Police Lieutenant

Salary: $127,624

Position Summary:

Johns Hopkins University Police Department is seeking highly motivated individuals to serve as Police Lieutenants.We are accepting applications for lateral police candidates who meet the experience qualifications as a certified law enforcement officer in a full-service law enforcement agency (Maryland or Out-of-State). Applicants must be Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission (MPCTC) Certified OR meet Comparative Compliance Standards.

Police Lieutenants work in a team environment with integrity, professionalism, humanity and courage to protect the lives and property of the Johns Hopkins community. Johns Hopkins Police Lieutenants regularly engage with students, faculty, staff and visitors in a variety of ways in order to provide services and information needed. Johns Hopkins Police Lieutenants provide campus police services to the Homewood Campus, East Baltimore Campus and Peabody Campus where officers will be assigned to work. They will ensure JHPD is a leader in the provision of responsive, quality and customer service-oriented policing.

Essential Functions:

• Represents the JHPD’s mission, vision and values when interacting with university, community, advocacy groups, and coordinates JHPD resources and activities via direction from their supervision to address concerns about university and community issues.
• Represents the JHPD leadership team when interacting with university, community, advocacy groups, and coordinates JHPD resources and activities under their supervision to address concerns about community issues.
• Provides the full level of law enforcement work, enforcing laws, rules and regulations governing the safety and protection of individuals, building and property. Perform simple and complex problem-solving projects designed to enhance safety and prevent or reduce harm.
• Provides direct support for the allocation and direction of resources (manpower, vehicles, equipment and supplies) to meet the needs of the JHPD and is responsible for management of operational and overtime expenditures to ensure that funds utilized are used appropriately and within the mission of the JHPD.
• Provides management of day-to-day operations of a patrol area, which includes direct supervision and performance management of Sergeants who oversee police officers assigned to the patrol area. Holds supervisors accountable for executing proactive and community policing initiatives, as well as crime initiatives strategies. Looks for opportunities to actively engage in community policing and models such for officers.
• Provides direct support in planning, organizing, directing and evaluating the performance of assigned sworn staff; ensures performance requirements and personal development goals are met.
• Ensures priorities and community policing strategies for the patrol area are properly managed, holds supervisory personnel responsible for completing initiatives, and manages performance of all sergeants and officers in the assigned patrol area.
• Ensures subordinates regularly use and promote procedural justice principles, de-escalate situations as necessary, and are engaged in community policing and problem-solving activities.
• Coaches subordinates about performance issues, and trains subordinates in the handling of general management problems, monitors subordinates’ professional behavior to proactively address potential issues, and recommends corrective action to address performance problems.
• Supervises special assignments and details as required.
• Coordinates and cooperates with Campus Safety and Security Command Staff in the preliminary and follow-up investigations of complaints, reported criminal offenses, and disruptions.
• Coordinates preliminary investigative activities at a crime scene or significant or unusual event until the arrival of an investigative entity.
• Communicates and maintains good relations with the faculty, staff, students, public, other law enforcement agencies, and public officials.

Requirements:

• A minimum of seven (7) years of total service as a commissioned law enforcement officer.
• A minimum of two (2) years of service in the rank of Lieutenant or a minimum of three (3) years of service in the rank of Sergeant.
• Distinguished service record, including excellent performance rating and has no record of serious or repeated disciplinary actions or citizen complaints.
• Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice or related field.
• Minimum of 750 hours of acceptable entrance-level police academy training (not including firearms, field training, or in-service training) to meet COMAR and MPCTC requirements.
• Must currently be in good standing with a full-service law enforcement agency or have retired in good standing within 2 years of application.
• Comparative Compliance applicants must provide the academy curriculum that was completed with the total number of hours and provide a graduation certificate including successful completion of the academy.
• Must be a citizen of the United States or a permanent legal resident of the United States who: (i) Is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces; and (ii) Has submitted an application for United States citizenship that is pending approval; and (2) Submit documents to the hiring law enforcement agency that support a claim of: (a) Citizenship; or (b) Permanent legal residency and proof of a pending application for United States citizenship.
• Must not have been convicted of a felony.
• Must demonstrate physical ability to perform job.
• Must possess and maintain a Valid Driver’s License.
• Must have current MPTC certification or other non-Maryland state certification.

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice or related field.