Police Officer

Salary: $59,339.43 – $89,009.15 Annually

Closing Date: 3/17/2025

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for the enforcement of state and local laws. This position is responsible for investigating crimes, collects and preserves evidence, conducts interviews, and interrogations and prepares cases for presentation in court.

The incumbent for this position may request to be hired as a Police Officer, (SRO) School Resource Officer . However, this will be based on experience, qualifications and availability. Incumbents’ desires for specific position will be taken into consideration, but not guaranteed. There are possibilities of being dedicated to a specific assignment within one of fourteen schools inside the City of Rocky Mount.

Essential Functions:

• Answers calls for services.
• Responds appropriately to critical situations; applies proper police procedures.
• Investigates crimes and accidents.
• Prepares incident, accident, and arrest reports.
• Contacts victims and conducts interviews, investigations, and interrogations in compiling criminal cases.
• On call assignments for investigative response as designed by schedule.
• Processes crime scenes.
• Serves arrest warrants and criminal summons.
• Processes prisoners; takes fingerprints and photographs.
• Conducts follow-up investigations on case assignments. Prepares written reports of cases assigned.
• Serves subpoenas.
• Works traffic details.
• Searches for suspects, witnesses, missing persons and lost property; makes arrests for criminal violations.
• Presents evidence and testimony in court hearings of prepared cases.
• Investigates narcotic and vice activities.
• Writes, execute, and serve search warrants.
• Inventories Tasers, patrol cameras, and other equipment.
• Participates in and organizes community-oriented policing activities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education.
• Have completed the School Resource Officer Training or have the ability to complete it within one year of accepting the position.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of North Carolina for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.
• Ability to meet current requirements set forth by the North Carolina Training and Standards Commission.
• Must possess a valid or current Basic Law Enforcement Training (B.L.E.T.) certificate. Candidates must provide documentation of (B.L.E.T.) certificate.
• Must submit to and be able to successfully pass background, physical, and psychological screening.
• No felony convictions. No serious misdemeanor convictions in the last 5 years.
• No Domestic Violence convictions.
• No DUI, DWI convictions in the last 5 years.