Police Officer – Lateral

Salary: $29.50 – $35.95

Position Summary:

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, perform law enforcement and related services to safeguard the lives, property, and constitutional rights of citizens in the City; patrol assigned areas, respond to crime and accident scenes, emergency situations, and requests for assistance; detect, apprehend, and arrest violators of the law; enforce Local, State and Federal laws; enforce City ordinances; and perform a variety of specialized duties, as assigned.

Essential Functions:

• A Police Officer becomes involved in a variety of activities while responding to public requests for service and crime prevention, detection and apprehension.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals contacted in the course of work.
• Anticipate libelous situations; reduce or eliminate civil exposure to the City of Fallon and the department.
• Answer questions from the public concerning local, State and Federal laws, procedures, and activities of the department; participate in community meetings, including oral presentations.
• Participate in all normal shift activities as assigned, including enforcing local, State and Federal laws, issuing citations, making arrests, administering first aid; completing necessary forms and reports.
• Responds to hazardous materials and other critical incidents
• Prepares and files police reports of crimes, traffic accidents and other incidents.
• Is assigned geographical areas in police cars equipped with special equipment for the purpose of controlling traffic, preventing crimes and disturbances of the peace, and for the arrest of persons who violate criminal statutes.
• Notes suspicious persons and reports activities to their superior officers.
• Report hazards and disburses unruly crowds at gatherings.
• Renders First Aid and CPR at accidents and investigates the cause and results of accidents.
• Directs traffic around accidents, fires and other disruptions.
• Inspects public establishments requiring licenses to ensure compliance with local ordinance and federal rules and regulations.

Requirements:

• At date of application filing, must be a high school graduate or possess a GED equivalent.
• At date of appointment, must possess a valid Nevada Driver’s License, current First Aid card, and current CPR card.
• At date of appointment, must possess a valid Nevada P.O.S.T. approved Police Basic Academy Completion Certificate.