Assists in the management and direction of daily police operations.

Fills in for the Chief of Police as necessary.

Assists in the creation and administration of the budget; helps to monitor expenses.

Supervises, mentors and directs subordinate employees.

Confers with the Police Chief and other critical personnel as needed to resolve problems and complaints and/or clarify policy, procedures, and regulations.

Attends meetings/departmental activities as required; cooperates with other law enforcement officials/agencies as needed.

Counsels employees on improvement of police operations and the apprehension/detention of wanted persons.

Conducts research into best practices to improve services.

Ensure the development and completion of all required training.

Attend community functions promoting crime prevention and public relations.

Review police reports and media releases for accuracy.

Act as Incident Commander on major crime scenes or significant events in community.

Provide leadership and promote Department wellness programs such as Peer Team, fitness program and all support services.

Utilize emerging technology while incorporating strategic initiatives.

Help to develop Town Emergency Response Plan and Emergency Management functions.

Additional Duties:
Provides credible testimony when required to for legal cases.

Performs related work as assigned.

Participates in workgroups with other deputy directors.

Plans and directs others in the sequence of major activities and report on operations and activities which are very broad in scope.

People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.

Counsels or instructs/trains others through explanation, demonstration and supervised practice or make recommendations based on technical expertise.
Strong conflict management & problem-solving skills.
Ability to motivate, empower and encourage all employees to peak performance.

Requires responsibility for achieving major economies or preventing major losses through the management of a large department or through interpreting policy as legal counsel.

Uses addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and/or calculates ratios, rates and percentages.

Reads and interprets professional materials, involving advanced bodies of knowledge related to politics, economics, technology, law, medicine and other complex disciplines; writes extremely complex papers and reports; speaks to high level scientific, political, economic, legal, medical or other such groups.

Responsible for long range goals, planning and methodologies. Decision-making is focus of the job, affecting entire organization and surrounding population; works in an unstable environment with frequent and significant changes in conditions.

Performs work involving the application of logical principles and thinking to solve practical problems within or applying to a unit or division of the organization; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results and frequent exposure to unusual pressures.

The impact of errors is severe - affects entire organization, other activities/organizations, the general public, and a wide geographic area or loss of life and/or damage could occur and is highly likely.

Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

Develops and implements long-range capital plans and programs to support the goals and objective of the organization.

None.

Requires responsibility and authority for the development of policies regarding the provision of continuous enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.

The Town of Vienna is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the Town of Vienna to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.