Police Officer (Cadet)

Police Officer Job Objectives: (Nature of Work) Investigate complaints, crimes, and traffic crashes. Appropriate use of division facilities and equipment. Enforcement of City Ordinances, state and federal laws and other regulations. Writing reports for input to division records system. Perform public relations activities. Maintain relationships with external agencies. Maintain personal and professional competence and awareness. Essential Job Functions: (Functions essential to attaining job objectives) Excellent eyesight Good hearing Ability to verbally communicate well in English Physical mobility for climbing, running, and lifting. Ability to drive automobile with valid operator’s license and remain insurable under the City’s auto insurance carrier. Ability to read reports, periodicals, and legal documents and laws in English well. Good skills in basic mathematics. Good grammatical skills in writing. Ability to load, aim, fire, unload, and clean small and long firearms. Ability to operate typewriter or computer keyboard. Ability to use fingerprint lifting and rolling techniques. Ability to overcome resistance and control arrestees. Ability to work in sometimes noisy, close-quartered areas under great mental, physical, and emotional stress. Ability to sketch crime and accident scenes. Ability to cast foot, shoe, tire, or tool marks. Ability to use drug identification kits. Ability to read a map and give directions. Ability to obtain Basic Ohio Peace Officer Training certificate. Ability to obtain State certificate to operate BAC Verifier. Ability to obtain State certification to operate LEADS computer terminal. Job Standards: (Minimum qualifications needed to perform essential job functions) Eyesight correctable to 20-20. Hearing correctable to normal range and adequate for use on standard telephone. Capable of speaking to individuals or large groups of English-speaking persons and being understood. Capable of climbing tall ladder, fence, earthen bank; running at average speed for reasonable distance of two or three city blocks; lifting to the waist weights of eighty pounds or more. Demonstrated ability to safely drive automobile with automatic transmission. Capable of reading, understanding, and remembering information from printed or handwritten materials. Capable of calculating (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, fractions, and other algebraic formulae) numbers and properly count U.S. currency and change. Capable of writing, spelling, printing, and typing English to high degree of grammatical correctness to convey the correct idea or intention to the reader. Ability to pass state-mandated standard firing requirements of the semi-auto pistol, pump shotgun, and M-16 rifle. Capable of typing on typewriter and computer keyboard to adequately convey intended data or information to other English-speaking persons. Ability to use a microfilm system and its component parts. Ability to carry over shoulder or drag a one hundred and fifty pound person up to twenty-five yards from a hazardous location to safety. Capable of performing in a brutally graphic, morbid crime scene. Job Location: (Place[s] where work is performed) Office Street Parking lots Parks Floodwall Riverbank Overpass Basement Roof Attic Sidewalk Stair-way House or building of up to 28 stories Railroad bed Yard Field Equipment: (Machines, devices, tools, etc., used in job performance) Office copier Paper shredder Computers Calculators Automobiles Telephones Two-way radios Small tape recorder FAX machine Reel-to-reel player/recorder Audiovisual projector Slide projector VCR player/recorder Semi-auto pistol 12-ga. Pump shotgun M-16 rifle Hand-held radar and laser speed guns Lawbooks Dictionary Thesaurus Code books and manuals Uniform and parts Stun gun Pager Console radio ADAT communication device Megaphone Radio earplug 26” Mountain Bicycle PBA 3000 breathtesting instrument Flashlight BAC Verifier breathtesting instrument 9-1-1 console PR-24 and/or Straight nightstick Binoculars Body bunker device Gunshot residue kit Drug identification test kits Fire extinguisher Critical Skills/Expertise: (Needed for this job specifically) Operation of automobile Certifiable in firearms Knowledge of criminal law Knowledge of legislative process Knowledge of judicial system Understanding grievance procedures Understanding of internal operations procedures Communication skills (oral/written) Listening skills Persuasive skills Time management skills Interpersonal skills Non-Essential Functions: (marginal tasks performed by incumbent of this position) Operate 35mm camera Stand in and direct motor traffic Operate standard transmission automobile or small truck Lifting file cabinet drawers Lifting file report boxes Alphabetize and locate files in alphabetic order Operate BAC Verifier Use vehicle-entry lockjock tool Answering incoming telephone calls and redirect appropriately Required Experience and Training: (Educational requirements, special license and any other certificate). High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent Must be 21 years of age at time of hiring Must successfully complete Basic Peace Officer Certification Training within one year of hiring and at time offered.