Park Ranger - 4RAP1000

About the role

We are seeking a Missouri Class A Peace Officer to enforce Missouri state laws and state park rules and regulations in the park setting. This position involves patrolling assigned areas, providing security and protection, assisting visitors, and responding to and conducting investigations.

Responsibilities

• Enforce Missouri state laws and state park rules and regulations
• Patrol assigned areas within a state park/historic site
• Provide security and protection for property, visitors, and staff
• Provide assistance to visitors as needed
• Respond to and/or conduct investigations, make arrests, seize property or contraband and prepare related reports and forms

Requirements

• Missouri Class A Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certification, or P.O.S.T. certification in another state that can be transferred to Missouri, or currently in a police academy and will have the P.O.S.T. certification upon successful completion

Qualifications

• Criminal Law: Knowledge of state and Federal criminal laws, including procedures, regulations, guidelines, and precedents related to admissibility of evidence and prosecution.
• Arrest: Knowledge of the laws, principles, and procedures used in apprehending a criminal suspect, including policies for pursuit and proper use of force and capture such as Miranda rights.
• Personnel Security and Safety: Knowledge of methods and controls of personnel, public safety, and security operations; investigation and inspection techniques; or rules, regulations, precautions, and prevention techniques for the protection of people, data, or property.
• Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of military, weaponry, and intelligence operations; public safety and security operations; occupational health and safety; investigation and inspection techniques; or rules, regulations, precautions, and prevention techniques for the protection of people, data, and property.
• Restraint and Self-defense: Knowledge of techniques and methods used to restrain hostile individuals, including the models and guidelines on appropriate level and nature of force for self-defense.

Skills

• Must have the ability to initially and annually demonstrate the level of physical fitness deemed necessary to perform the essential functions of the job through successful completion of a fit-for-duty assessment.

Benefits & Work-life Balance

Our benefits package includes paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here.

Contact Information

To apply, contact:

• Captain Clint Kincade, 573-280-8048 or clint.kincade@dnr.mo.gov
• Captain Chris Crider, 573-508-2319 or chris.crider@dnr.mo.gov
• Captain Geoffrey Evans, 573-645-2538 or geoffrey.evans@dnr.mo.gov
• Sally Namassy, Recruiter, dnr.recruiter@dnr.mo.gov