Police Officer

Description

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION AT:  

Careers | Morgantown Police Department 

www.morgantownpd.com/careers

Employment Status: Permanent- Full Time - Non-Exempt

Schedule: Currently working on a 4 day 12-hour shift   with one 8-hour shift

Compensation: 

Starting: $24.29/hour | Once certification   is completed $26.16/hour

POSITION SUMMARY

The police officer   works under the direct supervision of the Police Officers Supervisors and   under the general direction of the Police Captain, Deputy Police Chief, and   Chief of Police. The patrol officer participates in law enforcement efforts   that include police patrol duties, crime prevention and investigation, emergency response, public assistance, and protection of life and property. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES - KNOWLEDGE – SKILLS -   ABILITIES

Note:   The list of essential duties is not intended to be all-inclusive. There may   be other duties that are essential to particular assignments. Officers are   expected to perform other duties as assigned. 

· Work post, assignments, or shifts to support   the 24 – hour per day, 7 – day a week operation. This includes nights, weekends, and holidays; and when the need arises, adjust their schedule to   accomplish operational needs. 

· Effectively performs duties on a routine   basis where at any time the incumbent may need to respond to calls involving   stressful, traumatic, dangerous, and unpredictable situations. 

· Detect, deter, investigate, and stop   criminal activity. This may include:

- Patrolling assigned area via vehicle, motorcycle, or on foot. 

- Using verbal persuasion to encourage   compliance. 

- Perform crowd/riot control. 

- Conducting surveillance. 

- Interviewing victims, witnesses, and   suspects. 

- Identifying and collecting/seizing evidence, property, and contraband. 

- Detaining, searching, arresting, and   transporting potentially violent suspects. 

- Applying sound judgement to respond with a   level of force appropriate to the situation at hand. 

- Potentially using lethal and non-lethal   equipment. 

· Protect, serve, and earn the trust and   respect of the community. This includes: 

- Maintaining a professional appearance and   attitude at all times. 

- Resolving disputes and disturbances. 

- Working with the community and different   community groups to help reduce crime. 

· Make arrests, including the ability to   physically handcuff a suspect. 

· Monitor and enforce traffic activity. This   includes: 

- Observing traffic. 

- Identifying, citing, arresting, and booking   violators. 

- Conducting traffic stops and roadside   sobriety tests. 

- Directing traffic. 

- Securing, managing, and investigating   traffic accident scenes and hazardous roadway conditions. 

· Maintain job readiness, including attending   periodic training, practicing with firearms and other service weapons. 

· Other duties as assigned.

· Thorough knowledge of modern police methods, practices, and techniques.

· Thorough knowledge of applicable federal and   state laws and department regulations.

· Knowledge of the functions and objectives of   other state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies.

· Ability to deal with the public firmly and   courteously under stressful conditions and to establish effective working   relationships with the public and others contacted in the course of work.

· Ability to exercise command under the most   difficult of conditions.

· Ability to analyze complex police problems.

· Ability to write and speak effectively.

· Position   requires an above average ability to analyze data and develop departmental   plans, including plans where a number of difficult, technical and/or   administrative problems must be addressed.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL   REQUIREMENTS

Employees spend a large portion of the workday working in an office   environment but as necessary be subject to walking, riding in or on a police   vehicle, bending, crouching or stooping. Although typically assigned administrative duties, the employee is   still a sworn police officer and may be required to perform activities   requiring: fine eye-hand coordination; running, chasing, jumping and   physically grappling with others; climbing ladders or scaffolding if   necessary; lifting or carrying light objects weighing as much as twenty (20)   pounds with occasional physical activities requiri