| |
Title: Police Officer
Applications Deadline: Ongoing
Starts: TBD
Location: City of Milton, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 100, Milton, Georgia 30004
Length: Full Time
Rate: Non-Exempt Position – Annual Salary $35,000- $40,000/year. Salaries offered will depend upon education, experience, certifications, and skill level.
To Apply: Please complete the Public Safety application.
The purpose of this position is to enhance public safety by deterring and investigating criminal activity, enforcing applicable laws and ordinances, mitigating traffic and other safety hazards, and rendering assistance as needed. Reports to Police Lieutenant.
Duties:
- Maintains a current knowledge of criminal law, city ordinances and other critical elements of law enforcement and peace keeping.
- Patrols assigned zone to maintain visibility and observe and deter possible criminal activity.
- Responds to all requests for assistance relayed by communications officers.
- Issues tickets to moving and parked traffic violators; impounds abandoned vehicles as warranted.
- Assumes control at traffic accidents, assists victims, and investigates causes of accidents.
- Directs traffic and assists motorists, attends to malfunctioning traffic signals, monitors school crossings, provides escort for funeral processions or other situations.
- Investigates crimes, interviews witnesses, complainants, and victims. Processes crime scenes; collects, analyzes, and preserves evidence for court use. Contacts complainants and/or victims of crimes to inform them of progress of investigations.
- Serves warrants, summonses, subpoenas, civil, and other official papers. Seizes evidence and contraband uncovered in such duties.
- Conducts surveillance of known and suspected criminals. Works undercover to obtain evidence of criminal activity and further investigations. Directs and documents the activities of confidential informants.
- Detains, apprehends, and arrests, criminal suspects and law violators when necessary; follows proper procedures when making arrests. Transports arrestees to detention centers and oversees booking.
- Serves as a witness in court as required.
- Investigates complaints, accidents, or hazardous conditions which might endanger public safety.
- Investigates and reports fires or other related events, provides backup and security and crowd control for Fire Department/EMS or other officials.
- Prepares various official reports as required; submits reports to superior officer.
- Maintains uniforms, weapons and other assigned equipment in functional and presentable condition.
- Transports mental patients and detainees to prescribed locations as necessary.
- Answers questions asked by the general public; works with juveniles and adults in related matters; refers public to persons or agencies which can provide further assistance as required.
- Watches for wanted or missing persons and lost children; administers first-aid to the injured in emergencies; reports stray animals to proper authorities.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma (or GED equivalent) and required in-service training with the Field Training Officer; or any equivalent combination of education, specialized training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position
- Must maintain required level of proficiency and certification in the use of firearms and evasive action/driving skills and possess a valid Georgia driver’s license
- Must complete minimum of 20 hours annual in-service training to maintain P.O.S.T. certification.
|
|
