Police Officer

Leesburg Police Department; Leesburg (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Leesburg Police Department is seeking qualified applicants to join its team as police officers. The role involves patrolling residential and commercial areas, responding to a variety of calls, conducting investigations, and maintaining public safety.

Officers will prepare reports, issue citations, and may testify in court as required. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and hold a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must hold a valid driver's license.
• Eligibility list may be established for future openings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine patrols in residential and business areas and maintain good relations with businesses and residents.
• Respond to police service calls, crimes, disturbances, and incidents; apprehend offenders when needed; conduct follow-up investigations.
• Provide information and assistance to the public and refer to other city, county, or state agencies.
• Maintain the peace and safety; manage traffic flow and investigate traffic accidents.
• Issue civil or legal documents; prepare reports; may testify in court.
• Provide specialized police service such as K-9, Bicycle Patrol, Motorcycle Patrol, or other.
• May perform administrative or specialized functions such as training, evidence handling, or public information.

Skills

Patrol duties

Respond to incidents

Investigations

Reporting

Public interaction

Traffic enforcement

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

The purpose of the class is to protect life and property, enforce laws, and investigate crime. The class is responsible for surveillance, law enforcement, investigations, apprehension, and reporting. The class works according to procedures; decides how and when to do things under general supervision.

• Conducts routine patrols in residential and business areas; maintains contact with businesses and residents to establish good relations.
• Responds to calls for police service and responds to crimes, domestic disputes, disturbances, disputes among neighbors, juveniles, or other incidents; apprehends law breakers as necessary; conducts follow-up investigations of crimes and other incidents, conducts surveillance of areas for suspected or potential criminal activity
• Provides information and/or assistance to the public, informing citizens of services in the community, or providing referrals to other city, county, or state agencies.
• Maintains the peace and safety of the community by quelling public disturbances and maintaining order at group functions.
• Provides for the safe and convenient flow of traffic and pedestrians within the community, investigates traffic accidents, enforces traffic violations, promotes vehicular and pedestrian safety, reports unsafe road conditions, and conducts DUI or other investigations.
• Issues civil or legal documents such as traffic citations; prepares written reports, forms, and other documents as required; may testifies in civil and criminal court proceedings or give depositions.
• Provides specialized police service when trained and assigned such as K-9, Bicycle Patrol, Motorcycle Patrol, or other.
• May perform administrative or specialized functions when trained and assigned such as administrative support services, property and evidence, field and firearms training, public information, athletics, or other.

Requires a high school diploma or GED. Applicants currently serving in the military or currently employed as a certified law enforcement officer, seeking to relocate to this area and hold a valid driver's license, will be eligible to test and interview. Police Recruit opportunity also available to anyone interested in becoming a Police Officer with our agency. Prior or current attendance at a Law Enforcement academy is not required to be eligible to test and interview. However, if offered a recruit opportunity, the applicant will be required to enroll in a State of Florida approved Criminal Justice Training Center for Law Enforcement Certification Training or Comparative Compliance Course prior to commencing employment. All applicants must pass the State Exam prior to becoming a Police Officer. Reserve Police Officer opportunities may also be available, as needed, and applicants must meet the minimum requirements noted within this description.

An eligibility list will be established for future openings.

Employee must live within a 20-mile radius of the Leesburg city limits within 15 months of employment.

This position gathers, organizes, analyzes, examines, or evaluates data or information and may prescribe action based on such data or information. Persuades or influences others in favor of a service, point of view, or course of action; may enforce laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances. Handles or uses machines, tools, or equipment that requires moderate instruction and experience such as protective equipment, police vehicles, firearms, computers, and software programs such as word processing, spreadsheets or custom law enforcement applications. Performs skilled work involving rules/systems but solves problems almost constantly. Performs addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percent. Reads technical instructions, procedures manuals, and charts to solve practical problems; composes routine and specialized reports, forms, and letters; speaks compound sentences using normal grammar and word form. Performs technical tasks requiring a wide range of procedures and requiring intensive understanding of a restricted field or complete familiarity with the functions of a unit or small division of an operating agency; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results or occasional exposure to unusual pressure. Guides others, making frequent decisions, affecting the individual, coworkers, and others that depend on the service or product.