Police Custody Officer - Trainee

The Town of Ocean City, MD; Ocean City (MD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The Town of Ocean City, MD is seeking a non-sworn position within the police department. This entry-level role involves assisting with prisoner processing, providing citizen assistance, and performing maintenance tasks. Candidates must have a high school diploma and meet specific physical and legal requirements.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years old and a U.S. citizen.
• Must maintain physical fitness and readiness.

Responsibilities

• Assists in processing and court appearances of prisoners.
• Answers emergency and non-emergency calls.
• Performs maintenance work on police equipment.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

First Aid

Education

High school diploma

Job description

SUMMARY

This is a non-sworn position within the police department that performs a variety of duties that do not require police authority and are generally associated with tasks pertaining to the care and custody of individuals detained for initial appears within the Maryland District Court System. This position is an entrance level position which must be served before eligibility for a position as a police custody officer.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESinclude the following:

• Assists in the processing and court appearances of prisoners; to include fingerprinting, property retention and R.M.S./J.M.S. data entry
• Provides assistance to citizens who seek police service or information
• Answers emergency and non-emergency telephone calls and directs calls to the appropriate extension
• Performs miscellaneous maintenance work on the Public Safety Building, police equipment and police vehicles.
• Delivers and picks-up parcels and packages.
• Serves as a witness in court as needed
• Assures security protocols are maintained and followed at the Public Safety Building.
• Has a basic knowledge of municipal codes as outlined by the Town of Ocean City ordinances and can provide enforcement measures as necessary.
• Applies Departmental policies, practices and procedures specific to the job task.
• Interacts effectively with citizens and co-workers.
• Applies approved first aid standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a non-supervisory position

QUALIFICATIONS -To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

OTHER ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Eighteen years of age at the time of appointment
• United States citizen
• Visual acuity must be correctable to 20/20 with the ability to recognize basic colors.
• Must maintain a level of physical fitness and readiness to successfully complete physical training, to include defensive tactics and physical fitness programs, as established by departmental policy.
• Must meet employment standards set by the Town of Ocean City and the Department to include medical examination, drug screen, truth verification examination and psychological screening, if deemed necessary.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:Must have a valid driver’s license.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Must maintain a weight that is healthy and can ensure physical agility without problems as pre-determined by set physical fitness standards.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, internal memorandums, and simple training procedures. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors, command staff and management, officers of the court, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, run, jump, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds, and may be required to drag up to 150 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions: high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, explosives, and risk of radiation. The employee may be exposed to body fluids. The employee is always subject to attack by individuals encountered during the course of their duty. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Veterans are encouraged to apply.