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- The seven-month sponsored academy includes how to conduct investigations, make physical arrests, use firearms, perform emergency response, and how to assist visitors and run interpretive programs.
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This is the first step in the hiring process for the State Park Peace Officer (SPPO) Cadet Academy, a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified law enforcement academy that prepares cadets for a career as a State Park Peace Officer (SPPO) Ranger or Lifeguard.
Upon completion of the academy, cadets are appointed into State Park Peace Officer classifications. 12. Do I have to attend State Parks' Academy if I currently hold a POST Basic Certificate? No. Please visit the “Laterals and Transfers” page for information on the Lateral process and how to apply. 13.
Cadets learn the duties of the SPPO by participating in basic law enforcement, public contact and visitor services, interpretation, and resource management training programs comprised of both the POST certified Basic Law Enforcement Certificate and the Department's Basic Visitor Services Training Program.
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- All Levels
- Knowledge and Abilities
This series specification describes three State Park Peace Officer (Ranger) classes. The State Park Peace Officer Cadet (Ranger), State Park Peace Officer (Ranger) and the State Park Peace Officer Supervisor (Ranger) classes perform professional and technical duties. The duties include public safety and law enforcement, patrol, park operations, edu...
Applicants may be admitted into the examination without meeting the requirements within the “All Levels" section, but the applicant must meet those requirements prior to appointment. For the education requirement, students who have completed 30 semester units of the required education may apply, but they must satisfactorily complete the required ed...
State Park Peace Officer Cadet
Knowledge of: Basic principles of dealing with the public; basic mathematics as required in accounting for funds; basic grammar and spelling as required in preparing reports and records; general resource management and protection; and principal recreational areas of the State of California. Ability to: Follow written and oral instructions; learn the principles and practices used in the conservation and interpretation of natural resources and historic areas; learn to use tools and equipment us...
State Park Peace Officer
Knowledge of: All of the above, and principles and practices involved in operating, interpreting, and protecting State park districts; purposes, organization, policies, procedures, and rules of the Department of Parks and Recreation; methods and materials used in preparing and interpreting historical and natural science displays and exhibits; techniques and procedures used in law enforcement; methods of conducting search and rescue; advanced emergency first-aid procedures; first aid and rescu...
State Park Peace Officer Supervisor
Knowledge of: All of the above, and basic principles of supervision, personnel management, and business and public administration; State administrative procedures; the Department's Equal Employment Opportunity objectives; and a manager's/supervisor's responsibility for promoting equal opportunity in hiring and employee development and promotion, and for maintaining a work environment which is free of discrimination and harassment. Ability to: All of the above, and supervise or assist with the...
State Park Peace Officer (Lifeguard) and Cadet Minimum Qualifications. Lifeguard Candidates must meet all the following requirements: Two Years of College* Valid California Driver's License of the Appropriate Class. Physically Sound. Eighteen Years of Age** Six mos. Lifeguard Experience at Facilities Other than Swimming Pools***
Successful applicants will attend a six- to eight-month Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified law enforcement training academy. Their training will include lessons on how to make physical arrests, conduct investigations, perform emergency medical aid and use defensive tactics and firearms.
