Requisition No: 841011 

Agency: School for the Deaf & Blind

Working Title: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - 48008769

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 48008769 

Salary:  $55,875.68 

Posting Closing Date: 11/22/2024 

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Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB)

Law Enforcement Officer (Career Service)

Position Number 48008769

Department: Campus Police

Who are we?

FSDB is a state public school available at no cost to eligible pre-K and K-12 students who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired or deafblind, including boarding and transportation services. FSDB is nationally recognized for its comprehensive educational services, designed for the unique communication and accessibility needs of students. FSDB also provides educational outreach programs for children ages 0-5 and their families. The FSDB experience provides students with the edge to do more, be more, and achieve more.

 

 

How you will make an impact

The incumbent of this position acts as Law Enforcement Officer in the Campus Police Department and is responsible for the pursuit, apprehension, and arrest of law violators or suspected law violators.

• Identifies and investigates all suspicious incidents or reported crimes on FSDB properties to include: processing crime scenes, collecting and preserving evidence for court, filing criminal charges, general traffic enforcement and responding to calls for assistance from campus.
• Assist with the inspections of buildings, equipment and grounds for safety and security violations, reporting of those safety/security violations to the appropriate FSDB Department.
• Conduct crime prevention patrols in accordance with the department's philosophy of Community Oriented Policing Strategies.
• Review all paperwork for accuracy and completeness issued by that shift at the end of the assignment tour of duty.
• Operates computer and two-way communication equipment.
• Perform special tactical assignments, crowd control and testifies in judicial proceedings, opens, and secures building for staff.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

 

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of security and safety procedures and techniques;
• Knowledge of law enforcement principles and techniques;
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system;
• Knowledge of arrest procedures;
• Skills in using restraint devices and firearms;
• Ability to work in dangerous and stressful situations;
• Ability to understand and apply law rules, regulations and procedures;
• Ability to deal effectively with individuals, angry or confused and those under great stress;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
• Ability to prioritize work and ensure proper completion of work assignments;
• Ability to communicate effectively;
• Ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently;
• Ability to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms; Bodily agility is emphasized;
• Ability to bend body downward and forward by bending spine at waist;
• Ability to stand for sustained period of time;
• Ability to lift 50 pounds with or without assistance;