Training Sergeant

State of Montana•Miles City, MT

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Training Sergeant is considered an Administrative Sergeant in the Enforcement Division of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. This role has a primary focus on the development and implementation of the game warden hiring process, including onboarding and recruitment support. It also involves managing the Field Training and Evaluation Program (FTEP), developing internal training programs to meet professional requirements, and overseeing warden personnel development. The position includes managing or coordinating external training and associated records, facilitating enforcement committees and workgroups related to training and equipment, and supporting equipment management and procurement with budgetary oversight. The Training Sergeant is expected to collaborate with the other administrative sergeant (TipMont) on overlapping duties and projects. The role involves program administration, including managing statewide law enforcement programs, developing and implementing policies, guidelines, and procedures, and assisting in staff work plans. It requires monitoring and evaluating programs, conducting background investigations for warden vacancies, and developing program-specific training requirements. The position also entails operational, administrative, and budgetary oversight of law enforcement division programs, including budget preparation, equipment purchases, and expenditure monitoring. Program coordination with other divisions and agencies is also a key aspect, as is performing field-level enforcement duties as needed.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Fish and Wildlife Biology or Management, Park Management, Outdoor Recreation, Criminal Justice or a closely related field.
3 or more years of job-related work experience.
At least 18 years of age on the date of appointment.
A United States citizen and must be or become a Montana resident in conjunction with appointment as a Fish, Wildlife & Parks Warden.
In excellent physical and mental health and must be able to pass a medical examination and a strength and agility test according to standards set forth by the Montana Board of Crime Control and prescribed by the department (minimum visual acuity is 20/100 corrected to 20/20 in both eyes).
POST Certified.

Responsibilities

Development and implementation of game warden hiring process, including onboarding organization and support of recruitment efforts.
Management of Field Training and Evaluation Program (FTEP).
Development of internal training program, ensuring conformance to professional training requirements and administrative oversight of warden personnel development. Management or coordination of external trainings and associated records.
Facilitation and management of various enforcement committees and work groups related to training and equipment.
Support of equipment management and procurement to include budgetary oversight.
Manages and is immediately responsible for specific statewide law enforcement programs, operations and activities.
Responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining multiple statewide law enforcement specific policies, guidelines, processes, procedures, and programs to accomplish, division and department goals within equipment, budgetary and personnel limitations, ensuring compliance with state and federal law, rules and regulations.
Assists in development and implementation of division staff work plans, warden district plans and work requests to accomplish program specific goals, department goals and objectives.
Monitors and evaluates programs monthly, mid-year and annually to ensure program and division goals and objectives in warden districts statewide are accomplished by reviewing warden reports and meeting with enforcement management and field staff regularly.
Writes, tracks, and gives program review and evaluations to the Chief of Enforcement and other agencies, organizations and interest groups.
Develops and implements hiring processes for general warden vacancies and conducts in-depth confidential background investigation of applicants.
Submits processes and/or investigative results to the Assistant Chief of Law Enforcement and/or Chief of Law Enforcement for review and to ensure proper procedures are followed.
Develops and implements all necessary and required program specific training requirements; initiates and facilitates various enforcement committees and work groups to identify training and equipment needs.
Has operational, administrative and budgetary oversight of various law enforcement division programs.
Preparing and monitoring large scale budgets, making large scale equipment purchases and monitoring expenditures to ensure appropriate use of funds within fiscal year program budget through record keeping, expenditure authorization, and SABHRS monitoring.
Maintain logs, prepare reports, and directs the preparation, handling, and maintenance of various department and law enforcement records.
Works collaboratively with the fish, wildlife and parks programs to organize and plan enforcement services accordingly throughout the state.
Coordinates program planning with division Captains and Sergeants statewide as well as with other state, federal, tribal and local law enforcement agencies to maximize enforcement efforts and capabilities.
Perform field level enforcement duties and investigations as necessary to supplement field staff and to cover vacant warden districts or areas in need of added enforcement presence.
Perform a wide array of other duties as assigned by the Chief of enforcement and/or other duties or responsibilities acquired through taking on additional assignments.