CLASSIFICATION: CONSERVATION
OFFICER SERGEANT
Class Code: 2137-21 Date Established: 02-10-72
Occupational
Code: 3-3-2 Date
of Last Revision: 8-16-04
BASIC PURPOSE: To coordinate the
development and maintenance of good wildlife management through the enforcement
of state fish and game laws and regulations and related recreational
activities, and contribute to the on-going mission of the agency.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Enforces fish and game
laws and regulations, arrests suspected fish and game law violators, and testifies
at criminal court proceedings.
·
Supervises the work
of the Conservation Officers within a geographic area and during search and
rescue operations or in the absence of the Conservation Officer Lieutenant.
·
Coordinates a variety
of administrative functions including enforcing departmental rules, policies
and work methods.
·
Supervises and coordinates
training objectives and enforcement operations for an assigned geographic
area.
·
Performs assigned administrative
functions, including equipment acquisition, annual district inventory, reviews,
assigning district equipment, and reviewing work methods and procedures.
·
Presents talks and discussions
about importance of wildlife conservation to educational institutions, sporting
clubs and civic groups.
·
Participates in a variety
of specialized statewide enforcement initiatives relating to multiple agency
objectives and goals.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in
recommending routine changes in standardized operating procedures OR in
retrieving, compiling and reporting data according to established procedures OR
in operating complex machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge
of business practices and procedures or technical training in a craft or trade,
including working from detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety
of practical situations.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by
facilitating the direct provision of services to the public or other state
agencies. Errors at this level result
in inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant
investment of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires direct
supervision of other employees doing related or similar work, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job assignments
in an extremely disagreeable or dangerous working environment with continuous
exposure to an uncontrollable number of hazardous elements, including
occupational accidents, injuries, or diseases which result in total disability
or death.
Physical
Demands: Requires medium to heavy work, including
continuous physical exertion such as frequent bending, lifting or climbing.
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Communication: Requires
summarizing data, preparing reports and making recommendations based on
findings which contribute to solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting
information for use by administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires
coordinating a combination of diverse job functions in order to integrate
professional and technical agency goals.
This level also requires considerable judgment to implement a sequence
of operations or actions.
Independent
Action: Requires a range of choice in applying a
number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate's degree
or 60 credit hours from a recognized college or technical institute.
Experience: Four years'
experience as a Conservation Officer above the trainee level. Two years of full time employment as a
certified police officer in a recognized jurisdiction, or two years experience
in the military on a full time active duty with an honorable discharge, may be
substituted for up to two years of required formal education.
License/Certification: Must be certified
as a full-time law enforcement officer by the New Hampshire Police Standards
and Training Council.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS:
1. For appointment consideration, Conservation
Officer Sergeant candidates must pass the Level I Conservation Officer
promotional written examination. This
written examination measures the knowledge, skills and abilities identified as
necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class specification.
2. Successful completion of a minimum of 16
hours of department approved supervisory training prior to the conclusion of
the 12 month probationary period.
3. Review of the past three years of work
performance by the Fish and Game Agency Review Board. This Board will also interview the candidates to determine
comprehension of material, laws, rules and policy changes since the date of
written examination.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of laws and regulations relating
to fish and game. Knowledge and
interest in wildlife. Knowledge of and
good judgment in law enforcement and court procedure. Knowledge of search and rescue techniques. Ability to work with and direct field
activities. Ability to organize search
parties and related duties. Ability to
develop and maintain cooperation among allied law enforcement branches and the
general public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification
is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific
function of this class title.
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