Police Officer (Academy Graduate – Entry)

Yakima, WA
Yakima Police Department

Salary
$5,726.93 – $7,179.47 Monthly

The Yakima Police Department is highly focused on the reduction of violent crime through exceptional customer service. If you’re a role model, a guardian, and a mentor who seeks challenge, excitement, and daily opportunities to make a positive difference in your community, you’ve come to the right place!

Job Summary

Under the general supervision of a commanding officer, Police Officers are sworn, general authority law enforcement officers who perform a wide variety of public safety and community care-taking duties including preserving the peace, protecting life and property, enforcing laws and ordinances, deterring and preventing crime, investigating criminal activity and providing public safety education.

Essential Functions

  • Enforces laws and ordinances and complies with guidelines established by applicable laws, regulations, directives and superiors.
  • Maintains current knowledge of circumstances, trends, practices, laws and legal decisions affecting the law enforcement profession and his or her area of responsibility; familiarizes self with current information relating to department operations and administration.
  • Patrols assigned areas in a police vehicle, by bicycle or on foot; responds to requests for police service; identifies conditions which present a hazard to public safety; observes and investigates suspicious persons, circumstances and activities; deters, detects and investigates crimes; identifies and apprehends criminals and traffic offenders; facilitates the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic; investigates traffic collisions; provides other assistance to the public consistent with the goals and objectives of the department.
  • Protects crime and accident scenes; identifies, documents, collects and safeguards evidence and stolen property; aids the injured; locates and interviews witnesses; interrogates, arrests and confines offenders; recommends measures to prevent victimization.
  • Investigates assigned cases; locates and interviews victims, suspects and witnesses; collects and submits evidence for analysis; prepares detailed investigative reports and submits cases for prosecution.
  • Prepares comprehensive, factual investigative reports for use by other officers, agencies and court officers; provides factual, unbiased testimony in court; maintains accurate notes and logs of activities; maintains confidentiality of information learned in the course of his or her duties.
  • Operates a variety of equipment including two-way radios, cameras, computers, printers, breathalyzer and emergency vehicle equipment; carries and maintains proficiency with firearms.

APPLICANTS FOR THIS POSITION MUST HAVE

  • Graduate of the WSCJTC Basic Academy holding a current and valid certification through the WSCJTC;
  • Graduate of a WSCJTC recognized equivalent training program as defined by WAC139-05-210 who meet the conditions established by WSCJTC at the time of hire;
  • Graduate of the Washington State Patrol Training Academy;
  • Graduate of any US State Certified Basic Law Enforcement Academy.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Applicants for Academy Graduate Entry into the Police Department must be one of the following:

  • Graduate of the WSCJTC Basic Academy holding a current and valid certification through the WSCJTC;
  • Graduate of a WSCJTC recognized equivalent training program as defined by WAC139-05-210 who meet the conditions established by WSCJTC at the time of hire;
  • Graduate of the Washington State Patrol Training Academy;
  • Graduate of any US State Certified Basic Law Enforcement Academy.