Police Officer
Salary: $5,688 – $8,007 Monthly
Position Summary:
Under the general supervision of Police Officer II and/or Police Sergeant, at the direction of the Chief of Police. Exercises no supervision.
Essential Functions:
- Handles all calls for police service for criminal acts occurring on district property including bus transportation.
- Provides traffic/crowd control for accidents, start/end of school and other special functions, along with enforcing the District traffic and parking regulations.
- Maintains visibility by patrolling campuses during an assigned calls; marks and tags abandoned autos for removal from District sites.
- Conducts non-complex criminal investigation, completes reports, and makes arrests as required by law, may also assist Police Officer II with complex investigation.
- Delivers emergency and non-emergency messages.
- Maintains notes and basic records of work performed.
- Transports evidence and other items to outside agencies and person.
- Photographs and fingerprints individuals as assigned.
- Meets with neighborhood groups to assist in crime prevention at school sites, and reduce youth gang activity on District sites.
- Performs selective enforcement for designated problems.
- Serves warrants and civil papers.
- Attend court hearings, and trials as required.
- Performs related duties as required.
Requirements:
- Applicable Federal, State and Local laws.
- Basic law enforcement organizations, activities, terminology and regulations.
- Basic interviewing methods and principles.
- Crowd and traffic control techniques used to maintain public safety.
- Safe working procedures and safety regulations related to job performance.
- General office practices and the operation of standard office equipment, including a microcomputer.
- Basic record keeping principles and practices.
- Possession of valid California Driver’s License, certificates for Mace, Baton, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. First Aid and certificate of completion from a Basic POST approved Police Academy are required and are to be submitted with application.
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience working with children, students or youth organizations.
- Ties to the community.
- Experience or interest in school policing