Police Officer

Edgewater, FL
Edgewater Police Department

Salary: $52,088.40

Essential Functions:

  • Patrols designated area of the City to preserve the peace, to prevent and discover criminal acts, and to enforce traffic regulations.
  • Is responsible for being knowledgeable of the crime problem in assigned work area and developing strategies to combat the problem. Develop contacts and provide intelligence reports to detectives and administration.
  • Makes preliminary investigations at crime scenes or incidents, protects and collects physical evidence, locates witnesses, interviews witnesses, makes arrests.
  • Interviews complaints and witnesses to obtain information about crimes; assists in investigative work.
  • Prepares evidence for issuance of complaints and testifies as a witness in both civil and criminal court, transports prisoners.
  • Patrol’s school zones and high activity areas when assigned.
  • Assists motorists, directs traffic, investigates accidents, recovers stolen automobiles, prepares detailed reports, advise of and interpret laws and ordinances and provides general information to the public.
  • Cooperates and coordinates with other law enforcement agencies and other components of the Criminal Justice System.

Requirements:

  • Minimum age, 19
  • Police Standards Certificate of Completion or Compliance and passing grade on State test
  • High school diploma required
  • Completion of the Minimum Standards courses set by Florida Police Standards Council
  • Valid Florida driver’s license required
  • Any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.