Police Sergeant: Shift Leader & Investigator

Louisville Metro Government; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisville Metro Government is seeking a supervisory Police Officer to oversee officers on an assigned shift, unit or platoon. The role involves investigating citizen complaints and responding to police requests for assistance, with independent work methods under general supervision.

The position requires five years of experience as a Police Officer within the Louisville Metro Police Department and current sworn status, plus compliance with KRS 67C.319 for continuous service.

Qualifications

• Must be a current, regular, sworn employee of the Louisville Metro Police Department.
• Five (5) years of experience as a Police Officer in the Louisville Metro Police Department.
• Experience must be met on or before April 20, 2027. Time as a Police Recruit does not count.
• Per KRS 67C.319, at least five years of continuous, full-time service from the most recent date they became a Police Officer in the consolidated local government police department.

Responsibilities

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Coordinates, assigns and reviews work and establishes work schedules; maintains standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.
• Assigns personnel and equipment to a beat to ensure sufficient police protection and assigns cases to staff.
• Provides technical assistance and instruction in proper police procedure & techniques, interpretation of laws, and rules of evidence.
• Checks and reviews activities, reports, and evidence collected by subordinates to ensure compliance with laws, standard operating procedures and ordinances and to ensure proper description, documentation and coding.
• Conducts roll call to relay laws, standard operating procedures and information from command staff and to check and inspect personnel and equipment.
• Patrols the streets of an assigned area to oversee the performance of Police Officers.
• Monitors police radio channels to instruct subordinate officers on how to properly apply laws and procedures in unusual and/or emergency situations.
• Completes reports on investigations, employee attendance and court appearances.
• Performs detective work when assigned to an investigative unit.
• Makes decisions in emergency situations.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Louisville Metro Government is seeking a supervisory Police Officer to oversee officers on an assigned shift, unit or platoon. The role involves investigating citizen complaints and responding to police requests for assistance, with independent work methods under general supervision.

The position requires five years of experience as a Police Officer within the Louisville Metro Police Department and current sworn status, plus compliance with KRS 67C.319 for continuous service.