Police Officer Recruit

Salary: $54,017 annually

Position Summary:

A Police Officer with the Knoxville Police Department is responsible for providing a variety of police protection and other services necessary to enforce the laws and ordinances of the City and for safeguarding the lives, property, and constitutional rights of its citizens.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for patrolling a designated area of the City on foot or in a patrol vehicle to respond quickly to calls for service
• Responsible for responding to reports of crimes or accidents to restore or maintain order and preserve and collect evidence
• Responsible for detecting, apprehending and arresting suspects as appropriate
• Responsible for mediating disputes or arguments of a potentially violent nature involving a wide variety of participants (i.e., family members, neighbors, landlords and tenants, rival youth gangs, etc.)
• Responsible for enforcing traffic and parking regulations
• Responsible for communicating with residents, business owners, etc., in the assigned patrol area
• Responsible for providing rescue and first aid services to victims of accidents, disasters, and other emergency situations
• Responsible for preparing accurate and detailed reports and forms
• Performs other duties as required

Requirements:

• Current City Employees may apply, but must have completed initial Civil Service probationary period and must have received a satisfactory performance rating on their last evaluation to receive promotional preference.
• Applicants must have reached their 21st birthday before the application can be accepted. Applicants MUST attach a copy of valid birth certificate to their application.
• High School graduate or equivalency. Applicants MUST attach a copy of their High School Diploma or GED to the application.
• Applicants must not have any background disqualifiers.
• Applicants are required to possess or be able to obtain a valid Tennessee Driver’s License.
• Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, or a Permanent Legal Resident of the U.S .and applies for or obtains U.S. Citizenship within six years of hiring.