Police Officer

Salary: $52,000.

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:

• Associates Degree or a Criminal Justice Certificate from an accredited college, or be a POST Certified Law Enforcement Officer or a P.O.S.T. Per-Service graduate.
• Two years of military experience or experience as a Police Officer in another State may be substituted in lieu of the required Associate’s degree.
• Military or out-of-state Police Officer experience of less than two years may be substituted on a year-for-year basis without the required Associate’s degree.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Have a high school diploma or GED.
• Must become GA P.O.S.T. Certified within twelve months of employment if not certified when hired.
• All applicants must pass the Physical Agility Test before employment, and non-certified applicants must complete the GA P.O.S.T. PAT within 30 days before attending the academy.
• Pass a Psychological examination and pre-employment Physical examination.
• Complete the Departmental Field Training Program and have no felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions involving moral turpitude or convictions of domestic violence or domestic violence-related offenses.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.