Police Officer I

City of High Point; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team in a forward-thinking law enforcement agency that plays a crucial role in community safety. This position involves performing protective services under various conditions, often requiring quick thinking and decisive action. You will engage in a variety of police assignments, from conducting investigations and making arrests to responding to emergencies and ensuring public safety. If you are passionate about serving your community and possess the skills to handle high-pressure situations, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others while working in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required; law enforcement training preferred.
• Must demonstrate physical fitness and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform arrests and manage emergency situations with considerable danger.
• Conduct investigations, prepare reports, and gather evidence.

Skills

Effective Communication

Judgment and Decision Making

Physical Fitness

Crisis Management

Self-defense Techniques

Education

High School Diploma

Law Enforcement Training

Tools

Firearms

Law Enforcement Vehicle

Job description

Performs responsible protective service work involving a variety of general or support duty police assignments often under emergency conditions and frequently involving considerable danger; does related work as required. Work is performed under regular supervision.

• Effects an arrest, forcibly if necessary, uses handcuffs and other restraints, subdues resisting suspects using maneuvers and weapons and resorts to the use of hands, feet and/or other weapons in self-defense;
• Prepares investigative and other reports, including sketches, uses appropriate grammar, symbols and mathematical computations;
• Exercises independent judgment in determining when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probable cause exists to search and arrest and when force may be used and to what degree;
• Operates a law enforcement vehicle during both the day and night under conditions including emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice and snow;
• Communicates effectively and coherently over law enforcement radio channels while initiating and responding to radio communications;
• Gathers information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining the statements of victims, witnesses, suspects and confidential informers;
• Pursues fleeing suspects and performs rescue operations which may involve quickly entering and exiting law enforcement patrol vehicles, lifting carrying and dragging heavy objects, climbing over and pulling up oneself over obstacles, jumping down from elevated surfaces, climbing through openings, jumping over obstacles, ditches and streams, crawling in confined areas, balancing on uneven or narrow surfaces and using body force to gain entrance through barriers;
• Loads, unloads, aims and fires from a variety of body positions handguns, shotguns and other agency firearms under conditions of stress that justify the use of deadly force and at levels of proficiency prescribed in certification standards;
• Performs searches of people, vehicles, buildings and large outdoor areas which may involve feeling and detecting objects, walking for long periods of time, detaining people and stopping suspicious vehicles;
• Conducts visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time;
• Engages in law enforcement patrol functions that include such things as working rotating shifts, walking on foot patrol and physically checking the doors and windows of buildings to ensure they are secure;
• Communicates effectively with people, including juveniles, by giving information and directions, mediating disputes and advising of rights and processes;
• Demonstrates communication skills in court and other formal settings;
• Detects and collects evidence and substances that provide the basis of criminal offenses and infractions and that indicate the presence of dangerous conditions;
• Endures verbal and mental abuse when confronted with the hostile views and opinions of suspects and other people encountered in an antagonistic environment;
• Performs rescue functions at accidents, emergencies and disasters to include directing traffic for long periods of time, administering emergency medical aid, lifting, dragging and carrying people away from dangerous situations