Police Officer

Salary: $24.33 Hourly.

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, serves and protects the lives and property of the public by enforcing the city, state, and federal laws and ordinances; arrests offenders of the law; provides crime prevention programs and other community services; and performs other specialized assignments and related duties as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols assigned area of the city for the prevention of crime and enforcement of all applicable criminal, traffic and other laws and ordinances.
• Carries out duties in conformance with federal, state, city and county laws and ordinances.
• Responds to calls for service involving crimes such as robberies, assaults, homicides and narcotics.
• Responds to general public service calls for situations such as civil disturbances, animal control, home and business security checks, EMS assistance, family counseling and mediation.
• Secures the scene of a crime; gathers and preserves evidence; makes arrests and books prisoners.
• Performs a variety of general and specialized criminal investigations involving property and persons.
• Performs special assignments such as patrolling the waterways and enforcing the laws of the water and beach areas; and supporting the patrol division with the use of K-9’s in narcotic detection, evidence searches and criminal apprehension.
• Prepares reports to accurately document all police activity; prepares and presents cases for prosecution and gives testimony in court.
• Participates in numerous crime prevention programs including drug and alcohol abuse programs for school-aged children, Neighborhood Watch programs, assistance with at-risk youth, and the production of TV and radio public service announcements.

Requirements:

• Graduation from High School or equivalent; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Graduation from an accredited Florida Police Academy preferred.
• Possession of a valid Florida Driver’s License and Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Certificate of Compliance in Law Enforcement.
• Additional training/certifications may be required for certain specialized assignments.