Lateral Police Officer
Salary: $31.55 To $36.51 Hourly
Position Summary:
Performs general duty police work in the protection of life, property and the rights of the Nooksack Tribe and individual community members. Officers are expected to act with considerable discretion, sound judgment and cultural awareness in the enforcement of statues and laws of the Nooksack Tribe using modern police training and methods. Officers shall render emergency assistance to the public in a wide variety of situations; patrol residential, rural and business areas of the reservation and trust lands; perform standard crime and accident prevention.
Essential Functions:
- Interact with and serve the Nooksack Community in a professional, patient and compassionate manner.
- Responds to suspicious activities and answers emergency calls for service.
- Officers shall enforce Tribal, Federal and State laws; investigate and document crime and traffic accidents; identify and recover stolen property and evidence; and testify in court.
- Interact effectively and professionally with other Tribal Police Department staff and employees of other Nooksack Tribal Department s and outside agencies.
- Patrol areas of the reservation in a police patrol vehicle and on foot to deter and discover crime.
- Respond to and investigates crimes. Protecting the public, gather and preserve evidence and take statements concerning crimes occurring on the Nooksack Reservation and Trust land.
- Interviews persons with complaints and makes proper disposition or directs them to the proper authorities.
- Practice officer safety skills to ensure safety of self and others. Handcuff and search arrested persons and secure their custody. Transports arrested persons to court, jail, hospital, and convicted persons to institutions out of the county and out of state as necessary.
- Accurately complete necessary reports concerning crimes, circumstances of arrest, gathering of evidence and personal information of witnesses and victims.
- Follows up on cases resulting in offender apprehension and property recovery.
- Coordinates crime scene control and investigation, including interviews and interrogations, identification of witnesses, photographing, overseeing collection and preservation of physical evidence. Maintains the chain of evidence by properly marking, tagging, and storing in accordance with established rules of evidence and department procedures.
- Assist citizens by giving information on laws, ordinances, and direction to other authorities or agencies when appropriate. Aid persons who are injured or in distress. Assist other Tribal departments to fulfill their responsibilities by sharing non-confidential information and taking enforcement actions as necessary.
- Investigate family disputes and reports of maltreatment of children, takes principals into custody as needed, or refer them to the appropriate authorities.
- Gather and preserve evidence; ensure evidence is properly maintained for use in court. Testify in court concerning their observations, decisions, actions, arrests and child placements.
- All other necessary law enforcement or emergency service duties as assigned by supervisor.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree.
- Must be a graduate from a Certified Police Academy and have 1 year of Police Enforcement experience
- Must pass alcohol/drug test at time of hire and throughout employment.
- Must pass criminal background check (including Psychological test and Polygraph test)
- Must have no felony convictions or misdemeanors involving firearms and/or felonious assault, theft or excess use of alcohol or other drugs.
- Must have no Domestic Violence history or offenses, precluding firearm possession.
- Must have and maintain throughout employment a valid Washington State Driver’s License and meet the insurability requirements of the Tribe. (Must Provide Driving Abstract at time of hire).
- Must be CPR and First Aid Certified within the first 6 months of employment.
- Experience working with Native Americans in a Tribal Police Department.