Game commission recruits 29th wco class
GAME COMMISSION RECRUITS 29TH WCO CLASS
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that the agency is preparing to recruit applicants for its 29th Class of Wildlife Conservation Officer Cadets, which is slated to begin in March of 2012. The application process is set to run from March 9, 2011 to April 7, 2011, or until 1,000 applications are received, whichever occurs first. Online applications may be submitted via the State Civil Service Commission's website (www.scsc.state.pa.us). However, no applications will be accepted until the test announcement is issued from the Civil Service Commission. Announcements may be viewed on the Civil Service Commission's website, click on "Job Seekers," then select "Law Enforcement, Investigation and Safety," and scroll down to the listing for "Wildlife Conservation Officer Cadet." For additional information regarding the recruitment process, life as a Cadet and duties of a Wildlife Conservation Officer, please visit the Game Commission's website (www.pgc.state.pa.us). Wildlife Conservation Officers are covered by the Civil Service Act of Pennsylvania. Applicants for these positions must be in excellent physical condition, have knowledge of hunting and outdoor activities, and be able to maintain an effective working relationship with associates and the general public. Employees in this classification are selected and appointed following a competitive examination conducted by the Civil Service Commission. Officers begin their careers as Cadets assigned to the Ross Leffler School of Conservation, the Game Commission's in-service training school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Wildlife Conservation Officer Cadet classes are periodically recruited as necessary to maintain the complement of field personnel. Applicants must be: a resident of Pennsylvania; have a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency; at least 21 years of age by March 1, 2012; possess a valid Pennsylvania driver's license; and pass competitive written and oral examinations administered by the Civil Service Commission. Those interested in enrolling also must have possessed a hunting or furtaking license for two license years as of March 2011. Any offer of employment is conditional upon successful completion of medical, vision, hearing, physical, strength, stress, agility and swimming tests, which include swimming for 100 yards and treading water for five minutes. A confidential pre-employment background and character investigation will be completed on all applicants considered for appointment. After being accepted for employment, Wildlife Conservation Officer Cadets are required to complete an intensive 50-week training program conducted at the Training School. Currently, Cadets are paid $1161.60 bi-weekly and receive a standard Commonwealth employee benefits package. Lodging and meals are provided at the Training School at no charge. During weekdays, Cadets are required to reside at the school. Weekends are generally free of duty. On duty-free weekends Cadets must vacate the training school. Housing accommodations for the families of Cadets are not available. Absences may be granted only under emergency conditions or as the training schedule may permit. Major subject areas of instruction include: wildlife management; law enforcement; principles and methods; wildlife laws and regulations; land management practices; public relations and conservation education; firearms training and unarmed self-defense; and agency administrative procedures. In addition to classroom studies, the training program includes temporary field assignments with experienced officers. Field training provides Cadets with practical experience in law enforcement and other duties performed by Wildlife Conservation Officers. Cadets are reimbursed for authorized expenses incurred on these assignments. Upon successfully completing the training program, Cadets are promoted to the position of Wildlife Conservation Officer and are assigned to fill vacancies throughout the Commonwealth. The current annual starting salary for a Wildlife Conservation Officer is $38,995. Wildlife Conservation Officers are responsible for administering a wide variety of Commission programs within an assigned district of about 350 square miles. Primary duties include law enforcement, responding to wildlife conflicts, conservation education, and administration of the Hunter-Trapper Education program. Officers also are responsible for directing and training part-time Deputy Wildlife Conservation Officers. The Game Commission provides all necessary equipment for Wildlife Conservation Officers to perform their duties; uniforms, firearms, a fully-equipped automobile, personal computer and office furnishings. Officers work from their residences and are subsidized for rental of office space. Wildlife Conservation Officers work under the supervision of a Regional Director and supervisory staff. Officers generally work 40 hours per week and are eligible for overtime under certain conditions. Hours of work vary and often include nights, weekends and holidays. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is an equal opportunity employer. Facts from the Pennsylvania Game Commission: In 1930, Ross Leffler, the then-president of the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, proposed the establishment of a training school for "Game Protectors," as they were called at that time. When the training school opened its doors in Brockway, Jefferson County, in 1932, it was the first such conservation officer training school in the world and served as a model for other states. From 1932 until 1935, the Ross Leffler School of Conservation offered in-service training for Game Protectors. The Commission voted to make the school a permanent facility and enrolled its first class of Cadets in 1936, and continued training new classes at this facility until 1986. In 1987, the training school was moved to the Harrisburg headquarters, which had just opened the doors to its current facility in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. # # # |
maybe they can do right thing and assign a WCO to WESTERN clinton county,pa.biggest stateforest area in state SPROUL and NO WCO assigned to renovo area.
i contacted hanna,thompson,wozaick,corbett,PGC .you know what they did,THEY LAIDED OFF 1 OF OUR FOREST RANGERS.now we are down too 2. :bash: see i can do that too. |
Originally Posted by sproulman
(Post 3780430)
maybe they can do right thing and assign a WCO to WESTERN clinton county,pa.biggest stateforest area in state SPROUL and NO WCO assigned to renovo area.
i contacted hanna,thompson,wozaick,corbett,PGC .you know what they did,THEY LAIDED OFF 1 OF OUR FOREST RANGERS.now we are down too 2. :bash: see i can do that too. .... Forest Rangers aren't WCO's, are they? |
Originally Posted by Pawildman
(Post 3780795)
.... Forest Rangers aren't WCO's, are they?
no,pawildman, forest ranger is part of DCNR that enforces the rules in woods etc.when i tried to get WCO put back on in western clinton which they work for PGC,they said, GUESS WHAT SPROUL WE ARE GETTING RID OF THE forest ranger TOO.:confused0024: now ee have NO WCO and down too 2 FOREST RANGERS. biggest forest in state of pa SPROUL and they cut 2 jobs. WCO was do to LACK OF DEER and forest ranger was do to LACK OF FORESTERS.:hail: |
Originally Posted by sproulman
(Post 3781362)
biggest forest in state of pa SPROUL and they cut 2 jobs. WCO was do to LACK OF DEER and forest ranger was do to LACK OF FORESTERS.:hail: |
Originally Posted by sproulman
(Post 3781362)
no,pawildman, forest ranger is part of DCNR that enforces the rules in woods etc.when i tried to get WCO put back on in western clinton which they work for PGC,they said, GUESS WHAT SPROUL WE ARE GETTING RID OF THE forest ranger TOO.:confused0024:
now ee have NO WCO and down too 2 FOREST RANGERS. biggest forest in state of pa SPROUL and they cut 2 jobs. WCO was do to LACK OF DEER and forest ranger was do to LACK OF FORESTERS.:hail: WCO’s are assigned to a district after they graduate and required to stay for one year, after that they can bid on open vacant districts and move. The PGC cannot reassign WCOs to different districts. A lack of or an abundance has no bearing on if a WCO will be assigned. The PGC has a class of 21 Officers graduating on Saturday but there are more open districts then Officers to fill them |
WCO,
I sent you a PM. Can you check your inbox and send me a reply? -Jake |
Originally Posted by WCO R.W.J
(Post 3781630)
I am not sure what you mean when you say you tried to get a WCO assigned to Western Clinton County, there is nothing you could have done to make that happen.
WCO’s are assigned to a district after they graduate and required to stay for one year, after that they can bid on open vacant districts and move. The PGC cannot reassign WCOs to different districts. A lack of or an abundance has no bearing on if a WCO will be assigned. The PGC has a class of 21 Officers graduating on Saturday but there are more open districts then Officers to fill them as for other game. thats as bad as deer too.you can drive for miles and never see grouse or squirreal.road hunters keep grouse almost extinct but squirrreals have been gone a longtime. i know WCO that would have taken the vacant position in western clinton county. but i guess its not there anymore. are you saying only problem is NO ONE IS ASSIGNED to western clinton county and if so, WHY NOT? |
Originally Posted by pats102862
(Post 3781434)
Why would lack of deer have anything to do with a WCO being stationed in a area? Are there not other wildlife in Sproul?
but who assigns the WCO to new area and who says they go where? i assume the PGC does. i think out WCO here has been vacant for at least 3 years or more. so, question is why is it not filled with last 3 classes. |
All districts are filled when we have a full compliment of WCO's We havent had a full compliment od WCO in about 10 years.
Districts are filled out of the training school. Districts are filled in order of how many incidents there are. Just beacuse there is no WCO assigned there doesnt mean there isnt a WCO covering the distirict. If it is opend for Bid a WCO can bid into it if they choose. |
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