Public Safety Technician 1/2 (12-1939)

Public Safety; Sitka (AK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Safety in Alaska is recruiting for a Public Safety Technician 1/2 to work with Wildlife Troopers in Sitka and remote field locations. The role involves enforcing laws, performing maintenance on mobile facilities, and assisting with patrols on marine vessels, aircraft, and off-road vehicles.

A valid Alaska driver’s license and the ability to work outdoors in varied conditions are required. Applicants should be at least 18 with a high school diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Eighteen years of age and possess a high school diploma or GED at the time of employment.

Responsibilities

• Enforce laws and regulations in Alaska.
• Operate and maintain field equipment and vehicles.
• Assist Wildlife Troopers in patrols on different vessels and in varied outdoor environments.
• Maintain inventory and perform clerical duties as needed.

Skills

Outdoor camping

Hazardous equipment

Boating experience

Vehicle maintenance

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Job Description

**This recruitment is open Nationwide. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.**

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Under the general supervision of an Alaska Wildlife Trooper, performs technical level work in the prevention and detection of violations and the enforcement of laws and regulations. In addition, this position performs semi-skilled work, frequently in remote field locations, to ensure that mobile facilities and transportation equipment are operational.

OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE:

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent, and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM:

You are joining a team committed to public safety through public service. This is a dynamic and exciting position in which you can experience working in the outdoors, serving the public, and never get bored.

THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT:

As a Public Safety Technician 1/2 in Sitka, you will have the opportunity to work in varying outdoor environmental conditions as well as some time spent in an office setting. You will have the opportunity to assist Wildlife Troopers in accomplishing departmental objectives through unique and interesting conditions by way of stakeouts, assisting in patrols on marine vessels, aircraft, vehicles, off-road vehicles, and performing maintenance on buildings, vessels, etc. You will also help with equipment inventory and perform general clerical duties as needed.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Ability to set up camp independently in a wilderness situation

Experience using hazardous equipment, such as firearms, chain saws, etc.

Experience operating boats more than 24 feet in length

Ability to perform vessel and off-road vehicle maintenance

Ability to spend long periods of time in close quarters while at sea on vessels between 29-156 feet in length

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property. All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team.

More information about the Department of Public Safety can be found on our website:

http://dps.alaska.gov/

Minimum Qualifications

PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNICIAN 1:

Eighteen years of age and possess a high school diploma or GED at the time of employment.

Special Note:

Employees must be available for recall to testify in court during the off season; if this occurs, they will be compensated.

PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNICIAN 2:

Must be eighteen years of age and possess a high school diploma or GED at time of employment.

AND

Six months of experience performing patrol and surveillance duties and identifying, recording violations, and documenting criminal activity. This work experience is met by service as a Public Safety Technician 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Six months of field experience involving fish or wildlife management, habitat protection. This experience includes work such as a Fish and Wildlife Technician with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Six months of experience as a commercial fisher; licensed hunting or registered sport fishing guide; or assistant, deckhand, or similar person who worked directly under the supervision of, and on the same vessel/hunting trip as, a licensed or registered guide.

Six months of qualifying military experience that involved working outdoors in inclement weather conditions, and patrolling and surveillance duties.

Six months of experience performing semi-skilled duties working in and/or around aircraft. This experience includes work such as general labor and maintenance of aircraft equipment and/or facilities; cleaning, washing, and/or assisting with fueling aircraft to return to field; or other support tasks.

Special Note:

Must possess a current, valid Alaska Driver's license at time of employment.

Job duties require lifting and carrying of loads weighing up to 70 pounds over rough or uneven surfaces. As a condition of employment, the Department of Public Safety will require a physical examination to determine the ability to meet the physical demands of the job.

A background investigation, including a criminal record check for conviction of felony or misdemeanor crimes, will be made.

Positions may require work in remote sites where employees may quarter in bunkhouses, vessels, or tents.

Additional Required Information

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FLEXIBLY STAFFED

- Combined posting (I/II)

This position is flexibly staffed. This vacancy may be filled at either the 1 or 2 level, depending on the applicant's training and/or experience. The full range of salaries is listed above. Starting salary will be determined by the level the position is hired at. If filled at level 1, promotion to level 2 will occur upon successful completion of the probationary period and required training, as well as the applicant meeting the minimum qualifications of the higher job class.

BACKGROUND CHECK

This position requires the incumbent to submit to a fingerprint based criminal history background check. Due to the sensitive nature of this position, and required access to APSIN, an applicant with criminal convictions will not move forward in the selection process.

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

The successful candidate will be required to read, understand, and agree to via signature, an agreement of confidentiality concerning the work commonly encountered within the Department of Public Safety to qualify for this position.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Applications will be reviewed to determine if minimum qualifications are met. Therefore, all work experiences the applicant is using to meet minimum qualifications for this position must be documented in the application package. Please include the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether the employment was full or part-time. Applicants who submit packages that do not provide sufficient information to demonstrate minimum qualifications are met may not advance in the selection process.