Police Officer I (PO-05)

Salary: $6,334.00 Monthly

Position Summary:

Performs a variety of law enforcement, crime prevention, investigative or other specialized duties of a trainee police officer and/or under general supervision performs supportive, sub professional police work; and performs other related duties as required.

Essential Functions:

• Attends police recruit training sessions; receives on-the-job training by accompanying experienced police officers on patrols; performs a variety of law enforcement duties under supervision of a higher level police officer such as walking a beat, enforcing traffic and parking regulations; assisting in traffic and criminal investigations, assisting in preparing reports; familiarizes self with rules and regulations, operating procedures, special and general orders, etc.;
• Directs traffic; prepares or assists in the preparation of standard reports, maintaining operational logs and other receiving desk duties in support of patrol activities; books suspects and sees that they are fingerprinted and photographed; processes arrest reports; serves warrants, subpoenas and penal summonses; performs driver licensing examining and related duties;
• Handles complaints over the desk and telephone; prepares and types court calendars for district court; transports prisoners in patrol wagons; may operate radio communications equipment in transmitting and receiving messages; provides information and assistance to the general public; issues citations; performs jail duties; administers first aid;
• May perform undercover work; may testify in court; may make arrests and interview witnesses, victims and suspects.

Requirements:

• Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school.
• License Requirement: Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator’s license (Type 3).
• Knowledge of: the economic, social and racial composition of the community; the geography of the County of Maui.
• Ability to: learn and explain laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and departmental policies; learn police principles, practices, methods and techniques; follow oral and written instructions; deal courteously but firmly with the general public; keep records and prepare simple reports; operate various office and other equipment and appliances.
• Special Working Conditions: irregular hours and exposure to hazards.
• Health and Physical Condition:
• Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper for performance of the duties.
• Age Requirement: All candidates for employment as a Police Officer I shall be at least 20 years of age.
• Physical Effort Grouping: Special
• Distance vision: 20/20 binocular vision, with or without correction.
• Vision correction by soft contact lenses. Soft contact lens wearers must have 20/200 or better binocular vision before correction, corrected to 20/20.
• Applicants must provide certification that he/she has successfully worn soft contact lenses for the past 12 months. Vision correction by other than soft contact lenses (e.g., glasses, hard contact lenses, semi-rigid contact lenses). Wearers must have 20/40 or better binocular vision before correction, corrected to 20/20.