Police Officer

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Police Officer Salary: $53,456.00 - $65,332.80 Annually

Location: Petersburg, VA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 00642

Department: Police

Opening Date: 11/23/2022

Description:

The purpose of this class within the organization is to enforce the law and maintain order. This class works under close supervision according to set procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

Essential Functions:

• Investigates a variety of criminal offenses involving crimes against property; participates in investigations of crimes against persons.
• Operates a patrol car, bicycle, or walk to observe violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons and disturbances of law and order.
• Communicates with citizens to solve problems.
• Responds to radio dispatches and answer calls and complaints.
• Serves warrants, makes arrests, and maintains custody of those arrested.
• Testifies in court.
• Provides police escorts.
• Directs traffic.
• Participates in special assignments.
• Reports unsafe conditions existing in streets or other public facilities.
• Assists with criminal investigations by presenting evidence, interviewing victims and witnesses, preparing property and evidence, recording and issuing of evidence in court cases, extracts videos for evidence.
• Investigates a wide variety of criminal offenses, including larceny, auto theft, and fraud.
• Prepares reports on investigations, offenses, arrests, and activities.

Additional Duties:

• Provides security to schools; mentors/counsels students.
• Provides courteous checks to local businesses.
• Meets with Commonwealth Attorneys.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Responsibilities, Requirements, and Impacts:

• Data Responsibility: Collects, classifies or formats data or information in accordance with a prescribed schema or plan to facilitate the identification and extraction of useful information.
• People Responsibility: Provides information, guidance or assistance to people that directly facilitates task accomplishment; may give instructions or assignments to helpers or assistants.
• Asset Responsibility: Requires some responsibility for achieving minor economies and/or preventing minor losses through the handling of or accounting for materials, supplies or small amounts of money.
• Mathematical Requirements: Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and/or calculates ratios, rates, and percents.
• Communications Requirements: Reads technical instructions, procedures manuals, and charts to solve practical problems; composes routine reports and specialized reports, forms, and business letters, with proper format; speaks compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.
• Judgment Requirements: Responsible for the actions of others, requiring development of procedures and constant decisions affecting subordinate workers, crime victims, patients, customers, clients, or others in the general public.
• Complexity of Work: Performs coordinating work involving guidelines and rules, with constant problem-solving; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results or frequent exposure to unusual pressures.
• Impact of Errors: The impact of errors is extremely serious - affects entire organization and impacts other activities/organizations and the general public or loss of life and/or damage could occur and is highly likely.
• Physical Demands: Performs medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, digging, pushing, and raising objects and also involves exerting between 20 to 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis and 50 to 100 pounds of force on an occasional basis.
• Equipment Usage: Handles or uses computers, vehicles, equipment, or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.
• Unavoidable Hazards: Bright/dim light; dusts and pollen; extreme heat and/or cold; wet or humid conditions; extreme noise levels; animals/wildlife vibration; fumes and/or noxious odors; traffic; moving machinery; electrical shock; heights; radiation; disease/pathogens; toxic/caustic chemicals; explosives and violence.
• Safety of Others: Requires considerable responsibility for the safety and health of others and/or continuous enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent with college work in criminal justice or police science preferred; must be 21 years of age at time of appointment.
• Additional Requirements:
• Final candidates must successfully complete all entrance requirements.
• Final candidates must agree to maintain employment with the City of Petersburg Bureau of Police for a period of thirty-six (36) months after completion of training.
• In the event an employee resigns, the employee will be obligated to reimburse the City for training.
• Final candidates will be required to submit to an extensive background investigation which includes DMV record, polygraph, psychological, medical, and drug screening.
• Employees in this position are subject to random drug testing.

Special Certifications and Licenses:

• Valid Virginia Drivers License.

Additional Requirements:

• Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance: The City of Petersburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City of Petersburg to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.
• Benefits: For a summary of Benefits currently being offered by the City of Petersburg for Full-Time Employees Only, please click the following link: http://www.petersburgva.gov/index.aspx?NID=518

10-Point Compensable Veterans:

• Do any of these apply? Yes/No

5-Point Veterans:

• Do any of these apply? Yes/No

What is your highest level of education?

• High School diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate degree
• Bachelor degree
• Graduate degree or higher
• No degree

Required Question:

• Employer: City of Petersburg
• Address: 135 No. Union Street, Petersburg, Virginia, 23803
• Phone: 804-733-2381
• Website:http://www.petersburgva.gov