Police Officer
Salary: $64,420.00 – 1st year
Position Summary:
Responsible for patrolling the City, taking calls for service, detecting and deterring crime.
Essential Functions:
- Major responsibilities require understanding of and constant attention and commitment to implementation and performance of the agency’s mission.
- All assigned duties and tasks are expected to be performed in an effective, efficient and safe manner.
- The patrol officer must accept the responsibility to support and promote this organization’s mission and comply with its directives.
- The patrol officer’s personal conduct and behavior (on-duty as well as off-duty) must be such that it does not bring disrepute or unnecessarily endanger the public’s trust or confidence in the agency or its members.
- This position requires a high level of problem-solving ability, self-initiative, and the ability and willingness to work a majority of the time without direct supervision.
- Major duties involve taking calls for service.
- Patrolling to deter and detect crime.
- Investigating complaints, citing and/or arresting law violators.
- Following up on pending reports and cases.
- Preparing and/or serving civil process.
- Protecting persons and property.
- Use proper care of city property while performing his/her duties.
- Securing and protecting prisoners.
- The officer is expected to use self-directed work time in an efficient manner by self-initiating work on those task identified by the supervisory personnel.
- Major duties involve taking calls for service.
- Patrolling to deter and detect crime.
- Investigating complaints, citing and/or arresting law violators.
- Following up on pending reports and cases.
- Preparing and/or serving civil process.
- Protecting persons and property.
- Use proper care of city property while performing his/her duties.
- Securing and protecting prisoners.
- The officer is expected to use self-directed work time in an efficient manner by self-initiating work on those task identified by the supervisory personnel.
Requirements:
- Position requires a valid Indiana Driver’s License.
- Officers are required to attend and to successfully complete the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy at Plainfield, Indiana.
- Person holding position should make every attempt to successfully complete annually required 24 hours of training mandated by state law that would allow him/her to relate and review training given by departmental instructors.
- Meet certification requirements with IDACS – NCIC.
- Maintain proficiency in firearms.