(Part-Time) Police Officer - Lake Erie Metropark

Job Title

Pay Rate : $26.28 per hour plus medical benefits (up to 1,500 hours per year)

General Statement Of Duties : Under the immediate supervision of the Chief of Police, District Lieutenant, Sergeant, work activities in this position primarily involve patrolling the Authority's properties to prevent vandalism, fire, theft, and development of unsafe conditions; suppression of criminal activity involving the protection of life and property; enforcing laws and regulations of conduct affecting patrons and visitors; investigating crimes; apprehending those suspected of criminal action; and providing assistance, first aid, and information to park visitors. Will also perform ancillary operations, maintenance, public relations or naturalist duties as directed.

Officers will work various locations throughout our southern district which include Lake Erie, Lower Huron, Willow and Oakwoods Metroparks.

Essential Duties :

• Patrol HCMA property while operating a patrol car, golf cart, motorcycle, motor scooter, bicycle, pick-up truck, fire truck, horse, watercraft and / or snowmobile, or on foot in a variety of environmental conditions and over variable terrain.
• Investigate complaints regarding suspicion of criminal activity gathering information by interviewing and obtaining statements of victims, witnesses, and suspects and confidential informants.
• Conduct searches during daylight or darkness of buildings, open or heavily wooded outdoor areas with even or uneven terrain, beaches, marshes, marinas, and golf courses.
• Apprehend persons suspected of violating laws and ordinances, affecting arrests, forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints. May involve climbing over obstacles, jumping down from elevated surfaces, jumping over obstacles, ditches and streams or crawling in confined areas.
• Render assistance at fire or accident scenes such as lifting, carrying, or dragging people or heavy objects for distances of up to 150 yards.
• Prepare investigative and other reports including sketches using appropriate grammar, symbols, and mathematical computations.
• Advise the public on laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, about use of park facilities and provide park visitors with information pertaining to park use and points of interest maintaining a positive public relations atmosphere.
• Controls animal population to obtain balance of wildlife and habitat using control measures in accordance with the HCMA wildlife management plan.

Peripheral Duties :

Minimum Qualifications :