Police Officer I

Salary: $63,173.00 – $92,865.00 Annually

Position Summary:

Performs general duty law enforcement work to protect life and property in the Town. This specification is applicable for the class series of Police Officer I, II, Master Police Officer and Senior Police Officer. The Town’s career ladder policy determines each employee’s level. Under the career ladder program the duties performed do not determine an employee’s classification. That is determined by meeting the criteria set forth in the career ladder policy. In this generic class description examples are given for officers assigned to patrol and examples for officers assigned to investigations. The examples are not all inclusive of all duties performed. Officers in these classifications may be assigned to specialty units such as traffic enforcement, narcotics, school resource, etc. Some examples of duties in specialty areas have been included but the examples are intended to be representative and not exhaustive.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols streets in a police car or on foot; checks doors and windows; examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; detects unusual conditions, may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects; report dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous conditions.
• Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
• Investigates traffic accidents; issues traffic citation; directs traffic and participates in other emergency operation activities.
• Performs investigations of accidents or possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks, arrests and processes criminal suspects; presents findings in court.
• Issues citations for violation of traffic regulations, serves warrants; apprehends and processes criminal suspects and transports to County magistrate and/or County detention facilities.
• Regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times at local schools and when traffic signal malfunctions or accidents require.
• Performs crime scene investigations on an assigned shift.
• Operates a two-way radio to receive instructions and information from or to report information to police headquarters; maintains vehicle, weapons and other equipment in standards working order.
• Monitors adherence to parking ordinance and issues tickets for violations.
• Prepares records and reports of activities.
• Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; serves papers as needed.
• Assists stranded motorists; gives information and directions to visitors and the general public.
• Provides escorts of citizens making bank deposits; provide traffic escorts for funerals; works as school crossing guard.

Requirements:

• Desirable Experience and Education Graduation from high school and completion of basic law enforcement training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Before assignment to sworn duties, employees must posses a valid North Carolina driver’s license.
• Have completed at least the minimum requirements established by the North Carolina Justice Training and Standards Commission for certified law enforcement officers with prospects of successfully completing the entire certification process within prescribed time frames.
• The career ladder policy sets forth additional requirements.