Police Officer - Holly Hill, United States - City of Holly Hill, FL

City of Holly Hill, FL
City of Holly Hill, FL
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Holly Hill, United States

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JOB DESCRIPTION

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:


Under the direct supervision of a Police Sergeant, the police officer provides all aspects of general law enforcement services to the community.

This is a sworn law enforcement classification that meets and maintains all standards required by the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.

Principal duties include response to emergencies, general and directed patrol, investigation of crimes and other non-criminal incidents, traffic enforcement and control, assisting in crime prevention activities, and other law enforcement and emergency management duties as required.

A significant degree of initiative, independent judgment, and discretion is required of incumbents to develop, maintain, and successfully perform in a community-oriented, problem solving approach to policing.


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:


The following duties are performed personally, in cooperation with the Police Sergeant, and/or in coordination with other City staff and community groups.

Additional duties may be assigned.

  • Patrols a designated area in an emergency vehicle to ensure the security of life and property.
  • Answers emergency and routine calls for service regarding law enforcement matters, enforces City, County and State laws and ordinances and requests assistance as required.
  • Communicates with members of the community to solve problems and render assistance.
  • Confers with and provides assistance to other City staff and departments.
  • Personally participates in investigating criminal law violations occurring within the City of Holly Hill, obtains evidence, compiles information, prepares casework, files charging affidavits, and testifies in court hearings and related activities.
  • Patrols City streets, parks, commercial and residential areas to preserve the peace and enforce the law, controls vehicular traffic, enforces traffic laws and ordinances, and works to prevent, detect, and investigate misdemeanors, felonies, and other criminal law violations, and otherwise serve and protect.
  • Responds to emergency calls and takes appropriate law enforcement action.
  • Interrogates criminal suspects, witnesses, and drivers; identifies and preserves physical evidence; arrests violators; investigates and renders assistance at the scene of motor vehicle crashes; summons emergency medical and ambulance services; takes measurements and draws diagrams of crime scenes and crashes; conducts followup investigations of crimes committed during an assigned shift; seeks out and questions victims, witnesses, and suspects; develops leads and tips; conducts searches.
  • Prepares a variety of reports, forms, and documents, reports of investigations, incident reports, crash reports, field interview cards, vehicle tow sheets, evidence reports, uniform traffic citations, etc.
  • Assists citizens with matters such as locked or stalled vehicles, crime prevention, drug resistance, traffic safety, directions, neighborhood disputes, etc.
  • Coordinates and supervises training, assignment, and professional development of subordinate officers.
  • Coordinates activities with supervisors or other City departments, exchanges information with officers in other law enforcement agencies, and obtains advice from the Command Staff regarding cases, policies, and procedures.
  • Required to perform rotating and static shift work including days, evenings, and nights, including weekends and holidays; and be available for callback or emergency mobilization. May be required to work flexible schedules or various and changing hours.
  • Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the official business of the department.
  • Attendance at work and satisfactory performance are essential functions of this position.
  • Using excellent customer service skills establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and members of the general public.
(These essential job functions are not to be construed as complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related duties as required.)


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:


High school diploma or equivalent; and completion of the Florida CJSTC Basic Law Enforcement Training with a valid certificate; and successfully pass an extensive pre-employment background investigation, drug screen, physical/psychological evaluation, polygraph examination, physical agility assessment, and other selection and evaluation examinations.

Successful completion of the department's Field Training and Evaluation Program.


Considerable knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment; considerable knowledge of applicable laws, ordinances, and department policies, rules, regulations, and general orders; extensive knowledge of City's geography, demographics, and administration.

Ability to perform work requiring good physical conditioning; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in wr
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