Crescent CIty is looking for a Police Officer to join their team!

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH 11/15/2024

DEFINITION: Under general supervision, performs various law enforcement and crime prevention duties to ensure the strict enforcement of all State and local laws and ordinances relating to the preservation of public peace, public safety, prevention of crimes, and protection of life and property.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Performs law enforcement and crime prevention duties;
• Enforces City, County and State laws;
• Patrols assigned areas of the City, responding to public calls for protection of life and property;
• Conducts preliminary investigations of possible violations of the law;
• Investigates traffic collisions;
• Controls traffic flow;
• Warns against unlawful conduct;
• Issues citations;
• Testifies in court;
• Monitors the security of buildings and property;
• Responds to alarms;
• Investigates suspicious persons and circumstances;
• Gives information and directions to the public;
• Identifies, collects and preserves evidence;
• Apprehends and arrests criminal suspects;
• Attends training assignments and weapons qualification;
• Prepares activity logs, accident and incident reports, ensures accuracy of information; submits reports to appropriate authority in a timely manner;
• Keeps abreast of Federal and State laws, traffic laws, and City ordinances;
• Keeps supervisor informed of any incident or issue that requires his/her attention or follow-up;
• Maintains required level of proficiency in the proper and safe use of firearms, evasive action, and appropriate and safe driving skills;
• Searches, photographs, and fingerprints prisoners; oversees processing and detention of prisoners;
• Transports prisoners to medical or detention facilities;
• Serves warrants and other civil and criminal documents;
• May perform the duties of a detective, K9 officer, school resource officer, traffic officer, or other assignments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or required.

SUPERVISION:

The Chief of Police supervises this position and may be directly supervised by a Sergeant through the department chain of command. It has no supervisory responsibilities.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNICATION DEMANDS:

Essential duties require the following physical, mental, environmental, and communication demands:

Physical: Must meet standards of physical stature, endurance and agility established by the City. Tasks involve frequent driving, walking and standing, and occasional running; frequent light lifting and occasional lifting of heavy objects or persons; must have the physical ability to apprehend and restrain subjects and to defend one’s self from attack; requires manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination involved in the operation of vehicles, firearms and other equipment; works under stressful or dangerous conditions, often involving considerable personal risk or risk to others.

Mental: Think and act quickly and calmly in emergencies and judge situations and people accurately; exercise good judgment, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills.

Environmental: Must be willing to work a rotating shift; may require exposure to extreme heat or cold, extreme weather conditions, strong odors and/or smoke, dust pollen.

Communication:

Vision – Requires vision sufficient to observe and identify criminal activity and suspects; to read vehicle license plates; to efficiently operate law enforcement equipment and firearms; requires visual, color, and depth perception.

Hearing – Requires sound perception with sufficient clarity to maintain two-way communications in person, by radio, and by telephone.

Speech - Requires sufficient clarity to communicate effectively, verbally, clearly, and concisely.

Writing - Requires sufficient writing skills to compose various comprehensive, logical, organized and factual reports, records, correspondence and related documents.

Reading - Requires sufficient reading skills to read and understand policy and procedures and comprehend and interpret laws, regulations and specific materials related to the position.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be a minimum 21 years of age; be a citizen of the U.S. or be a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship (Government Code Section 1031(a)); be free of any felony conviction; be of good moral character.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent.

Experience:

Entry Level – No experience is required.

Lateral Level – Previous employment as a California Peace Officer within the past three years, with successful completion of an FTO program and probation period; or, possession of a California POST Requalification certificate dated within the past three years.

Certificates:

Lateral Level - Possession of a valid California POST Basic Certificate.

• Current law enforcement methods and procedures, including patrol, crime prevention, traffic control, basic investigations, arrest and identification techniques;
• Current State, and local criminal codes, laws, and recent court decisions;
• Community oriented policing principles;
• Criminal behavior and methods of operation;
• Roads and characteristics of various City areas and neighborhoods.

Ability to:

• Understand, interpret and apply laws, regulations, ordinances and policies;
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in the English language;
• Show a high level of discretion and flexibility in daily operations;
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions;
• Accurately observe and remember names, faces, numbers, incidents and places;
• Deal courteously, yet firmly and effectively, with the public in police situations;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work;
• Observe situations analytically and objectively; record observed situations clearly and concisely;
• Comply with the requirements of Police Officer contained in the California Peace Officer Standards and Training;
• Provide quality customer service;
• Prepare clear, comprehensive, and factual reports and documents;
• Efficiently use interpersonal and conflict resolution skills to handle a wide variety of sensitive situations.

License:

Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle Operators License issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles, or equivalent if a resident of another state. Must maintain a license in compliance with the City employee driving standards