Police Corporal

Salary: $47,410.00 – $54,670.00 Annually

Position Summary:

Employees assigned to the Patrol Section are responsible for responding to all calls received through the Communications network, from an outside emergency services source, self-initiated, enforcing all Federal and State Laws, City Ordinances, maintaining order, preventing crimes, and making arrests, and upon assignment, may train officers, conduct investigations, and perform related work required.

Essential Functions:

• Patrol areas (selected or random) in an effort to heighten the visibility of the Patrol unit, and to prevent or deter the commission of crimes.
• Respond to calls for service, and render assistance to the best of the officer’s capabilities as dictated by the amount of training received.
• Assist Fire, Ambulance, Civil Defense, and all other Emergency Services and render assistance as needed.
• Give testimony on cases that the officer is directly or indirectly involved in where the information is relevant to the case.
• Direct traffic as dictated by the conditions (i.e. accidents, traffic jams, etc.) and enforce traffic laws and ordinances.
• Write accurate and complete reports concerning Law Enforcement activities, i.e. accident reports, death investigations, thefts, burglaries, and ensure the proper distribution of same.
• Constantly patrol his/her area, except when on special assignments.
• Report at the time appointed, being alert and attentive to the orders and instructions given.
• Inspect all public and licensed places within his/her area, enforcing the laws, ordinances and regulations concerning their operation.
• Devote the maximum possible time to the performance of his/her basic duty of patrol, calls for protection of life and property, and the enforcement of City, County, or State laws.
• If assigned a vehicle for vehicle patrol, he/she shall examine and inspect the vehicle at the beginning of his tour of duty; during the tour of duty, he/she shall use the vehicle in a safe manner, avoiding hazardous or careless operation; if involved in an accident he/she shall report the matter promptly in accordance with Department policy.
• Provide service assistance and information to citizens when requested insofar as is possible and consistent with his/her duties.
• Ensure the civil treatment and the observance of rights of all persons that he/she has contacted with.
• Be accountable for the securing, receipting and proper transporting of all evidence and property coming into his/her custody.
• Be alert in his/her efforts to discover and suppress liquor, gambling, narcotics and prostitution violations.
• Through inspection, determine the security of business places after their normal working hours.
• Familiarize him/herself with conditions and people within his/her community and assist with the implementation of the neighborhoods program and community partnership, reporting all potential trouble spots to the supervisor.
• Serve as a field training officer.
• Perform other work-related duties, or special assignments dictated by the Police Sergeant, assigned shift supervisor, and the Police Chief or his designate.

Requirements:

• Graduation from High School or equivalent. Associate/bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Three years of law enforcement experience as a sworn officer. Must be in good standing with the Department.
• Successful completion of all appropriate Basic Law Enforcement training, ability to successfully complete a Field Training Officers course and Supervisor’s training within two (2) years of promotion to the position of Police Corporal.