Salary: $50,149.00 – $90,688.00 Annually
Position Summary:
Performs responsible protective service work involving a variety of general or support duty police assignments; does related work as required. Work is performed under regular supervision. Work is frequently performed under emergency situations and involves considerable personal hazard and danger.
Essential Functions:
- Patrolling Town, responding to service requests; enforcing laws and ordinances; making arrests, testifying in court; preparing records and files.
- On an assigned shift, operates a patrol vehicle or walks to observe for violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons and disturbances of law and order; Responds to radio dispatches and answers calls and complaints; operates mobile data terminal; Issues citations for traffic violations; Serves warrants and makes arrests; testifies in court;
- Provides police escorts; directs traffic; performs residential and commercial checks; Fills out arrest records; Investigates traffic accidents; prepares reports and facilitates information exchange;
- Reports unsafe conditions existing in street or other public facilities;
- Ensures vehicle properly maintained;
- Participates in a variety of in-service and special training programs;
- Prepares detailed reports on activities and assignments; May be assigned to training officer, investigations, crime prevention, traffic enforcement, D.A.R.E., K-9, housing authority, etc.; Performs related tasks as required.
Requirements:
- Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school.
- Possession of an appropriate driver’s license valid in the State of North Carolina.
- Possession of BLET certification.
- Must meet and maintain all minimum state and local training and education requirements for position.
