Police Sergeant - Sahuarita, United States - TOWN OF SAHUARITA

Description

JOB SUMMARY
Supervise and evaluate officers and other assigned staff; make daily police assignments. Perform patrol, investigation, traffic regulation and related law enforcement activity functions and duties. Proactively undertakes community-oriented policing by working with and assisting citizens. Respond to routine or emergency radio, telephone, computer, or pager calls. Summons ambulances and/or other law enforcement officers as needed. Prepares a variety of reports, forms, and records.


ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervise and evaluate officers and other assigned staff to include their work performance and work product; make daily police assignments. Make plans about individual tactical matters, such as about what equipment to use for operations.
• Develop new approaches to investigate problems or incidents.
• Evaluate officers' arrests and procedures used and determines if arrestee will be detained or jailed, review reports for accuracy, format and completeness, and schedules and conducts meetings and training sessions. Assists in preparing and administering department budget.
• Working rotating shifts and using independent judgment in deciding course of action, patrols area of operation, controls traffic, investigates accidents, misconduct and crimes, and arrests those suspected of committing crimes or being involved in misconduct.
• Seeks out and interviews suspects, witnesses, drivers, and bystanders; obtains, compiles, and preserves evidence; prepares cases for filing of charges, testifying in court and related activities.
• Investigates crimes, situations, and accidents, develop leads and tips, searches scene for clues, measures, and diagrams scene, analyzes and evaluates evidence, and renders assistance.
• Proactively undertakes communityoriented policing by working with and assisting citizens with such matters as preserving the peace, protecting the public, locked or stalled vehicles, crime prevention, traffic safety, home protection, or providing information about department or police activities.
• Respond to routine or emergency calls for service either through in person, radio, telephone, computer, or pager calls. Summons ambulances and/or other law enforcement officers as needed.
• Prepares a variety of reports, forms and records related to investigations (administrative or criminal), field interrogations, drug or alcoholrelated incidents, bad checks, vehicle impoundment, traffic hazards, etc. Prepares and submits periodic reports.
• Maintain equipment, supplies and facilities. Analyzes and recommends improvement to equipment, supplies and facilities as needed.
• Coordinate activities with other town officers, exchanges information with officers in other jurisdictions, obtains advise from Town Prosecutor, County Attorney or Court Administrator as needed. Maintain contact with the general public, court officials and other Town officials in the performance of policing activities.
• Assists in emergency evacuations and situations as needed. May need to restrain a person in a hostile situation or to maintain order. Potential for injury and exposure to violent people; may be exposed to bodily fluids, infectious disease, and airborne particles and fumes.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with department and/or Town policies and procedures. Performs all other duties as assigned by their supervisor or management.
• Works in a safe manner and reports unsafe activity and conditions. Follows Townwide safety policy and practices and adheres to responsibilities concerning safety prevention, reporting, and monitoring as outlined in the Town's Health and Safety Manual.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum five (5) years law enforcement experience, including experience training Police Officers.
• An Associate's Degree from an accredited college or university in Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice, or a related field, or ability to obtain an Associate degree within a maximum of 18 months from one's promotion date to sergeant.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in special assignments, collateral duties, or other similar law enforcement duties such as: Field Training Officer, General Instructor, Drug Recognition Expert, Special Weapons and Tactics, Crisis Negotiation Team, MOTORS (Traffic), Counter Narcotics Alliance, Drug Enforcement Agency, Defense Tactics, Crime Scene Team, Public Information Officer, School Resource Officer, Phlebotomist, Accident Reconstruction, Volunteers in Police Service, or Explorers is strongly preferred.

REQUIREMENTS

• Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training Board (AZ POST) Peace Officer Certification. Firearms Proficiency Certification must be kept current throughout period of employment. Also requires the ability to obtain and maintain an Arizona Criminal Justice Information Systems

(ACJIS) certification.

• Valid Driver's License required. Arizona Driver's License within ten days of hire.
• Mandatory training must be co