Patrol Officer- Lateral Transfer

Salary: $31.73 – $37.51 Hourly

Position Summary:

The Patrol Officer shall be committed to the mission, vision and values of the City and demonstrate such through ethical conduct, community stewardship, individual initiative and responsive service. The Patrol Officer shall demonstrate leadership, management and technical skills through effective communication and collaboration, proper use of team resources, progressive decision-making, personal accountability and responsibility.

Essential Functions:

• Instruct, assign and supervise subordinates.*
• Patrol the City of Oberlin. Enforce all laws and make arrests as needed.*
• Answer emergency calls and provide assistance and aid as needed.*
• Maintain all equipment used in the performance of law enforcement.*
• Maintain records and give accounts of observed criminal activity during the performance of one’s duty.*
• Inspect all properties of the City for security, including residential vacation homes.*
• Perform additional duties as required including accident investigation, bicycle registrations, stolen bicycle reports, fingerprinting civilians and criminals, dispatching, and breathalyzer, serving subpoenas and warrants, corrections.*
• Attend various police related schools and seminars, i.e., auto theft, radar, breathalyzer, arson, first aid, CPR, corrections, crime prevention, felony stops, accident investigations, and drug identification.
• Maintain all current certifications.*
• Serve as detective, juvenile officer, crime prevention officer, bicycle officer, training officer, weapons training officer, recruitment officer, canine officer, drug unit officer and corrections officer as requested.*
• Conducts investigations of incidents occurring on the shift.*
• Identifies law enforcement problems, resolves conflicts, and provides other police services to the public as necessary.*
• Perform a variety of unplanned physical tasks which include the restraining of violent individuals or animals, running as fast as possible while chasing, climbing fences and responding to EMS and rescue emergencies. *
• Must handle gun belts, street barricades, EMS equipment such as oxygen, drug boxes, patients and stretchers. *
• Perform other related duties as assigned.*

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must be U.S. citizen or applying to be U.S. citizen.
• Must pass civil service test, physical examination, drug screen, background investigation and psychological examination.
• Must be 21 years of age or older at appointment.
• Ability to read, write and speak clearly.
• Must be able to respond to an emergency without panic.
• Must complete the required basic police training for certification within one year of hire date.
• Must have good driving skills and be able to obtain Ohio driver’s license.