Police Captain

Salary: $70,499.87 – $99,447.03

Position Summary:

The Police Captain performs complex administrative and technical functions and oversees subordinate commanders who manage the agency’s Support Services Bureau, Administrative Services Bureau, and Patrol. Operations Bureau, Special Operations Division, Automated speed program, and the Neighborhood Commercial Compliance Division. The nature of work involves considerable decision-making, initiative, and independent judgment in conformity with agency objectives, standards, rules, policies, procedures, and law. The Police Captain position is an appointed position that serves at the pleasure of the Chief of Police.

Essential Functions:

• Monitors changes in laws, regulations, technology and recent judicial rulings likely affect agency operations or procedures.
• Motivates, supervises, coaches, and evaluates subordinate commanders to ensure conformance with agency values, objectives, priorities, and performance standards.
• Regularly communicates with commanders regarding job expectations, statistical crime data, community policing, law enforcement administration, the status of assignments, and quality of work output.
• Performs local police records queries for security clearances, immigration visas, criminal justice employment
• Remains alert for criminal activity and, when necessary, apprehends offenders, interviews persons, testifies in judicial proceedings, and renders emergency aid.
• Occasionally serves as an agency representative at community events, press conferences, meetings, and public safety forums.
• Create strong relationships with regional law enforcement agencies, public service organizations, and community members.
• Researches, develops, modifies, and implements general orders, standard operating procedures, and other policies.
• Assists with preparing annual budgets, law enforcement grants, and compulsory governmental reports.
• Documents unsatisfactory work performance identifies developmental needs and takes action to remedy deficiencies.
• Recognizes the achievements ofsubordinate employees and shows genuine appreciation for their contributions.
• Ensures that police services are rendered effectively, professionally, timely, economical, and lawfully.
• Devises strategies and tactical plans to remediate civil unrest, major disasters, and unusual surges in crime.
• Manages the LEFTA SHIELD system, reviews entries for accuracy, and generates detailed reports of disciplinary actions.
• Responds to public inquiries investigates citizen complaints and addresses community concerns.
• Performs executive reviews on the use of force incidents to ensure the accuracy of supervisory findings.
• Promotes harmony and collaboration within the agency and effectively resolves grievances.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma, ten years of sworn law enforcement experience, two years of progressively responsible supervisory experience at or above the rank of Lieutenant, valid driver’s license, graduate of first-line supervisor training, extensive computer and internet literacy, and keen observation and memory skills, or any equivalent combination of education, training, skills, and experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree, four years of supervisory experience at or above the rank of Lieutenant, field training officer certification, a graduate of first-line administrator training, basic investigators course, and the FBI LEEDA Command or Executive leadership Institute.
• Must possess a law enforcement certification issued by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, be eligible for immediate certification, or qualify for comparative compliance training.
• Employees in this position are subject to random drug and alcohol testing according to the City of Seat Pleasant’s Drug-Free Workplace Policy and Drug & Alcohol Testing Procedures. May be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment.