Community Services Officer

Job Title

Police Department Position

Qualified applicants will be contacted after the recruitment closes.

DEFINITION : To respond to a variety of calls for service throughout the community not requiring a sworn officer; to provide inmates at the Los Banos City Jail with a healthy, clean and secure environment; to assist and relieve public safety dispatchers with dispatch and clerical duties; and to perform a variety of technical and clerical tasks in support of jail operations, facility maintenance, animal control services, and special projects.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED : Receives direction from Police Administrators.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES :

• Reliable and dependable attendance and punctuality.
• Book, search, release, care for and feed inmates; conduct jail security checks.
• Respond to questions from the public regarding law enforcement activities.
• Respond to, investigate and document a variety of criminal, non-criminal, and traffic related incidents, not requiring a sworn officer.
• Prepare and complete a variety of investigative and incident reports; assist with telephone and public counter inquiries.
• Coordinate and provide various public education presentations; develop outreach materials.
• Secure property and evidence.
• Assist with special events; direct traffic.
• Assist with the cleaning and maintenance of police and animal control facilities; care and feed animals housed in the City's shelter.
• Assist with dispatch duties including, but not limited to, receiving emergency and non-emergency calls from the public requesting police, fire, or other related services; determine nature and location of emergency; determine priority and dispatch emergency units as necessary and in accordance with established procedures; provide emergency medical pre-arrival instructions; coordinate emergency calls and relaying information and assistance requests involving other law enforcement agencies.
• Provide testimony in court related to assigned duties.
• Perform a variety of administrative support and data entry duties.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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