Certified Police Officer

Police Officer

A police officer is tasked with protecting life and property and preserving public peace and order : enforcing Federal, State, and local laws; and controlling and directing vehicular traffic. Performs police work in accordance with departmental policies, rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures and receive assignments and instructions from police officers of higher rank. Work may involve an element of personal danger and employees must be able to act without direct supervision and exercise independent judgment in meeting emergencies.

The list is not intended to be all-inclusive nor exclusive but is intended to provide examples of typical duties performed.

• Patrols a designated area of the city on foot or in an automobile to protect human life and to preserve law and order, to prevent and discover the commission of crime, to direct traffic as required, to identify and report potential or existing public safety hazards and to enforce traffic and parking regulations.
• Answers calls and complaints involving fire, automobile accidents, felonies, and misdemeanors.
• At the scene of a crime or motor vehicle accident, preserves human life, protects property, controls access to the scene, conducts preliminary investigations, gathers evidence, locates witnesses, obtains statements, makes arrests, composes and writes detailed incident / offense reports, prepares detailed accident investigation reports and testifies as a witness in court.
• Interview persons with complaints and attempts to make proper disposition or direct them to proper authorities.
• Gives general advice on traffic and criminal laws and ordinances and gives general information to the public.
• Employees may be assigned to work on special assignments which call upon specialized abilities and knowledge usually attained through experience as a uniformed Police Officer. Police Officers assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division or specialized units are subject to call 24 hours a day.
• Police Officers may be assigned to work in uniform or plain clothes. Shift schedules and job assignments may be changed periodically to assure the maximum delivery of effective police service.
• Perform law enforcement patrol functions while working rotating shifts and unanticipated overtime.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationship with others.

Competency : To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Certificates, Licenses and Special Requirements :

Language Ability :

Reasoning Ability :

Computer Skills :

Supervisory Responsibilities : This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock and work with explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 100+ pounds. Employee must be able to affect an arrest, forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints. Perform tasks which require lifting, carrying, or dragging people or heavy objects while performing arrest, rescue, or general patrol functions. Use body force to gain entrance through barriers to search, seize, investigate and / or rescue. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Operate an emergency vehicle during both the day and night in emergency and