Police Officer Lateral

National Police; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

National Police in Annapolis, MD is seeking a police officer to perform general duty work, enforce laws, and protect life and property. The role includes patrols, responding to calls, making arrests, directing traffic, and conducting investigations.

Responsibilities extend to paperwork, court appearances, first aid, and potential undercover assignments, with ongoing certification requirements and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Maryland Police Training Commission certification required.
• Radar certification required.
• Intoximeter and firearms certifications.
• NCIC training required.
• Taser certification beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Enforces city and state laws and ordinances.
• Patrols assigned areas and responds to calls for service.
• Investigates, makes arrests, and testifies in court as required.
• Directs traffic and issues citations when appropriate.
• Maintains records, writes reports, and assists in emergencies.
• Provides first aid and may perform undercover tasks or provide lectures.

Skills

Radar Certification

Intoximeter Certification

Firearms Certification

First Responder Certified

NCIC Training

Taser Certification

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Job description

Salary: $65,000.00 – $104,127.00 Annually

Position Summary:

Performs general duty police work in the protection of life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances; and does related work as required.

Essential Functions:

• Enforces the law and ordinances of the City and State and all other pertinent laws;
• Patrols an assigned area during a specific period and/or responds to calls for service;
• Checks doors and windows and examines premises of unoccupied buildings or residences in order to detect any suspicious conditions;
• Investigates suspicious conditions and complaints and makes arrests of persons who violate laws and ordinances;
• Accompanies prisoners to headquarters, jail or court and appears and testifies in court as required;
• Maintains surveillance and contact with known criminals and their associates;
• Directs traffic and enforces traffic laws;
• Checks automobile parking in restricted areas and issues citations when appropriate;
• Works at desk, answering telephone, dispatching patrol cars, operating radio transmitter, maintaining records, preparing reports and performing other clerical and administrative duties;
• Prepares and gives lectures to school, civic and other groups;
• Responds to calls for service involving fires or accidents as directed, gives all possible assistance and prepares necessary reports;
• Maintains order in crowds and attends parades, funerals or other public gatherings and quells rioters or other unruly disturbances;
• Escorts funerals, parades and other public processions;
• Watches for stolen cars and wanted or missing persons;
• Makes investigations and enforces City and State laws pertaining to juvenile offenders;
• Answers criminal complaints and takes necessary corrective action;
• Gives advice on laws, ordinances and general information to the public;
• Provides emergency first aid as required;
• May be assigned to undercover or plainclothes investigative tasks;
• Serves as crime laboratory officer, collecting and evaluating evidence, taking and processing photographs, lifting latent prints, DNA etc.;
• Serves as drug custody coordinator;
• Interviews applicants for positions and conducts additional interviews of references and others familiar with applicants’ background;
• Classifies police incident reports in accordance with uniform crime code;
• Operates motorcycle, radio patrol car, patrol wagon or police copter as required;
• Writes reports and testifies in court as required;
• Acts for Corporal or Sergeant in their absence as required; and
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or an acceptable equivalency diploma (GED) and preferably possession of an associate degree in a job-related field; with no experience required.
• Possession of certificate of satisfactory completion from the Maryland Police Training Commission.
• Radar Certification.
• Intoximeter Certification (as needed) .
• Firearms Certification.
• NCIC Training.
• Taser Certification.
• First Responder Certified (First Aid/CPR).
• Possession of a valid Driver’s License.