Reserve Officer

Built for the Badge; Missoula (MT); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

The Missoula Police Department is seeking motivated individuals to serve as Reserve Officers, providing courtroom bailiff duties for Municipal Court and security at City Council meetings. This flexible, part-time role offers hands‑on law enforcement experience while accommodating school, work, and life schedules.

As a Regular Intermittent Reserve Officer, you will gain practical training, work alongside sworn officers, and contribute to community safety while learning court procedures, juror

Qualifications

• Knowledge of or the ability to learn law enforcement principles, methods, and practices.
• Knowledge of or the ability to learn general court proceedings.
• Knowledge of or the ability to learn juror management, including sequester guidelines.
• Knowledge of or the ability to learn the equipment used in law enforcement, including weaponry and communications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as courtroom bailiff for Municipal Court.
• Provide security at City Council meetings.
• Assist with law enforcement tasks as needed.

Skills

Law enforcement

Court procedures

Juror management

Equipment handling

Job description

Reserve Police Officer - Regular Intermittent position

The Missoula Police Department is seeking motivated individuals to serve as Reserve Officers, providing courtroom bailiff duties for Municipal Court and security at City Council meetings. This flexible, part-time role offers hands‑on law enforcement experience while accommodating school, work, and life schedules.

Details:

• Knowledge of or the ability to learn law enforcement principles, methods, and practices, including investigation, intelligence, surveillance, community relations, identification, patrol, special weapons and tactics, traffic control, records management, report preparation, custody of persons and property, crime prevention, etc.
• Knowledge of or the ability to learn general court proceedings, including rules of behavior and other enforceable laws and procedures.
• Knowledge of or the ability to learn the principles and practices of juror management, including sequester guidelines, etc.
• Knowledge of or the ability to learn the equipment used in law enforcement, including weaponry, communications, automotive equipment, etc.