Police Officer - FL Certified Sworn

Village of Pinecrest Police Department; Florida; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Village of Pinecrest Police Department is a midsize agency committed to excellence in public safety and service to residents, businesses, and visitors. Officers perform traditional and non-traditional law enforcement duties in a community-focused setting.

With a strong accreditation history and a commitment to professional standards, Pinecrest PD emphasizes training, ethical conduct, and collaboration with the community to solve problems and maintain a safe environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Must have current certification or ability to meet Florida CJ Standards for certification as a Florida Police Officer.
• Must be fluent in English; Spanish is a plus.
• Non-smoker.
• Complete background, medical, and drug screening as part of employment process.

Responsibilities

• Maintains police skills through academy training and department refresher sessions.
• Conducts investigations, including background investigations.
• Prepares reports and records per policy and procedures.
• Testifies in court proceedings.
• Manages traffic and investigates accidents.
• Utilizes forensic techniques and safety equipment.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Constitutional law

Community policing

Problem solving

Ethical conduct

Spanish a plus

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This position is a sworn police position involving the performance of traditional and non-traditional law enforcement functions in a community involved and problem solving focused policing environment.

The Pinecrest Police Department is a midsize police agency that maintains the highest standards of professionalism. Our agency motto is Committed to Excellence, which The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) affirmed, when it honored Pinecrest PD with Excelsior Recognition on February 20, 2020. This is the highest CFA accreditation level that a criminal justice agency can achieve and represents a level of commitment to accreditation unparalleled in the criminal justice profession. The Pinecrest Police Department was also designated a Flagship Agency by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 2010, and has achieved Gold Standard Advanced Accreditation Status by CALEA continuously thereafter.

The Village of Pinecrest is ranked among the safest cities in Florida because of low crime rates. This has been made possible by the fine work of our police force who are dedicated to providing the highest level of professional service to our residents, businesses and visitors. We have an authorized strength of 51 sworn police officers and 27 civilian personnel. Pinecrest Police Officers build mutually beneficial relationships with a supportive community while engaged in the noble cause of policing, endeavoring always to live up to the high standards and demands of policing.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

• Maintains skills mastered in the police academy with scheduled training provided by the department.
• Properly uses a Police Taser, maintains those skills, and demonstrates the skills during scheduled refresher training provided by the department
• Participates in community affairs, civic groups and service organizations as a representative of the police department.
• Conducts investigations, including background investigations
• Prepares written reports, records and correspondence in accordance with generally accepted police practices and departmental policy and procedures.
• Testifies professionally and credibly in court proceedings.
• Manages traffic and investigates accidents.
• Utilizes forensic techniques including the use of hazardous chemicals.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

High School Diploma or GED equivalent.

Additional Qualifications:

• Must have the knowledge and ability to apply the principles of sound police administration.
• Must have an understanding of the principles of psychology and its application to obtaining better unit performance.
• Must have a current certification or the ability to meet, by training, the requirements of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Standards, for certification as a Florida Police Officer.
• Must have good eyesight defined as either uncorrected 20/20 binocular vision or uncorrected 20/20 binocular vision using spectacles or contact lenses; and including depth perception and the ability to distinguish colors.
• Must be in excellent physical condition and have the ability to successfully pursue, apprehend, and arrest law violators or suspected law violators.
• Must maintain high ethical, honesty and moral standards.
• Must be computer literate and proficient in Microsoft office programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Must be fluent in the English language. Ability to communicate in Spanish is a plus.
• Must be a non-smoker.
• Applicants must complete all requirements established by the Village of Pinecrest for employment. This may include, but not limited to, a written examination, typing test, psychological screening to determine suitability for position, polygraph examination, comprehensive background investigation, and a job-related medical examination including a drug/alcohol screening test.
• The minimum qualifications may be waived by the Village Manager.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to gain a thorough understanding and grasp of the application of constitutional law, statutory law, Village ordinances, technical police practices and procedures and department policies, procedures, orders, and regulations.
• Ability to learn and retain a thorough knowledge of the Village including not only its physical characteristics, but also its normal routine of events and the usual behavior patterns of its residents.
• Ability to exhibit courage, initiative, problem solving capacity, sound judgment and good human relations skills in coping with the numerous situations which may be encountered.
• Ability to demonstrate firmness, mature judgment and a fair, unbiased, professional manner in your conduct when dealing with members of the public, offenders and other members of the criminal justice system.
• Ability to have, or develop by the end of the police academy, the physical strength, conditioning, skill and knowledge to proficiently utilize physical combat skills, chemical munitions or firearms, as appropriate, in order to make a forcible physical arrest.
• Ability to patrol on foot or bicycle and operate various sizes of vehicles, including SUVs and pickup trucks, safely and efficiently under routine and emergency response conditions and for extended periods of time.
• Ability to learn to operate complex technical equipment such as various types of communications equipment, fax machines, computers/laptops speed measuring devices (radar) and other technology related to law enforcement.
• Ability to climb or scale a four-foot high wall or chain link fence in full police gear.
• Ability to lift and remove an injured person weighing a minimum of 150 pounds from a burning vehicle or other hazardous location and to provide