Patrol Officer
19 days ago
Dayton
Job DescriptionSalary: $62,768 - $81,900 DOE Applicants must be TCOLE licensed or currently attending a Law Enforcement Academy to be considered- Job Summary/Objective: The Patrol Officer is responsible for general patrol duties within the City of Dayton, which includes responding to calls for service as well as a routine patrol. This position is required to operate a city vehicle and is considered a safety-sensitive position. Essential Job Functions: • Arrests and processes offenders with outstanding warrants, • Responds to calls for service as directed by the dispatcher or supervisors, • Conducts preliminary and entire investigations of offenses, • Response to crimes in progress dispatched and observed, • Enforces traffic laws including stopping vehicles, writing citations, making arrests,conducting field sobriety tests, obtaining wreckers, and completing necessary reports, • Collects and preserves evidence at crime scenes and traffic accidents, • Investigates traffic accidents, • Prepares reports as required including offense, supplemental, DWI, arrest, and juvenile, • Patrols the city for observed violations of criminal and traffic laws, • Directs traffic at accidents, fires, emergencies, and disasters, • Makes arrests in accordance with current laws and department policy, • Attends training, as required, including driving, firearms, defensive tactics, and classroom, • Provides assistance to persons in need in accordance with department policiesand procedures, • Lawfully arrests persons using appropriate levels of force ranging from verbal persuasionto deadly force, • Provides testimony in court, before the grand jury, and in any other legaladministrative proceedings, • Works in conjunction with other public safety services, such as fire departments, EMS,and any other municipal, state, or federal law enforcement agencies, • Performs other related duties as required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Ability to effectively communicate in oral and written communications, • Ability to operate commercial telephones and a two-way radio, • Ability to use office equipment including calculator, copier, fax machine, computer, printer, etc., • Ability to respond to work with minimal notice for emergencies, • Ability to perform duties in all types of weather and lighting conditions, • Ability and skill to operate a law enforcement emergency vehicle, as well as thefollowing equipment: vehicle radio, portable radio, spotlight, and emergency equipment consisting of lights and siren, • Ability to carry on ones person, as well as the ability and skill to operate equipment suchas a handgun (must be able to shoot, reload, and maintain this weapon), handcuffs, flashlight, chemical irritant spray, and baton, • Ability to drag and/or carry people and items, climb, crawl, lift and run, • Ability to interview people in various emotional states, record the information,disseminate the information to others, and write reports, • Ability to think clearly, plan a course of action to meet changing situations, possess versatility and the ability to adapt to varying situations, and to respond quickly and correctly during a period of high stress and danger, • Ability to direct traffic by hand signals and/or flashlight Required Education and Experience: • Minimum 21 years of age, • Current and valid Texas Peace Officer License issued by TCOLE, • Valid Texas Drivers License, • No felony convictions and no convictions for offenses involving moral turpitude, • Able to successfully pass security background investigations and drugscreening examinations on a random and/or specific basis Preferred Education and Experience: One year of Patrol Officer experience. Supervisory Responsibility: This position has no supervisory responsibilities Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those anemployee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Physical Demands: Physical requirements include visual acuity, speech, and hearing; handand eye coordination, and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer, keyboard, phones, photocopier, fax machine,and basic office equipment. The position is subject to sitting,lifting, carrying, pushing, and standing to perform the essential functions. Note: This job description is intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and actions may change at any time without prior notice.