Police Officer - Non-Certified

City of Murfreesboro, TN; Murfreesboro (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Murfreesboro, TN is seeking a law enforcement officer to patrol assigned zones, respond to calls, investigate crime, and prepare reports for judicial proceedings. This safety-sensitive position requires strong communication, physical readiness, and adherence to strict testing policies.

Applicants must meet POST certification requirements, maintain a valid driver’s license, and pass a background and drug test.

Qualifications

• Must read and write English; communicate clearly for safety and investigations.
• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Must meet POST certification requirements and be eligible to obtain POST certification.

Responsibilities

• Patrol assigned zone and interact with citizens.
• Respond to calls for service and investigate crimes.
• Prepare reports and participate in court testimony.
• Inspect and maintain equipment and attend training sessions.
• Provide security at community events.

Skills

English communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

POST certification

Tools

Valid driver’s license

Job description

This position is considered a Safety-Sensitive position. Applicants who pass the interview process will be subject to drug and alcohol testing.

The purpose of this position is to ensure the safety of citizens and property by preventing, reporting, investigating, and analyzing crime within the City's limits.

Essential Functions

• Must be able to communicate with others in spoken and written English to ensure the safe and efficient operations of the business.


• Patrolsassigned zone and interacts with citizens.


• Responds tocall for service.


• Prevents, detects, and investigates criminal activity.


• Enforcesstate and federal laws, city ordinances, and issues citations.


• Assists other officers in active investigations.


• Investigates crash and crime scenes, document calls, files reports, and prepares case files for judicial proceedings.


• Interviews victims, witnesses,and suspects.


• Issuessearch warrants and conducts searches of persons and property.


• Preparescourt cases, communicates with district attorney’s office, and appears in court to testify.


• Inspectsand maintains assigned equipment.


• Attendstraining sessions.


• Provides security at community events.


• Reads and understands technical instructions, procedures manuals and charts to solve practical problems, and methods and procedures for investigations and in drawing and layout work; composes routine reports and specialized reports, forms, and business letters, with proper format; speaks compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.


• Understands and validly enforces federal and state laws and local ordinances while exercising good judgment and reasonable discretion.


• Possess the temperament and good judgment to effectively and diplomatically deal with all members of the public, including those who are irate and unreasonable.


• Performs other work as assigned.

Physical and Sensory Demands

• Possess the physicalabilityto run and the strength to apprehend law violators.


• Sits, stands, bends, stoops, reaches, pushes and pulls, frequently lifts objects and persons, climbs stairs, walks, and runs intermittently.

• Applicants must pass a physical agility test that consists of job-related bodily condition, muscular strength, agility, and physical coordination. The test consists of various elements such as running, pushing/pulling and carrying of weight, and climbing stairs.

• Operate law enforcement equipment including, but not limited to, police vehicles with all emergency equipment, mobile radios, hand-held radios, recorders, fingerprint equipment, cameras, video camera, copy machine, facsimile machine, personal computer and peripheral equipment, radar equipment, and both lethal and non-lethal weapons such as pistols, rifles, shotguns, ASP batons and OC spray.


• Involves routine and frequent exposure to toxic/caustic chemicals; explosives; violence; bloodborne pathogens.


• Involvesbeingexposed to all types of weather conditions, some of which will beinclement.


• Work will involve exposure to dangerous conditions and situations and frequent exposure to violence.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires High School diploma or GED equivalent.


• Must be a citizen of the United States of America or a permanent legal resident of the United States who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces. As required by T.C.A.§38-8-105(d), an officer who is permanent legal resident as of the officer’s employment start date must apply for or obtain U.S. citizenship within six years of the officer’s employment start date; failure to obtain U.S. citizenship within six (6) years of the officer’s employment start date shall constitute grounds for termination of the officer’s employment.


• Must meet minimum visual requirement of 20/30 eacheye corrected and have enough visual acuitytoact to protect self and othersinemergency situations uncorrected.


• Meet all lawful qualifications established by Tennessee law to be certified by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (“P.O.S.T.”), T.C.A. Section 38-8-106and regulations as same may be amended.

Special Certifications and Licenses

• Must be able to obtain and maintainTennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission P.O.S.T. certification.


• Must have a valid driver’s license.


• Must be certified by a Tennessee Licensed Healthcare Provider qualified in the psychiatric or psychological fields as being free from any disorder, as set forth in the current edition of the DSM that would, in the professional judgment of the examiner, impair the subject’s ability to perform any essential function of the job.

The City of Murfreesboro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.