Position Summary:
Maintains law and order within the city limits and in the surrounding community. Performs general and specialized police work involving the enforcement of laws and ordinances, protecting life and property, detection and arrest of violators, crime prevention, community services or other specialized assignments of comparable responsibility.
Essential Functions:
• Patrols the City by automobile, or on foot for the prevention of crime and enforcement of all applicable criminal, traffic, and City Ordinances;
• Pursues offenders by patrol vehicle and on foot, stops offenders, subdues resisting offenders using force where appropriate, including deadly force, and arrests offenders;
• Responds to calls for service involving crimes such as robberies, assaults, homicides, and narcotics violations;
• Responds to general public service calls for civil or societal problems;
• Secures and protects the scene of a crime; makes arrests; determines suspect involvement in other crimes and investigates accordingly;
• Responds to hazardous materials incidents and traffic accidents; investigates traffic accidents; detects impaired drivers; administers first aid; directs traffic and requests medical assistance;
• Prepares reports to accurately document information;
• Performs a variety of general criminal investigations involving property and persons crimes; gathers evidence; preserves crime scene; prepares cases for
prosecution; interviews persons involved in incidents;
• Writes and executes search warrants;
• Searches persons, places, and things;
• Seizes and impounds property and evidence;
• Transports persons and property.
Requirements:
- Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (POST) Police Officer Certification (or ability to attain within a prescribed training
schedule, if applicable and hired as a Police Officer Trainee)
- Must continuously meet all the requirements and standards of POST.
- Valid Driver’s License; minimum of Tennessee Class D.
- High School Diploma or GED, with preferred three years successful work history/experience.
Preferred Requirements:
- Associates Degree, TN POST Certification, and two years’ experience as a Police Officer or in corrections, military, private security or other field of relative experience.
