Captain

State of Illinois•Benton, IL

1d•$11,000 - $13,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is hiring a Conservation Police Captain. This position serves supervisor to law enforcement staff and administers directs plans and coordinates law enforcement efforts within the law enforcement region, provide guidance, training, direction, discipline and counseling to staff regarding work performance, organize goals, objectives and prioritize work to meet the needs of the zone and division, conduct field inspections of programs, equipment and personnel and make recommendations for improvement, develop and recommend annual fiscal request for the zone and monitor expenditures of line-item allotments, and coordinate efforts between the County State's Attorney(s), US District Attorney(s) and the Illinois Attorney General's Office to develop complex detailed prosecutions of conservation law and cases. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply.

Requirements

Requires knowledge skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college with course work in law enforcement.
Requires prior experience equivalent to four years of progressively responsible experience in law enforcement.
Requires successful completion of the Illinois Conservation Police Officer Trainee program which includes the statutorily required Illinois Basic Police Training Program.
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 the performance of duties with overnight stays as appropriate.
Agency minimum proficient for firearms qualifications.
Must reside in South Zone which inclues the following counties:Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, St.Clair, Saline, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, Williamson, Union.

Nice To Haves

Extensive knowledge of Division and Department objectives, policies, programs and services.
Extensive knowledge of effective managerial methods, procedures and techniques.
Five (5) years of extensive experience in conservation law enforcement, including violations under the Boat Registration and Safety Act, Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act, Fish and Wildlife Code, Timber Act, and enforcing state administrative laws.
Successful completion of law enforcement leaderships development course comprising a minimum of 120 instructional hours.
Three (3) years of experience managing, handling and responding to critical or high profile emergency incidents.
Three (3) years of experience overseeing collective bargaining unit operations, ensuring full compliance and all collective bargaining agreement provisions by employee and supervisors.

Responsibilities

Administers, directs, coordinates, controls, and evaluates an administrative law enforcement region.
Serves as full Supervisor.
Develops and recommends annual fiscal requests for the Region and monitors expenditures of line-item allotments and any restriction established due to overall fiscal constraints.
Develops promotes and coordinates inter and intra agency, city, county, state and federal levels law enforcement efforts and programs for the Region.
Enforces all Illinois Revised Statues, including Federal laws.
Receives complaints pertaining to alleged violations of State and Federal laws and Administrative Rules.
Performs periodic field inspections of programs, equipment and subordinate personnel making recommendations concerning improvements needed to provide safety, efficiency and effective law enforcement efforts.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.