Police Officer – POST Certified

Manchester, CT
Town of Manchester

Salary: $71,034.54 – $96,654.20/Annually.

Position Summary:

Makes investigations of violations of laws and ordinances. Maintains order and protects life and property.

Essential Functions:

  • Responds to calls.
  • Perform searches of persons, vehicles, and various types of premises.
  • Drive motor vehicles under emergency and non-emergency circumstances.
  • May administer first aid, patrol assigned area.
  • Identify, warn, arrest or cite offenders for traffic, non-traffic, and parking offenses.
  • Transport prisoners.
  • Assist elderly, disabled, or stranded motorists.
  • Check condition/status of assigned patrol equipment. Investigate traffic accidents and aid the injured.
  • Collect physical evidence from accident scenes.
  • Enforce traffic and parking laws and ordinances.
  • Administer sobriety tests, arrange for blood/urine samples, operate breathalyzer.
  • Control, regulate, direct pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
  • Identify/apprehend offenders, advise persons of constitutional rights.
  • Seize contraband, conduct frisks, handcuff, fingerprint suspects or prisoners.
  • Use deadly force when necessary.
  • Pursue suspect in vehicle. Investigate crime scenes, accidents, crimes against persons and property.
  • Search premises, suspicious persons or vehicles.
  • Diagram crime, accident scenes.
  • Locate witnesses; interrogate suspects. Investigate complaints.
  • Collect, preserve evidence; inventory stolen property. Make judgments re: probable cause for warrantless searches.
  • Search for missing people.
  • Document chain of custody for evidence.
  • Check status on stolen property through computer network, trace stolen goods.
  • Review information on criminal activity in area, conduct surveillance of individuals/locations.
  • Provide accurate oral descriptions of suspects.
  • Attend roll calls.
  • Exchange information with other law enforcement officials.
  • Conduct interviews.
  • Explain complaints to offenders, victims, witnesses; advise them on legal procedures.
  • Mediate family disputes, establish rapport, interact with citizens; comfort emotionally upset persons.
  • Conduct parent-juvenile conferences.
  • Refer persons to agencies providing social services.
  • Place children in protective custody.
  • Confer with prosecutors or Town attorney.
  • Read, review reports/notes for court testimony.
  • Testify in criminal and civil court cases or hearings.
  • Present evidence in legal proceedings.
  • Write reports.
  • Train other personnel and new officers.
  • Determine whether incidents are criminal or civil, serve subpoenas and search/arrest warrants.
  • Make judgments re: arrest/release of suspects/offenders.

Requirements:

  • Must possess an Associate’s Degree, 60 college credits or two years of full-time active military service with an honorable discharge or continued service in the reserve force.
  • Must possess a valid Connecticut motor vehicle operator’s license.
  • Must meet the eligibility requirements of the Municipal Police Training Council.