Patrol Officer (Certified)

Job Title

Patrol Officer (Certified)

Starting Salary

$23.34 Hourly after training

Department

Police

Regular Hours

12.25 Hour Shifts

Location

Davenport, FL - Police Station

Offering experience pay for Year's of Service.

Job Status

Non-Exempt; Full-Time; Permanent

The City of Davenport is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Position Function / Nature of Work :

The general duty of a Police Officer is enforcing law and ordinances.

A Police Officer is responsible for protection of lives and property; for prevention, protection, and investigation of crimes and to maintain law and order in the community.

This position involves an element of personal danger.

Special assignments are received from the Chief of Police or designee and are carried out in accordance with established law enforcement procedures and guidelines.

A Police Officer must be able to act without direct supervision in meeting emergencies and other situations.

Work is reviewed through reports and inspections and observations of his / her immediate supervisor and the general public.

At the discretion of the Chief of Police, an officer may also be assigned the duties and responsibilities of the following : Armorer, Evidence Custodian, Extra-Duty Coordinator, Field Training Coordinator (FTC), Field Training Officer (FTO), Grant Writer, Personnel Selection Coordinator, Public Information Officer (PIO), Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC) and / or Training Coordinator.

Must be able to wear bullet-proof vest, hard hat / helmet, safety glasses, goggles, hearing protectors, face shield and gloves.

Exposure to extreme temperatures, animals / insects, confined spaces, heights, noise, dust, vapors, fumes, mist, smoke, toxic metals, poisons, irritants and blood borne pathogens.

Essential Duties : The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the classification. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are logical assignment to the position.

• Responds to calls for police service.
• Responds to and processes scenes of crimes and accidents, and searches for and apprehends violators.
• Conducts proactive patrol activities and conducts business checks.
• Investigates crimes and investigating wanted and missing persons and property.
• Investigates places and persons suspected of being engaged in illegal activity.
• Arrests suspects of criminal violations and escorts arrestee(s) to the police department and / or jail.
• Drafts specific charges against arrestee(s), testifies and presents evidence in court.
• Investigates unusual crowds of people and directs traffic at crowd scenes and on streets of the City.
• Enforces traffic laws and gives information concerning location of streets, routes and buildings.
• Enforces vehicle parking and operating laws.
• Controls pedestrians and driver compliance with safety laws.
• Completes all required reports, paperwork, etc. in an orderly and timely manner.
• General maintenance and upkeep of the Police Department.
• Perform other non-essential duties as required.

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Comments :

This position may be required to report for work when a declaration of emergency has been declared in Polk County.