Community Safety Advocate — Field Support & Reports

City-of-Marietta,-G; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Marietta is seeking a position that supports police operations by responding to calls, writing incident reports, and handling routine administrative tasks. The role is safety-sensitive and requires drug testing.

Responsibilities include field response in a city vehicle, report writing, directing traffic, evidence collection, and referrals to city services. Applicants must meet the stated qualifications and pass multiple steps in the hiring process.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and at least 18 years of age at time of hire.
• Must have valid Georgia driver’s license and a satisfactory 7-year driving history to include no DUIs in the last 5 years.
• Ability to use a PC and MS Office Suite software, including Word, Excel, Outlook and others, to enter and retrieve data, and compose incident reports.
• Ability to learn to effectively operate a police radio.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Must be in good physical condition at time of hire.
• Must be able to successfully complete the hiring steps to include interview, written exercise, background check, credit check, criminal history check, physical exam, drug screen, psychological exam, and complete a polygraph exam.
• Must pass the Accuplacer test with minimum scores of 55 in reading and 60 in writing or substitute acceptable scores from other tests.

Responsibilities

• Respond to low risk calls for service in the field by means of driving a city vehicle.
• Write police reports stemming from citizens in the field, on the phone and at the police department.
• Complete other administrative functions often handled by police officers such as directing traffic, evidence collection, private property accident investigations, referring city services and many other administrative duties.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job description

City of Marietta is seeking a position that supports police operations by responding to calls, writing incident reports, and handling routine administrative tasks. The role is safety-sensitive and requires drug testing.

Responsibilities include field response in a city vehicle, report writing, directing traffic, evidence collection, and referrals to city services. Applicants must meet the stated qualifications and pass multiple steps in the hiring process.