Police Officer - Academy-Certified

To qualify as an Academy-certified applicant, you must meet the minimum qualifications in the police officer job description below.

• have graduated from a basic law enforcement training as accepted by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
• have been employed as a full-time sworn police officer within the last 24 months prior to date of hire; and
• not be qualified to apply as a Lateral Officer.

Residency requirement : All police officers must reside within fifty (50) road miles of Port Townsend city limits within six months of hire date.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of a commanding officer, Police Officers are sworn, general authority law enforcement officers who perform a wide variety of public safety and community care-taking duties including preserving the peace, protecting life and property, enforcing laws and ordinances, deterring and preventing crime, investigating criminal activity and providing public safety education.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

QUALIFICATIONS

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

WORKING CONDITIONS

Must be able to perform all of the essential job functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements. This requires a high level of physical ability to include vision, hearing, speaking, flexibility and strength. Work may involve exposure to contagions and contaminants when assisting accident victims and performing other duties. Duties are frequently performed outside on patrol, in a patrol vehicle, and in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment can be distracting.

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.

OTHER CITY REQUIREMENTS

The City of Port Townsend is an equal employment opportunity employer. The City employs, retains, promotes, disciplines and otherwise treats all employees and job applicants strictly on the basis of job-related qualifications and competence. These policies and all employment practices shall be applied without regard to any individual's sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation (including gender identity), pregnancy, age, marital status, military status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. The employee occupying the position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by their supervisors.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the City and the employee and is subject to change as the needs of the City and requirements of the job change.

BENEFITS

COMPENSATION

Base pay : $40.32-46.28 per hour (five-step system)

Total compensation range : $40.32-50.45 per hour (including maximum potential longevity, educational incentive, and specialty pay)

This position may be eligible for the additional compensation listed below. Details can be found in the Collective Bargaining Agreement :

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