Certified Police Officer/Detective

Salary: $49,160.00 – $55,161.00, DOQ.

Position Summary:

This is a highly responsible position that involves networking with the community and the protection of life and property. This is accomplished through patrol work, criminal investigation, community policing and enforcement of the laws of the State of Florida and the Ordinances of the City. Assignments may typically involve routine motor patrol, boats, bicycle, or foot patrol. Employees receive assignments and instructions from Police Officers of a higher rank and perform work in accordance with the City Personnel Policies and Procedures and the Department Standard Operating Procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Completes a Uniform Citation form by writing in the required information in order to legally charge a traffic offender in county court.
• Prepares a narrative summary report of details of traffic violation for court officials.
• Completes a Florida Accident Report by writing in the required information as well as composing a narrative summary of the details of the accident and its investigation to legally discharge duties as an accident investigator.
• Completes an offense report in a narrative style on any and all tasks performed, and information gathered in the investigation of felonies and more serious misdemeanors in order to gather in logical sequence the details of a crime and its investigation.
• Dictates narrative reports on tasks performed and information gathered on all calls for services.
• Completes Medical Examiner Reports by writing in the required information and compiling a narrative description of the details of an unattended death and its investigation.
• Completes Juvenile Referral Forms for the Florida Division of Youth Services by writing and composing a short narrative describing the details of an investigation and the apprehension of a juvenile.
• Completes a State’s Attorney form for all felons arrested by writing in the required information and composing a short summary in a narrative style describing details of the offense and its subsequent investigation.
• Completes Arrest Affidavit Forms for all non-traffic arrests and for all persons for whom it is desirable that arrest warrants be issued by writing in the required information and a summarized narrative describing the essential details of the offense for which the subject was charged.
• Completes various other report forms by writing in the required information, such as correction notices, courtesy notices, faulty equipment notices, parking tickets, vehicle impoundments inventory, refusal to submit to chemical test for intoxication forms, request for blood analysis forms, request for laboratory analysis of evidence forms, voluntary waiver forms and all the various booking forms.
• If the employee is a qualified alcohol breath technician and/or a radar operator, they have further responsibilities for alcohol influence report forms, blood alcohol concentration forms, test logs and radar arrest logs.
• If the employee is an alcohol breath instrument maintenance operator, they are further responsible for the monthly breathalyzer maintenance form and checklist.
• Discharges many of their duties by verbal communication with the public.
• Testifies in court by verbal communication.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• FDLE Police Officer Certification.
• Any equivalent combination of education and experience relating to law enforcement.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License (three-year clean driving record and maintained throughout employment without any restrictions on performance).
• Must be at least 19 years of age.
• United States Citizen or legal resident of the State of Florida.
• Pass background investigation and reference check, including an FDLE criminal background check.
• Pass pre-employment 10-panel substance screening and complete FDLE health physical including an EKG and TB test.
• Current members of the City Police Auxiliary and Part-Time Officers, in good standing, will be given preferred consideration.