Police Officer

Atlantic City, NJ
Atlantic Police Department

Salary: $40,000.00 – $53,300.00 Annually

Position Summary:

During an assigned tour of duty, on foot, or in an automobile, patrols a designated area to provide assistance and protection for persons, to safeguard property, to assure observance of the law, and to apprehend lawbreakers; does related work as required.

Essential Functions:

  • Attends roll call in proper uniform, listening to information and assignments given orally, and reads “squeal sheet,” bulletin board, and/or logs of previous shifts, in order to establish presence, receive assignments, and to maintain continuity of service or action.
  • Gathers together necessary equipment such as shotgun, flashlight, summons books, etc., in order to be prepared for duty.
  • Inspects and maintains patrol car by visually checking and/or operating all equipment, by arranging for washing, waxing, and mechanical service, and by taking patrol car to service location in order to insure that vehicle is ready for patrol.
  • Inventories and maintains equipment carried in patrol car such as first aid kit, oxygen supply, blanket, flares, etc., by utilizing an equipment check list, and by replacing missing or damaged items in order to assure readiness for patrol.
  • Maintains issued uniform and weapons, by arranging for cleaning and reassembling firearms in order to assure their proper appearance and serviceability.
  • Separates parties involved in a fight situation by physically intervening or escorting one party out of reach of the other, in order to prevent injury to any of the parties involved.
  • Attempts to calm parties involved in a fight situation by asking each party to tell or discuss his or her side, in order to gain control of the situation.
  • Discusses possible solutions with parties involved in a dispute by referring parties to appropriate services and explaining legal recourse, in order to fully resolve the dispute or prevent its recurrence.
  • Arrests one or more parties in a fight situation, by using standard procedures, in order to restore peace.
  • Patrols throughout assigned area either on foot or in patrol car, looking for anything unusual in order to increase patrol visibility and prevent crime, or to discover crime in progress.
  • Maintains radio communications with headquarters by operating walkie- talkie or patrol car radio in order to facilitate patrol activities.
  • Assesses situations by utilizing information received from the dispatcher and by visually and orally inspecting premises and surrounding environment in order to make decisions concerning choice of actions and equipment.
  • Issues summonses for various violations of municipal ordinances and state laws by writing the required information on summons and delivering a copy to the accused, in order to enforce the law.
  • Facilitates the remediation of miscellaneous hazardous conditions (e.g., road obstructions, malfunctioning signals, etc.) by direct action or by notifying appropriate agencies, in order to restore safe conditions in the assigned sector.
  • Maintains surveillance of persons suspected of unlawful activity and notifies supervisor, or detectives of important information, in order to facilitate the investigative procedure.
  • Reports, or receives description(s) of suspect(s) at large by radio transmission in response to, or back-up for, criminal actions, in order to aid, or to enlist aid of fellow officers in the apprehension of suspects/perpetrators.
  • Following legal guidelines, stops suspicious people, asks them to show identification, and to explain what they are doing in order to detect or prevent a criminal action.
  • Attempts to disarm persons threatening others with a weapon by using calming conversation and obtaining assistance, in order to neutralize a dangerous situation.
  • Secures the scene of a crime, or emergency by blocking off the area with barricades, ropes, etc., and by standing guard in order to prevent damage, loss, or injury.
  • Records patrol activities by filling out log sheet after each call in order to account for actions, mileage, and time on a daily basis.

Requirements:

  • Graduation from high school or vocational high school or possession of an approved high school equivalent certificate.
  • Not less than 18 nor more than 35 years of age at the announced closing date for filing applications for the position. In determining maximum age eligibility of veterans, the time spent in active military service during periods specified in Department of Personnel law and rules will be deducted from the attained age.
  • Appointees will be required to possess a valid Police license and driver’s license valid in New Jersey.
  • Must be a citizen of the United States.