CITY OF
HOLTVILLE JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE:
POLICE OFFICER
DEVELOPED:
SEPTEMBER 22, 2000
APPROVED: JULY
23, 2001
DEPARTMENT:
POLICE
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
CHIEF OF POLICE/SERGEANT
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under
general supervision, patrols assigned areas, responds to calls or
observed violations and enforces public safety and traffic laws,
regulations and ordinances; performs crime prevention and
investigation work to protect life and property; testifies in court
hearings; assists other officers and performs special detail work as
needed; performs related responsibilities as required.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Receives supervision
from Police Sergeant.
EXAMPLES OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Patrols
assigned district by automobile, motorcycle, or on foot in order
to prevent and detect crime activity and enforce laws,
regulations and ordinances.
- Responds to
radio communications or citizen requests and investigates
reported disorders, observed violations, and related incidents;
collects and preserves, and transports physical evidence.
- Notes and
reports traffic problems, abandoned or damaged vehicles and
other safety hazards.
- Issues
verbal warnings or written citations for parking or moving
violations.
- Investigates
traffic accidents and directs and controls the flow of traffic
at the scene of accidents, signal failures and special events.
-
Investigates, interviews witnesses, and prepares crime,
incident, traffic collision, drug influence, missing person, and
suspicious person reports; prepares special reports as assigned.
- Restores
order and maintains peace at public gatherings or in conflict
situations.
- Observes and
reports conditions conducive to crime activity.
- Provides
general information and assistance to the public.
- Identifies,
pursues, apprehends, makes arrests, advises of rights, searches,
and transports suspects.
- Appears in
Court to testify regarding arrests or other law enforcement
activity and case evidence.
- Administers
emergency first aid to injured or incapacitated persons until
medical personnel arrive.
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Participation in community awareness programs as information
program to inform citizens of police functions, and crime
prevention techniques.
- Processes
and serves warrants.
- May perform
the duties of Police Sergeant as directed.
The preceding
activities have been provided as examples of the types of work
performed by positions assigned to this job classification. The
City reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind work
assignments as needed.
QUALIFICATION
GUIDELINES:
Education/Experience/Training:
REQUIRED:
Equivalent to high school graduation,
supplemented by completion of Peace Officer Standard Training (P.O.S.T.)
Commission Basic academy.
Knowledge of:
State motor vehicle codes, traffic
safety regulations and municipal ordinances; police science
principles; police department policies, practices and procedures;
theories of human behavior; Federal and State laws, statutes, local
ordinances and Court decisions governing arrest and custody of
prisoners, search and seizure, rules of evidence, and privacy
rights; first aid techniques, safety rules and procedures; criminal
investigation, crime prevention principles and techniques; self
defense methods and physical restraint techniques; radio codes and
communications procedures; disease control methods and techniques.
Skills:
Operate a police motor vehicles,
firearms and weapons skillfully and safely; operate two-way radio
following proper communications procedures.
Ability to:
Pass physical, psychological and
agility tests; tactfully and effectively relate with different
racial, ethnic, age, and economic groups; comprehend and understand
departmental rules, procedures, police instructions, laws, and
general literature pertaining to law enforcement activities;
interpret State Motor Vehicles Codes and traffic safety laws and
local ordinances; accurately recall the circumstances under which
traffic violations occurred for testimony purposes; City geography,
streets layouts and traffic and crime patters; understand and
interpret maps to determine locations of calls; work effectively in
team response situations; exercise tact and diplomacy in maintaining
self-control in provocative or confrontational situations;
communicate clearly and concisely in conveying commands; maintain
alertness and concentration in emergency situations; accurately
recall names, faces and details regarding crime incidents; follow
proper safety rules and procedures; work under variable weather
conditions; communicate and work cooperatively with co-workers,
supervision, and public and private representatives; understand and
carry out oral or written commands and instructions; complete clear
and accurate police reports and work activity records.
Special
Requirements:
Obtain a valid Class C or Class C or
Class 3 California driver’s license and provide evidence of an
acceptable driving record. May be required to obtain a Class 4 or
Class D license.
The employee may be called to respond
to police service calls at any time during assigned shifts and may
be called out for assistance during off-duty hours.
Ability to successfully pass
background security investigation, meet City standards and
successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination as a
condition of employment.
