Certified Police Officer
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for providing police services to the public for the purpose of maintaining public order and safety.
Essential Functions:
- Patrols areas within the City limits and enforces state and local laws; investigates crimes against persons and property and traffic accidents; apprehends and arrests criminals; serves warrants, subpoenas and other writs; processes bookings and photographs.
- Promotes good public relations and performs such duties as providing house security checks, emergency protection, providing escorts through the City, conducting security stand-by and providing money escorts.
- Engages in Community Oriented Policing activities.
- Provides information and assistance to the public.
- Prepares and presents cases in court.
- Responds to emergency alarms as needed to include burglar alarms, armed robberies, assaults, domestic violence and prowler calls.
- Deescalates situations to include counseling youth, suicidal subjects, mental subjects, married persons or persons in relationships, people in crisis, persons with weapons, and homicidal subjects.
- Prosecutes cases in courtroom settings.
- Identifies mental illnesses, and acts accordingly on a case by case basis.
- Serves as a guardian to those in need such as young children, the elderly, those with mental or physical illnesses, or anyone who does not have the ability to care for themselves.
- Receives, reviews, processes, files and submits various reports and records including incident reports, supplement reports, accident reports, booking reports, witness statements, activity sheets, various forms and records, training reports and affidavits.
- Performs crime scene processing as necessary.
- Rolls fingerprints for criminals and citizens.
- Utilizes problem solving skills to meet peaceable resolutions to all parties involved in a given incident.
- Operates computers with a wide variety of applications and functions.
- Assists other law enforcement agencies as needed.
- Performs desk and dispatch duties as needed.
- Serves as back up to co-workers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED.
- South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy certification or another state’s law enforcement training academy, B.L.E.T. or P.O.S.T. required.
- Any combination of education and experience totaling two (2) years is acceptable.
- Valid South Carolina Driver’s License.
- SFST and Datamaster certifications.