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Lieutenant Park Police

Grade 20

New York State has approximately 17 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Parks and Recreation. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

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Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Park Police Officer Trainee

    Similar to Grade 13

  2. Park Police Officer

    Grade 14

  3. Sergeant Park Police

    Grade 17

  4. Lieutenant Park Police

    Grade 20

  5. Captain Park Police

    Grade 22

  6. Major Park Police

    Grade 62

Summary of Job Description

As a Lieutenant Park Police, you will assist with the management of all police activities for the District and generally be assigned to manage police activities within a Zone; supervise police activities in the absence of the Captain or the Major; schedule and deploy staff and arrange for coverage for special events and absences; evaluate the performance of staff and make recommendations regarding probationary or other terminations; develop training programs and courses and conduct training; review background information on and interview candidates recommended for hiring; authorize the hiring of candidates for permanent, temporary and seasonal police staff as well as for civilian staff; determine the need for outside training, and assign and select staff for participation; develop and maintain a close working relationship with other police and security forces; supervise investigations; be responsible for the enforcement of all laws, rules, and regulations; prepare a variety of administrative reports; and address organizations about police matters. You may also be assigned the following duties: serve as a staff member or instructor at the Park Police Academy or other training sites; perform personnel complaint investigations throughout the State; perform specialized duties with the Communications Unit, or the Internal Affairs Unit; represent the Division of Law Enforcement at an emergency operations center or at temporary headquarters during a time of emergency; represent the Director of Park Police at meetings, and tabulate statistical data, prepare reports, and collaborate with other state agencies to accomplish law enforcement goals.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

The NYS Title and Salary Plan provides additional information regarding other titles. If there is a classification standard available there will be a link under the column labeled STD. NO. If no link is available there is no classification standard available at this time for that 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.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

On or before the date of the examination, the candidate must be a qualified employee of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and have had three months of permanent competitive service as a Sergeant Park Police.

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.

38-412

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

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