Police Officer- Philadelphia - Amtrak

Amtrak

Verified Company

Philadelphia, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Your success is a train ride away
As we move America's workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States.

The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of 'Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First' are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, 'Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security' are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak.

By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Performs general police duties, processes and operations for the protection of life and property and enforces federal, state and local laws, prevents crime and preserves peace in a railroad surface transportation environment.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Responsible for the safety and protection of all persons, including passengers, employees and property.
Performs patrol duties on foot and in a police vehicle for prolonged periods of time. Performs security and safety activities at incidents, including, but not limited to, derailments, floods, fires, hazardous material incidents, special trains, and company functions involving railroad property and responsibility.
Responds to call for service and assistance, identifies hazards and takes proactive steps to resolve problems.
Arrests and detains offenders, conducts thorough preliminary and followup investigations to solve crimes and reduce criminal opportunities, conducts searches and seizures and serves warrants.
Effectively deals with individuals under various circumstances to resolve disputes and neutralize hostilities, mediates disputes; assists individuals who are sick and need assistance, administers first aid when necessary.
Maintains proficiency and safely operates police equipment, including vehicles, computers and weapons, including a firearm.
Communicates verbally in person and by radio; presents testimony and evidence in administrative, civil and criminal proceedings; maintains open line of communications with law enforcement and criminal justice agencies, internal and external partners, as necessary or when directed.
Records information and prepares a variety of detailed reports with clearly organized thoughts and conclusions.
Reads, interprets and applies federal, state and local laws and regulations, railroad and department policies and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Diploma or GED
Must be a United States citizen or meet the immigration requirements in the state where they will hold a railroad police officer commission.
Must be 21 years of age
Must possess a valid driver's license at time of appointment
Ability to obtain a railroad police commission from state of primary assignment or applicant's state of residence.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills

Requisition ID:161646

Posting Location(s):Pennsylvania; Delaware

Job Family/Function:
Safety & Security

Relocation Offered:
No

Travel Requirements:0 - 5%

You power our progress through your performance.
We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job.

We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation.

Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol.

All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR , Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions.

If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C , Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may