• Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.
• Requires ability to travel in performance of duties with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Requires ability to swim.
• Requires ability to meet agency minimum proficiency for firearms qualifications.
• Ability to work under adverse tactical conditions, exposed to outdoor temperature extremes and inclement weather.
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

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