STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ADMINISTRATIVE CONSERVATION OFFICER
LIEUTENANT
Class Code: 0074-23
Date Established: 01-24-07
Occupational Code: 3-3-2
Date of Last Revision:
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer and supervise specific
law enforcement, administrative, support, and licensing functions as a member
of the command staff of the Fish and Game Department’s Law Enforcement
Division.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Acts as primary facilitator
for interpretations of law enforcement related questions received at Concord
Headquarters by members of the general public. Evaluates complaints and possible violations, and
disseminates applicable information to district field offices for enforcement
of appropriate laws or rules.
·
Addresses public and
private groups as assigned in order to explain and increase public awareness of
departmental programs.
·
Advises Department
executives, administrators and other officers on legal questions relating to
Fish and Game laws, rules, and regulations.
·
Manages and
supervises the Department’s centralized telecommunication dispatch center, with
responsibility for employees performance appraisal.
·
Administers the
agency’s commercial hunting and fishing guide testing program and the issuance
of special wildlife permits.
·
Acts as purchasing
and inventory control officer for the Law Enforcement Division, to include
reviewing and recommending equipment needs, purchasing and maintaining a stock
of uniforms, supplies and equipment, and maintaining appropriate records.
·
Participates in the
development and review of Department rules, regulations, and procedures. Provides training to Department
employees on various topics and serves on committees as assigned.
·
Performs all characteristic
duties and responsibilities outlined in the class specification for
Conservation Officer as mandated by necessity or as assigned.
DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
firing employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions
in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements
and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making decisions to solve problems or to achieve work objectives as
well as articulating and expressing those solutions and goals. This level also requires formal
presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public to
increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client system.
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 objective assessment in analyzing
and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic review and
in making decisions according to established technical, professional or
administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college
or university with major study in conservation, forestry, fish and game
management, law enforcement, or a related field.
Experience: Five years’ experience as a
Conservation Officer above the Trainee level. Each additional year of approved work experience at any
Conservation Officer level may be substituted for one year of education at the
Bachelor’s level only.
Special Requirements:
License/Certification: Must be certified as a full-time law
enforcement officer by the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the federal and state
statues and departmental regulations relative to Fish and Game, OHRV, boating
and snowmobiles, the Criminal Code as well as the Administrative Procedures Act
and the legislative and judicial system.
Knowledge of investigative/evidence gathering techniques and court
procedures. Knowledge of hunting,
fishing, and trapping techniques and equipment used in hunting, fishing,
trapping and ice fishing.
Knowledge of state fish, wildlife and marine species. Knowledge of rescue methods and
equipment. Knowledge of principles
and procedures associated with operation of a radio and telecommunications,
records and dispatch center.
Knowledge of purchasing and stock control methods and procedures and the
maintenance of inventory and cross records. Knowledge of basic mathematics. Knowledge of instructional methods. Ability to explain polices, laws and
operations to Department officials and the general public. Ability to speak effectively before
diverse groups. Ability to read,
comprehend and interpret written materials such as reports, memos, laws, and
related materials. Ability to
supervise other employees. Ability
to maintain effective working relationships within the Division as well as with
other Department employees, staff within other Departments, the legislative and
judicial 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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