Police Corporal (Internal Applicants Only)

City of Joplin, MO; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Joplin, MO is seeking a Police Officer to perform uniformed law enforcement duties within the city limits. The role includes patrol, investigations, and acting as lead officer in the absence of the Sergeant.

The position requires knowledge of law enforcement principles, reports writing, and traffic enforcement. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, 30 college credits in law enforcement, and Missouri POST certification, with at least 18 months of experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 30 college credits in law enforcement or related field.
• 18 months of full-time law enforcement experience with the City of Joplin Police Department.
• Valid state driver’s license and Missouri POST certification.
• Knowledge of federal, state, county and city statutes, codes, and ordinances relevant to law enforcement.

Responsibilities

• Patrols city streets, responds to calls, conducts preliminary investigations, and presents cases for charges.
• Acts as lead or senior officer, performing supervisory duties in the absence of the Sergeant.
• Enforces traffic laws, issues warnings and citations, and documents enforcement actions.
• Completes accurate incident, informational, and traffic accident reports to aid prosecutions.
• Responds to crashes, robberies, assaults, and other incidents; secures scenes and identifies witnesses.
• Arrests and transports suspects, ensuring proper processing and court appearances.
• Appears in court to present evidence and testimony.
• Works as Detective when assigned; investigates cases and builds prosecutions.
• Prepares incident reports to facilitate prosecutable cases.
• Collaborates with department and maintains satisfactory attendance to ensure service delivery.

Skills

Report writing

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Conflict resolution

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or GED

30 college credits in law enforcement

Tools

Missouri POST certification

Two-way radio operation

State driver’s license

Job description

Primary Purpose

Under general supervision; performs uniformed law enforcement duties within the city limits including business and residence checks, discovering and preventing the commission of crimes, and enforcing State and City laws and ordinances. Serves as a lead or senior officer in Patrol or in the Detective division.

Essential Job Functions

Management reserves the rights to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job. Regular and consistent attendance for the assigned work schedule is essential.

1. 1. Patrols city responding to calls involving criminal and civil complaints, conducts preliminary investigations, and/or investigates assigned cases after initial response for presentation to prosecuting attorney for consideration of criminal charges.
   2. As a lead or senior officer, performs the supervisory duties of Sergeant during periods of absence by Sergeant. Works in cooperation with the Sergeant when present.
   3. Enforces traffic laws and ordinances by monitoring vehicular travel on city streets, issues warnings and citations when necessary, and documents enforcement activities.
   4. Completes accurate and timely reports of criminal incidents, informational incidents, and traffic accidents. Provides report documentation to aid in the identification, apprehension, prosecution, and conviction of criminal offenders.
   5. Responds to calls involving automobile accidents, robberies, assaults, fights, domestic disturbances, and other criminal/ activities and civil complaints. Secures crime scenes, identifies witnesses, conducts preliminary investigations, and generally re-establishes law and order at the scene.
   6. Arrests, questions, and transports suspects and/or persons with outstanding warrants to the city jail. Ensures arrested persons are processed (booked) into jail in accordance with State and Federal guidelines and Police Department procedures.
   7. Appears in court to present evidence and sworn testimony.
   8. Serves, when assigned, as Detective; investigates misdemeanor and felony crimes, responds to and processes crime scenes, builds criminal cases for prosecution in a court of law by interviewing parties involved, and presents cases to prosecuting attorneys.
   9. Prepares incident reports regarding activities to facilitate preparation of prosecutable cases.
   10. Contributes effectively to the Police Department, communicates effectively with co-workers, both within the department as well as outside the department. Maintains satisfactory attendance to ensure duties are performed without negatively impacting co-workers or delivery of service to the public.

Other Duties

• Serves, when assigned, in specialized roles which include: Traffic Corporal, Internal Affairs Corporal, Support Services Corporal and Field Training Officer.
• Attends and participates effectively at departmental staff meetings.
• Maintains the confidentiality of file, records, reports as required by law, City policy and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of: Federal, State, County, and City statutes, codes, and ordinances applicable to law enforcement; law enforcement principles and practices including investigation, identification, patrol, traffic control, records management, report preparation, and custody of persons and property; equipment used in law enforcement including weaponry, communications, and automotive equipment; location of streets and addresses in the city; Microsoft Office Suite.
Skill in: Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other law enforcement agency and regulatory agency/organization staff, City officials, criminal justice system staff, and the public; understanding and interpreting complex statutes, ordinances, regulations, and standards; writing accurate reports and documenting the facts and actions regarding criminal/civil incidents; communicating using a standard two-way radio; customer service and conflict resolution; Microsoft Office Suite.
Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent required. Completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours of accredited college coursework in law enforcement or related discipline is required.
Experience: Eighteen months of full-time law enforcement experience with the Joplin Police Department is required.
Licenses and Certifications: Possess and maintain a valid state issued driver’s license and Missouri POST certification for Peace Officer throughout employment.

Physical Demands Requirements and Working Conditions

This position works in both indoor and outdoor environments. Working at or from a police station requires standing in work areas; walking between work areas may be required. In an indoor environment finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in-person and over the telephone. This position may sit and operate a motor vehicle and equipment such as computers, radios, and phones inside the vehicle for a prolonged period during a shift.
Must possess the ability to stand, walk, or run for extended periods. Positions in this classification are required to bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull when making arrests. Employees may be required to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 100 pounds, or heavier with the proper use of equipment. Employees must maintain specific hearing and vision requirements to ensure safety to self and others. Employees must possess physical and mental stamina to fire weapons; react and move rapidly from sedentary to active conditions in response to environmental situations; assume a variety of bodily positions and postures necessary to cover or conceal during emergency situations; respond to a physical attack and subdue an attacker or request aid. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet/and or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; may be required to work with explosives. Employees may interact with upset members of the public or their representatives while enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

Miscellaneous Requirements

Requires successful post-offer completion of a background investigation, physical exam, and drug test as a condition of employment with the City of Joplin. Must be 21 years of age, a United States citizen, with no felony convictions or misdemeanor domestic violence convictions. Must be in compliance with department policy on tattoos, piercings and gauges. Must be able to work a variety of shifts; subject to call-in as needed. Successful completion of annual qualifications and department mandated training is required. Specialized assignments may require additional qualifications, certifications and licensure, based on the assignment.