Environmental Conservation Police Officer Tr 1 - Similar to Grade 13
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Positions
This title exists in Environmental Conservation, Dept of and has approximately 297 position.
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*The number of positions is approximate and represents the number of positions established (both filled and vacant); it is not an indication or reference to position type or duration, or intent to be filled.
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| Title | Grade | Hiring Rate/yr | Job Rate/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Conservation Police Officer Tr 1 | 13 | $37,301 | $45,695 |
| Environmental Conservation Police Officer Tr 2 | 14 | $39,358 | $48,160 |
| Environmental Conservation Police Officer | 15 | $41,536 | $50,692 |
| Supvg Environmental Conservation Police Officer | 18 | $48,709 | $59,281 |
| Chief Environmental Conservation Police Officer | 23 | $62,736 | $75,852 |
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Job Duties
As an Environmental Conservation Police Officer Trainee, you will participate in a residential formal training program lasting about 29 weeks. Upon successful completion of this training program, you will be assigned to a patrol area, most likely in a downstate location. After assignment, you will perform enforcement work under close and continuous supervision. You will be a sworn police officer involved in the enforcement of environmental conservation law in order to protect the State’s natural resources and environment. You will investigate complaints in order to detect and document both State and Federal environmental conservation law felonies, misdemeanors, and violations. You will meet with school groups, service groups, regulated community and hunter’s and angler’s clubs to promote compliance with environmental conservation law, which includes fish and wildlife law. At times, you will be expected to work long and irregular hours on outdoor patrols. You will be required to carry a firearm. You will be assigned a notebook computer and be required to use it daily to transmit information, forms, and reports to supervisory staff. Required uniform clothing and necessary equipment will be provided by the Department. After appointment, you will be required to work out of your home and be accessible to all parts of your patrol area. The location of your residence will have to be within your assigned patrol area and be acceptable to the Department of Environmental Conservation. Pursuant to Public Officers Law, New York State residency must be maintained.
The Classification standard for this title illustrates the nature, extend, and scope of duties and responsibilities of the classes they describe. There is no classification standard available currently for this title.
Summary of Minimum Qualifications
Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.
On or before the date of the examination, you must have either:
1: a bachelor's or higher-level degree;
Or
2: an associate degree; AND one of the following:
a. one year of experience in the areas of environmental engineering or environmental technology, freshwater or marine sciences, wildlife sciences, or forestry; OR
b. one year of experience as a police officer with Municipal Police Training Course certification (or equivalent course approved by the NYS Municipal Police Training Council). A certified Peace Officer Training course does not meet this requirement; OR
c. one year of experience as a certified federal law enforcement officer; OR
d. two years of active United States military service** with an honorable discharge or under conditions in the New York State Restoration of Honor Act;
Or
3: three years of experience as a police officer in New York State with Municipal Police Training Course certification (or equivalent course approved by the NYS Municipal Police Training Council). A Peace Officer Training course does not meet this requirement.
Examples of experience that will not qualify as Environmental Technology experience are: Equipment operators, laboratory workers, and laborers. Qualifying experience in Environmental Technology must be at a paraprofessional or higher level in areas such as solid and hazardous waste, remediation, or pollution prevention.
Examples of experience that will not qualify as Forestry experience are: lawn mowing; landscaping; tree and brush trimming; pesticide application; sawing firewood; farm hand; and other types of experience that are categorized as laborer or maintenance work in a garden shop, park, or forest setting.
Examples of experience that will qualify as Forestry experience are: tree physiology, silviculture, dendrology, mensuration, the planning and supervision of disease and insect control, marketing of timber products, and timber cruising.
**Armed forces Reserves and National Guard duty in response to federal activation (including active duty for training) will be accepted upon receipt of documentation showing federal activation.
For additional details about the positions, salaries, and additional requirements, please visit: http://www.cs.ny.gov/police/titles/environmental-conservation-police-officer-tr.cfm.
For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.
21-010020
Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.
How to Apply
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Mobility Options
Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the career ladder. Additional movement may be achieved through transfer or other examinations.
For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.
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