Public Safety & Patrol Officer

National Police; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

National Police seeks a Police Officer to perform general duty law enforcement work to protect life and property in the Town. You will patrol the Town by car or on foot, prevent and investigate disturbances and crime, issue traffic citations, and assist the public.

Work requires judgment and calm control under supervision of a Police Corporal, Sergeant, and/or Lieutenant. Requirements include graduation from high school or GED and NC BLET completion or enrollment, plus the ability to pass POPAT

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or possession of a GED.
• Completion of a North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Course and possession of a NC BLET Certificate, or Currently attending a North Carolina BLET Program, or
• Currently attending a North Carolina BLET program, or
• Currently employed in-state as a sworn, full-time law enforcement officer with no more than a one (1) year break in service, or
• Two (2) years or more of full time, out-of-state sworn law enforcement service with no more than a three (3) year break in service.

Responsibilities

• Patrols streets in a police car or on foot; checks doors and windows; examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; detects unusual conditions, may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects; report dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous conditions.
• Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
• Provides front-line security by walking through schools, businesses and buildings for familiarization and to look for unusual activities.
• Performs investigations of accidents or possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks, arrests and processes criminal suspects; presents findings in court.
• Magistrate and/or County detention facilities.
• Regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times at local schools and when traffic signal malfunctions or traffic crashes require attention.
• Operates a two-way radio to receive instructions and information from or to report information to police headquarters; maintains vehicle, weapons and other equipment in standard working order.
• Monitors adherence to parking ordinance and issues tickets for violations.
• Prepares records and reports of activities.
• Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; serves papers as needed.
• Assists stranded motorists; gives information and directions to visitors and the general public; provides escorts of citizens making bank deposits; provide traffic escorts for funerals; works as a school crossing guard.
• Subject to emergency or non-emergency call back/call out, etc.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Education

High school diploma or GED

NC BLET Certificate / BLET Program

Currently attending NC BLET Program

In-state sworn officer with <=1 year break

Out-of-state sworn officer with <=3 year break

Job description

National Police seeks a Police Officer to perform general duty law enforcement work to protect life and property in the Town. You will patrol the Town by car or on foot, prevent and investigate disturbances and crime, issue traffic citations, and assist the public.

Work requires judgment and calm control under supervision of a Police Corporal, Sergeant, and/or Lieutenant. Requirements include graduation from high school or GED and NC BLET completion or enrollment, plus the ability to pass POPAT