Peace/Police Officer (Certified)

Salary: $26.51 Hourly

Position Summary:

Responsible for compliance with all departmental policies and procedures, as well as State and Federal laws and regulations, and for achieving the primary/fundamental goals and objectives of maintaining law and order, preventing crimes, protecting life and property, and assuring that all services are delivered in a safe, effective, professional, timely, and efficient manner. When serving in the Operations Bureau officers shall be assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division. When serving in the Support Services Bureau officers shall be assigned to the warrant unit.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols assigned districts/precinct areas, to include the City parks and Chicopee Woods, to assure all laws are enforced by checking homes, businesses, and cars for any signs of criminal activity such as broken windows and unlocked doors.
• Answers any calls from the public requesting assistance in burglaries, domestic violence, or any other situation meriting a response by law enforcement authorities.
• Receives and documents all complaints about illegal activities in City parks; initiates preliminary investigations of such complaints and issues progress reports to superior officers.
• Conducts field sobriety evaluations; if certified, performs Intoxilyzer tests on suspected intoxicated drivers; testifies in court as to the validity of results.
• May be assigned to train new officers on the techniques and policies of the department.
• Respond to motor vehicle accidents in designated area or assists in other areas as needed; assists EMT’s, firefighters, and other emergency personnel; completes accident reports by asking questions of involved parties and any other witnesses, gathering all pertinent information and calling wreckers as necessary; provides assistance to victims at the scene; directs traffic as necessary; reopens the road when clear.
• Conducts rounds of the downtown businesses, shopping centers, and parking lots on foot; walks in stores and makes as much contact with the public as possible to maintain good public relations; gives directions to public and motorists as the need arises.
• Investigates unusual crowds and behavior, and searches for perpetrators of these activities.
• Enforces parking ordinances on the City Square in Gainesville and performs other duties to improve traffic flow and parking availability in the City and to act as liaison between Police and local business people and the public.
• Maintains traffic safety by stopping unsafe motorists, impaired drivers, and speeding vehicles; if certified uses speed detection devices; issues citations or arrests drivers and impounds vehicles; reports malfunctioning signals or damaged and missing traffic control signs to the central communications center when appropriate.
• Performs other related duties as required to include those outlined in Support Services Bureau.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
• No experience required. (Entry level police officer positions)
• Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Law Enforcement Certification required.
• Valid Georgia Class C Driver’s License and a satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).