Police Officer Recruit

Salary: $22.22 hourly or $46,217.60 annually

Position Summary:

The position of Police Officer Recruit is a recruiting and training-level job used for persons hired to learn the duties of a Police Officer with The City of Statesville Police Department. Individuals classified as a police recruit would meet all of the essential job functions and qualifications of the police officer role with the exception of Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) certification. Incumbents in this job class undergo a formal, comprehensive program in BLET. Upon successful completion of the BLET certification course, individuals would then be promoted to a role as a sworn police officer for the City of Statesville.

Essential Functions:

• Operates a patrol vehicle to watch people for violations of laws, suspicious activities, or disturbances of law and order, and responds with appropriate enforcement action.
• Assists in processing crime scenes; investigates and follows up on crimes committed.
• Conducts field testing of controlled substances.
• Monitors and operates the radio; dispatches officers; monitors public service and 911 as needed.
• Effects an arrest, forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints; subdues resisting suspects using maneuvers and other approved weapons in self-defense as necessary.
• Prepares investigative and other reports, including sketches, using appropriate grammar, symbols, and mathematical computations.
• Exercises independent judgement in determining when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probable cause exists to search and arrest, and when force may be used and to what degree.
• Operates a law enforcement vehicle day or night, in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic, and unsafe road conditions.
• Gathers information in criminal and administrative investigation by interviewing and obtaining the statements of victims, witnesses, suspects, and confidential informers.
• Pursues fleeing suspects and performs rescue.
• Loads, unloads, aims, and fires handguns, shotguns, and other agency firearms from a variety of positions, under conditions of stress that justify the use of deadly force, and at levels of proficiency prescribed in certification standards.
• Detects, collects, preserves, and stores evidence and substances that provide the basis of criminal offenses and infractions, and that indicate the presence of dangerous conditions.
• Personnel may be assigned to various positions such as: K-9, Traffic, SRO, Crime Reduction Team, Housing, Crime Prevention, Community Policing, or any other specialized position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• A citizen of the United States at least 20 years of age.
• Possess a High School Diploma or GED.
• Be of good moral character.
• Successfully complete Base Law Enforcement Training (BLET) and pass the BLET state exam.
• Satisfactorily complete the employing agency’s in-service firearms training program.
• Not have committed or been convicted of:
  1. A felony.
  2. A crime for which the punishment could have been imprisonment for more than two years.
  3. A crime or unlawful act defined as a “Class B misdemeanor” within the five-year period prior to the date of application for employment.
  4. Four or more crimes or unlawful acts defined as “Class B misdemeanors” regardless of the date of conviction.
  5. Four or more crimes or unlawful acts defined as “Class A misdemeanors”. Exception: the applicant may be employed if the last conviction occurred more than two years prior to the date of application for employment.
• Possess a valid North Carolina driver’s license, or any valid driver’s license with ability to obtain a North Carolina driver’s license within 60 days of establishing a permanent residence in North Carolina.