Police Officer I

Position Summary:

The primary responsibility of this position is to protect life and property, preserve law and order, and keep the peace while promoting safety and wellbeing through the enforcement of local, state, and federal laws in a manner consistent with the mission and goals of the Pueblo of Zuni Police Department.

Work is performed under the supervision of a Police Sergeant. The incumbent works with a high degree of independence and is required to make instantaneous decisions in emergency situations to protect lives and property, prevent crimes and maintain order.

Essential Functions:

• Patrol specific areas of the community responding promptly to calls for assistance.
• Familiarizes self with the Zuni Reservation, jurisdiction, Pueblo of Zuni Criminal Code and Traffic Code and Pueblo of Zuni domestic Violence Code.
• Responsible for the enforcement of Federal, State of New Mexico and Pueblo of Zuni Tribal traffic and criminal codes, laws, ordinances and statues.
• Performs routine duties, reports hazards, investigates suspicious situations & abandoned vehicles, and takes appropriate action.
• Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
• Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.
• Maintains safe traffic conditions by monitoring and directing traffic, enforcing laws and ordinances, investigating accidents, providing escort, and reporting unsafe streets and facilities.
• Responds to 911 calls, emergency service call, and or service calls, either as the first officer responding or as backup to another.
• Notes suspicious persons and establishments and reports to superior officer.
• Conducts investigations of motor vehicle crashes, misdemeanors, and minor crimes.
• Calls for backup and emergency vehicles.
• Responds to accidents and renders aid to accident survivors and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries and radioing for medical assistance.
• Secures the scene, obtains physical evidence, seeks out and questions witnesses and suspects, takes detailed measurements and photographs.
• Issues citations or makes arrests as appropriate. In the case of major crimes, unattended deaths and serious accidents involving deaths, controls scene until investigators arrives and assists in investigation as required.

Requirements:

• U.S. Citizen, 21 years of age.
• Must not have any felony convictions or any type of conviction involving moral turpitude.
• Associate Degree in Criminal Justice or closely related field with two (2) years of experience as a law enforcement officer. OR High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) with four (4) years of law enforcement experience.
• Must have a valid New Mexico Driver’s License with no DWI/DUI convictions within the past three (3) years. Driving is an essential part of the duties. Must be fully insurable for liability insurance purposes.
• Must be Certified by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and/or State of New Mexico as a Law Enforcement Officer.
• Must be Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR/First Aid.
• Defensive Driving
• Must be certified in ASP Baton, Defensive Tactics, Firearms, Officer Survival, Intoxilyzer 8000, and Pepper Spray, and Stress Management.