Lateral or Exceptional Police Officer

National Police; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

National Police in the United States is hiring a Police Officer to perform patrol and specialized duties to maintain public peace and order. The role involves responding to emergencies, enforcing laws, and participating in investigations with a focus on safety and constitutional rights.

The position requires U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status, being at least 21, and possessing a high school diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

• United States citizenship or lawful permanent resident.
• At least 21 years of age by certification date of eligibility list.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Satisfactory completion of medical exam and drug screen by a licensed physician.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain a valid State Driver’s License by date of hire.
• Driving record free of significant or serious moving violations.
• Personal record free of any crimes or convictions for crimes involving moral character.
• Successful completion of oral, psychological and polygraph tests as prescribed by the Police Civil Service Commission.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a Basic Law Enforcement School Certificate by CJTC.

Responsibilities

• Patrols the city to preserve law and order and enforce traffic regulations.
• Provide assistance to citizens in emergencies.
• Preserve and control crime scenes and assist in initial investigations.
• Enforce laws, issue citations, and prepare probable cause statements.
• Operate speed-measuring devices and access law enforcement databases.
• Direct traffic during emergencies and public events.
• Respond to all emergency calls and take appropriate action.
• Provide court testimony and maintain detailed incident reports.
• Maintain proficiency with weapons, vehicles, radios and safety equipment.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Valid Driver’s License (WA) by date of hire

Medical exam and drug screen

Job description

Salary: $7,529.00 – $9,409.00 Monthly

Position Summary:

Under general direction of a Police Sergeant, while working in an assigned patrol area or specialty unit, performs police protection services including patrol duty or other specialized duties necessary to maintain public peace and order, safeguard the lives and constitutional rights of all citizens; prevents crime; responds to crime and traffic collision scenes, emergency situations and other requests for assistance; detects, apprehends and arrests criminals; enforces federal and state laws and city ordinances under authority of the office of Police Chief.

Essential Functions:

• Patrols the city to preserve law and order, to prevent and discover the commission of crimes, and to enforce traffic regulations.
• Provides assistance to citizens in critical and/or emergency situations where the security of lives and/or property may be endangered.
• Takes all steps necessary to preserve and control crime scene(s); may assist in the initial investigation including the interview of victim(s) witnesses, and/or suspects.
• Enforces criminal, traffic and parking laws and ordinances; investigates criminal activity and violations; issues citations and notices of infractions; prepares probable cause statements; books offenders into detention facilities.
• Operates a speed measuring devices to discover speed violations; accesses law enforcement databases to determine stolen or wanted status of vehicles or persons.
• Assists drivers and pedestrians in difficulty; resolves or refers such situations to proper authorities.
• Directs traffic during abnormal situations such as: natural disaster emergencies, accidents, fires or periods of congestion; performs crowd control activities at public gatherings as warranted under particular circumstances including dispersal of unruly individuals or groups.
• Responds to any and all emergency calls including: traffic collisions, altercations, robberies, burglaries, thefts, industrial or home injuries, water accidents or deaths and other related emergency calls; takes appropriate reporting or enforcement action.
• Responds to personally sensitive calls such as: family disturbances, missing persons and domestic violence exercising caution relative to personal safety and safety of others at scene; takes appropriate steps to calm the parties as necessary to resolve the immediate situation; takes appropriate reporting or enforcement action.
• Assesses the nature and urgency of the problem upon arrival at the scene of a call; immediately determines the circumstances and persons involved in relation to the nature of the call; determines if the situation warrants routine or emergency response and if other officers or a supervisor should be called to the scene.
• Prepares written, descriptive reports to a sufficient level of legibility and clarity so that others without knowledge of the incident or situation can readily comprehend the facts and assure that the reports can serve as the basis for subsequent investigations, court proceedings, and testimony.
• Provides court testimony about evidence, facts, and details in criminal or civil cases.
• Utilizes and maintains a variety of specialized equipment such as: firearms, police vehicles, radios, baton, handcuffs, flares, breath testing devices, chemical sprays, still and video cameras, fire extinguishers and other authorized equipment according to established policies and procedures.
• Maintains proficiency in driving, the use of firearms, defensive tactics and in arrest control techniques in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains physical abilities as set forth under working conditions (below).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• United States citizenship or lawful permanent resident.
• At least 21 years of age by certification date of eligibility list.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Satisfactory completion of medical exam and drug screen by a licensed physician to ensure that no physical, emotional, sensory or mental conditions exist which could preclude individuals from performing the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain a valid State of Washington Driver’s License by date of hire.
• Driving record free of significant or serious moving violations.
• Personal record free of any crimes or convictions for crimes involving moral character such as theft, dishonesty, or history of regular usage of illegal/illicit drugs, etc. as stated in Civil Service regulations.
• Successful completion of oral, psychological and polygraph tests as prescribed by the Police Civil Service Commission.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a Basic Law Enforcement School Certificate issued by the State of Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission. Out of state candidates, who have previously certified in another state, must pass the CJTC equivalency examination.
• Ability to satisfactorily complete field training in which methods, procedures and techniques of law enforcement work are presented by field training officers.
• At least two years of service employed as full-time law enforcement officer in a police, sheriff’s, or other state law enforcement agency.
• Successfully completed probation and possess current basic certification upon application from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC), which can be obtained by successfully completing the WSCJTC Basic Law Enforcement Academy.
• Out of state candidates who have been previously certified in another state, must successfully pass the WSCJTC equivalency Academy and Examination within one year of appointment.