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    Police Officer - Virginia, United States - City of Roanoke, Virginia

    City of Roanoke, Virginia
    City of Roanoke, Virginia Virginia, United States

    1 week ago

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    About the Position:

    Description

    The City of Roanoke is seeking qualified and motivated individuals to perform responsible Police protective service work. The duties involves an element of personal danger. Any combination of education or experience equivalent to graduation of high school.

    BENEFITS Educational Reimbursement, Approved to offer GI Bill Educational Benefits by the VA State Approving Agency, On-Site Fitness Center, Take Home Car Program (with tenure and eligibility requirements), tattoos and beards allowed.
    Graduation from a community college in social or police science is desirable. Possession of a valid driver's permit issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Vision requirements standard is 20/30 in the better eye corrected, 20/40 in the worse eye corrected. Worse than 20/60 uncorrected, must correct with corrective lenses to 20/30 or greater in the better eye; or to 20/40 or greater in the worse eye. Disqualified if uncorrected vision is 20/200 or greater in both eyes. Applicants MUST BE 21 YEARS OLD prior to completing DCJS Certification test during academy training and must submit to a drug screening test and Polygraph. Bilingual, Spanish/English speakers encouraged to apply. Shift work including weekends and holidays.

    TO BEGIN THE TESTING PROCESS, SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION. Testing information will be shared via phone call and email. You are requested to complete the Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ), no later than two weeks after your Physical Agility Test.

    Police Department Step Plan
    Special Conditions
    Police Packet (Revised 4/2023)
    Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ)

    Examples of Duties

    SUMMARY
    Patrols assigned beat on foot, motorcycle, bicycle or in patrol car to control traffic, prevent crime or disturbance of peace, and arrest violators. May perform assigned work in either a uniformed or non-uniformed capacity.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

    On an assigned shift, working nights and days; 12 hour shifts once the basic academy has been completed.

    Operates a motor vehicle or walks to observe for violation of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons and disturbances of law and order.

    Responds to communication dispatches to answer calls and complaints

    Assists persons in distress

    Makes arrests following service of warrants, personal observation of offenses, and individual investigation

    Participates in criminal investigations

    Testifies in court

    Directs traffic as required and report unsafe conditions in streets or other public facilities

    Prepares detailed reports for permanent record or inter-department use

    Recovers stolen and lost property

    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
    This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

    Typical Qualifications

    QUALIFICATIONS
    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Associate's degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school with a major in social or police science desirable but not required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

    Supplemental Information

    LANGUAGE SKILLS

    Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to prepare reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with groups of customers or employees of organization.

    REASONING ABILITY

    Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

    Possession of a valid appropriate driver's permit issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Successful completion of recertification required by the Commonwealth of Virginia on biennial basis.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 125 pounds: 25 pounds constantly, frequently and over 70 pounds occasionally. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    This is a job description and not an individualized position description. A job description defines the general character and scope of duties and responsibilities of all positions in a job classification, but it is not intended to describe and does not necessarily list the essential job functions for a given position in a classification.


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