Police Officer Lateral

City of Mukilteo; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Mukilteo is seeking a lateral Police Officer to uphold public peace, protect lives and property, and enforce laws and ordinances of the City and State of Washington. The role requires extensive experience and certification, with opportunities for ongoing eligibility based on oral board performance.

Typical duties include patrol operations by car (and sometimes on foot, bike, or motorcycle), traffic enforcement, crime investigation, and court testimony.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or a lawfully permanent resident.
• At least 21 years old at time of application.
• Possess a current and valid driver's license and within 30 days obtain WA license with acceptable driving record.
• Be able to read and write English at a level commensurate with duties.
• Possess a minimum of a high school diploma or GED equivalency.
• Pass job-related performance aptitude and physical ability tests.
• Certification as Washington Peace Officer or graduate of an equivalent academy.
• If certified in another state, obtain WA peace officer certification within one year of hire.
• Active in civilian law enforcement in the previous 24 months.
• Completed a law enforcement agency probationary period.
• Pass oral, psychological, and truth-detection exams.
• Pass a medical/drug screening.
• No felony convictions.
• Other requirements per Mukilteo Civil Service Rules.

Responsibilities

• Patrol an assigned area by car and occasionally on foot, bicycle, or motorcycle.
• Conduct preliminary and follow-up investigations; interview witnesses; collect evidence and prepare reports.
• Enforce traffic and parking laws; observe traffic, direct traffic, issue citations.
• Investigate accidents to determine causes.
• Apprehend violators and arrange booking when in custody.
• Engage with the public to maintain visibility and prevent crime.
• Perform other duties including transporting prisoners and serving warrants.

Skills

Communication skills

Public interaction

Vehicle operation

Arrest procedures

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

This is a lateral Police Officer position. Only candidates that meet all the minimum qualifications as indicated below, including at least 24 months of experience within the last 36 months from the time of application, will be considered.

Oral boards will be conducted the fourth Thursday each month. Qualified applicants will be invited to interview and candidates with passing scores will be added to a continuous eligibility list based on their oral board score. Candidate names will remain on the eligibility list for six months.

Summary of Duties

Performs the functions of law enforcement necessary to maintain public peace, protect life and property, prevent crime, apprehend violators of the law and otherwise assure proper enforcement of the laws and ordinances of the City of Mukilteo and the State of Washington.

• Contributes to the preservation of peace and protection of life and property by patrolling an assigned area primarily by car, and occasionally on foot, bicycle and motorcycle. Responds to a wide variety of calls and complaints involving automobile accidents, burglaries, theft, robberies, domestic disturbances, assaults and other misdemeanors and felonies.
• Contributes to the apprehension of criminal suspects by conducting preliminary and follow-up investigations, This would involve contacting and interviewing witnesses and victims of a crime; photographing a crime scene; dusting for latent fingerprints; and collecting other evidence and preserving the chain of evidence. The position prepares criminal investigation reports and testifies in court.
• Contributes to the smooth and safe movement of traffic on City streets by performing traffic and parking enforcement functions. This would include observing traffic movement, operating radar speed detection units, directing traffic, and issuing traffic citations.
• Contributes to understanding the cause of traffic accidents by conducting accident investigations. Attempts to determine the cause (driver error or mechanical failure) of the accident.
• Contributes to the enforcement of City laws and ordinances by apprehending violators. The subduing and arresting of violators could range from simply advising the suspect that he/she is under arrest to a physical confrontation involving the use of force up to and including the use of a firearm. Once the suspect is in custody, a complete booking procedure will be followed.
• Contributes to the prevention of crime by giving talks; maintaining a high degree of visibility. This involves knowing the layout of City streets; extensive knowledge of federal, state, and municipal law; patrolling key problem areas, and knowing the routines of the City and its citizens in order to identify unusual or abnormal activities.
• Contributes to a favorable image of the Department.
• Performs various other duties as assigned, including the transportation of prisoners to county jails, and serving misdemeanor and felony warrants for arrest.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or a lawfully permanent resident
• At least 21 years old at time of application
• Possess a current and valid driver's license and when hired, obtain a State of Washington driver's license within 30 days, with a driving record acceptable to the City
• Be able to read and write the English language at a skill level commensurate with general law enforcement duties and responsibilities
• Possess a minimum of a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalency
• Pass job related performance aptitude and physical ability tests
• Basic Certification by the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission and Washington State Peace Officer Certification or graduate of another state's municipal or regional Basic Law Enforcement training academy or equivalent as accepted by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission and certification as a State Peace Officer.
• Candidates who are certified as a full-time, commissioned law enforcement officer in a state other than Washington will be required to attain certification as a peace officer by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission within one year of hire.
• Have been active in civilian law enforcement in the previous 24 months
• Have completed a law enforcement agency probationary period
• Successful accomplishment of oral, psychological, and truth detection examinations.
• Satisfactorily pass examinations by licensed healthcare providers to ensure that no physical, emotional, sensory, or mental conditions exist which could adversely affect performance of duties, including a drug screen.
• Driving history free of conduct or record of violations that show a disregard for the safe and effective operation of motor vehicles.
• Criminal record free of any convictions which relate to fitness to perform the job of Police Officer.
• No felony convictions.
• Other requirements identified by the Mukilteo Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations.

Peripheral Duties

• Crime scene and accident investigation follow-up
• Parking enforcement, giving talks, providing citizens with information, serving warrants
• Working at a desk, working at a computer terminal
• Working special assignments, detective, crime prevention, training officer, SWAT team, or gang unit

Working Conditions

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Duties are primarily performed in a patrol vehicle in a variety of weather conditions where traffic control can be potentially dangerous. The employee is required to work in a sitting position for eight to ten hours a day while operating a patrol vehicle.

Contact with irate and combative citizens may occur. Must be able to occasionally lift and move objects weighing up to 100 pounds and to physically and verbally respond appropriately to combative citizens. Must have the physical ability and willingness to affect an arrest or restrain a hostile prisoner.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Employees must be able to perform multiple work tasks at the same time, perform well with frequent interruptions, and tolerate a fairly high level of stress.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Skills and Abilities Required

• Must have, or be able to attain a good working knowledge of City of Mukilteo laws.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to deal with the public in a fair and equal manner
• Must be able to operate motor vehicle and be able to exit the vehicle quickly to affect an arrest
• Ability to participate in the use of physical force and training for such on a continuing basis

This is a Civil Service position and is represented by the Mukilteo Police Guild.