Police Officer
Salary: $52,000.00 – $69,883.64
Position Summary:
This position will be responsible for maintaining public safety, enforcing laws, protecting the community, responding to criminal activities, and ensuring the well-being of individuals and property within the County jurisdiction.
Essential Functions:
- Enforces all applicable codes, ordinances, laws, and regulations (including traffic, criminal, and civil) in order to protect life and property, prevent crime, and promote security.
- Patrols designated areas Patrols designated areas.
- Responds to calls relayed by dispatchers.
- Prevents/discovers commission of a crime; issues citations; pursues fleeing suspects; apprehends, arrests, and processes criminals, fugitives, and offenders; conducts searches of suspects or arrestees.
- Conducts preliminary investigations of complaints or incidents; interviews victims, complainants and witnesses and records statements.
- Performs rescue functions at accidents, emergencies, and disasters. Enforces vehicle operating laws, parking laws, and DUI laws; conducts field sobriety tests; uses visual observation and radar/laser speed detection units to enforce speed laws.
Requirements:
- Possess a high school diploma or GED. ACT, SAT, or Accuplacer Scores are required if no college degree has been obtained.
- Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
- Must be a United States Citizen or have a Naturalization Certification.
- Must have an honorable or uncharacterized discharge from the military (if applicable).
- Must obtain a GA POST Certification within 12 months of employment (if not already certified).
- Pass the Physical Ability Test (PAT) before employment.
- Non-certified applicants must pass the GA POST PAT within 30 days of starting the academy.
- Pass a psychological evaluation, physical exam, and drug screening before employment.
- No felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions involving moral turpitude, domestic violence, or related offenses.
- Must be at least 21 years old (upon completion of the academy).