Police Officer (Lateral/Certified)
Salary: $54,376 – $84,283
Position Summary:
With our ultimate goal of keeping our city safe, The Matthews Police Department is dedicated to attracting, recruiting, training, and developing employees who meet and maintain our strong hiring standards. As such, applicants who have a history of unethical or immoral behavior will not be hired.
Applicants for the position of Police Officer must meet minimum standards set forth by the Department of Justice – Minimum Standards for Criminal Justice Employment. Background will be looked at very closely and all candidates offered employment will be subjected to an intensive background evaluation.
Essential Functions:
- Patrols streets in a police car, on a bicycle, or on foot; check 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; reports dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights or other hazardous conditions.
- Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, and loud and disruptive behavior; completes calls by determining the true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
- Investigates traffic accidents; issues traffic citations; 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.
- Operates a two-way radio to receive instructions and information from or to report information to police headquarters; Maintains vehicles, weapons, and other equipment in standard working order.
- Monitors adherence to parking ordinance and issues tickets for violations.
- Prepare 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.
- Performs related tasks as required.
Requirements:
- Must be a citizen of the United States.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Must be a high school graduate or have passed the General Educational Development Test indicating high school equivalency.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license along with a safe and responsible driving record.
- Veterans must provide proof of military service (DD-214). If currently in the military, the applicant must provide a letter from the military indicating ETS date.
- Must be of good moral character.
- Have successfully completed Basic Law Enforcement Training and passed the BLET state exam (or be able to obtain NC BLET certification).
- An interview by the Department head and/or designated representatives to determine such things as the applicant’s professional appearance, meaning, attitude, and ability to communicate.