Police Officer – Entry Level, BLEA Certified, and Lateral Transfer

Salary: $35.32-$51.46/hour

Position Summary:

Performs law enforcement, crime investigation, and crime prevention work. Primary responsibility is for the protection of life and property through enforcing statutes and laws. Duties normally consist of patrol and traffic activities in the city on an assigned shift in a patrol car, on a bicycle, or on foot and answering calls for service. Duties include investigation of crimes and traffic accidents. Patrol officers work assigned cases from pre­liminary investigation stage until logical conclusion. Employees may be delegated assignments in specialized areas such as major investigations, training, or officer-in-charge in the absence of a Police Sergeant. Work involves an element of personal danger and employees must exercise individual judgment and discretion in meeting emergencies and enforcing ordinances and laws. New hires will be required to successfully complete an 18 month trial period prior to permanent appointment.

Essential Functions:

• Engages in preventive patrol to determine the exis­tence of actual or potential troublesome crime related situations.
• Conducts investigations regarding possible law violation, obtaining and verifying factual information from involved persons; interacts with families of suspects, victims, or offenders to obtain and provide information; acquires and protects all evidence including recording observed and verbally reported data in relation to possible crime related violations; verbally interacts with witnesses and victims, suspects, and offenders to obtain information.
• Determines existence of probable cause, identifies, and takes suspects and offenders into physical custody; conducts examinations of persons, vehicles, premises, or areas to determine the presence of individuals or illegal activities or articles; takes necessary steps to locate, identify, and impound property taken from rightful owners; takes suspect or offender into custody and delivers them to appropriate confine­ment location, maintaining security and safety of individuals being moved from one place to another; transfers or accepts custody of suspects or offenders and participates in comple­tion of required jail intake procedures.
• Is assigned an active case load requiring follow-up investigations and continues with assigned investigation, unless relieved of the case by a supervisor, until the investigation leads to a logical conclusion.
• Initiates public service activities and responds to requests from persons for information and assistance; seeks to resolve disputes between family members and disputes between two or more persons; controls small or large groups of people involved in potential or actual disturbance situations including civil disorders; meets with citizen groups in programs directed toward understanding of law, crime preven­tion, and the criminal justice system.
• Attends work on a regular and dependable basis.
• Ability to implement the Pullman Police Department mission statement, “Policing our community with compassion and professionalism” on a daily basis with city staff and the public.
• Monitors and directs vehicle and pedestrian traffic and enforces traffic regulations. Issues traffic citations and infractions where appropriate.
• Conducts investigations of traffic accidents.
• Attempts to locate offenders or pursue and capture escaped inmates and suspects.
• Maintains communication with criminal justice or private agencies to exchange information; meets with peers or other criminal justice system personnel regarding specific suspect or offender cases; participates in pretrial conferences; presents factual information in court on field observations and investigations of criminal cases; examines information contained in reports or in suspect’s or offender’s case file.
• Participates in directed patrol activities in either a motor vehicle, on a bicycle, or on foot.
• Completes all agency reports in accordance with agency procedures.
• Engages in professional development by seeking to maintain or increase both academic and non-academic police-related skill.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED, any experience or education which would demonstrate reasoning skills and the ability to deal with the public and perform the work of the class.
• Must be able to pass a polygraph examination;
• Must be able to pass a psychological examination;
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a peace officer certification in Washington State.