POSITION
DESCRIPTION:
This position is responsible
for general duty police work which includes the prevention, detection, and
investigation of crimes, as well as maintaining and enforcing law and
order. The position operates in and out
of the Mountlake Terrace Police Department under the direct supervision of a Sergeant.
Essential Functions: Essential functions, as defined under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following
representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY
and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by
incumbents of this class. Employees are required to be in attendance and
prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days
and hours. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely
listed in job descriptions but are an essential function. Essential duties and
responsibilities mayinclude,
but are not limited to, the following:
The
following responsibilities are common to all police officers in the Mountlake
Terrace Police Department. Officers
assigned to divisions other than Patrol will have special duties assigned them
by their respective supervisors.
- Provide equal and impartial enforcement of all
state and local laws.
- Provide service to the people of Mountlake
Terrace to safeguard and protect their lives, property and constitutional
rights.
- Secure all information pertaining to the proper
conduct of business prior to the tour of duty.
- Ensure civil treatment and protection of all
rights of all persons coming within the scope of police authority.
- Gather, submit, and maintain intelligence
information, and pass on information to other units that may be useful to
their investigations.
- Respond to crime and/or traffic accident scenes
and ensure the protection of the scene and all physical evidence and
witnesses until relieved by higher authority.
- Conduct the preliminary investigation at crime
scenes until either relieved by a detective or to a point where a lapse in
the investigation would not hamper or jeopardize the outcome of the case.
- Maintain radio communication during tour of duty,
including mealtimes, and maintain a response time conducive to the needs
of the citizens served, promptly responding to all calls assigned and to
those calls assigned other units where their closer proximity and the nature
of the call demands immediate response.
- Provide first aid and rescue services at crime
scenes, accidents, disasters and other emergency situations.
- Engage in a wide variety of traffic direction and
crowd control activities, particularly in connection with traffic
accidents, demonstrations, riots and disasters.
- Promote and preserve order, defend persons from
imminent physical harm, respond to requests for protective service, resolve
conflicts between individuals and groups, and protect individual
constitutional guarantees.
- Encourage voluntary compliance with the law and
reduce the opportunity for criminal activity.
- Maintain records of daily activities and present
testimony at judicial proceedings and other formal hearings.
- Exercise discretion in determining whether to
take no action, to advise, warn or arrest.
- Enforce all moving violations and parking
regulations according to City ordinances to ensure the smooth flow of
traffic throughout the City of Mountlake Terrace.
- When assigned, give special speeches and
presentations to civic and other groups to promote the police image.
- Evaluate officer performance and fill out
necessary report forms while assigned to the Field Officer Training and
Evaluation Program.
- Make recommendations to improve operational
effectiveness.
- When assigned, represent department on City
committees and/or programs.
·
Perform related duties as assigned.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The
essential functions and qualifications contained in this job description
reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions, the
level of knowledge, and scope of the responsibility typically required of the
job. It should not be considered an
all-inclusive listing of work requirements.
Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other
functional areas to cover absences, to equalize peak work periods, or to
otherwise balance the workload.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training and Experience
Guidelines:
Education:
High
school diploma or GED.
Graduation
from a Basic Law Enforcement Academy sponsored by or equivalent to the
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission’s Basic Law Enforcement
Academy.
Experience:
Lateral applicants must have worked in Law Enforcement as
a paid full-time officer for 24 of the last 36 months and be certified by the
CJTC or pass the State Equivalency Academy.
Certified applicants must have:
(1) successfully completed the Washington State Criminal
Justice Training Commission (CJTC) Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy; and
(2) have at least six (6) months of experience as a
police officer in another jurisdiction.
Out of state candidates, who have previously certified in
another state, must pass the CJTC equivalency examination.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
·
Must have a valid Washington State driver's license (or be able to
attain at time of appointment) and a driving record acceptable to the City's
insurance carrier.
·
Verification of identity and United States work authorization must be
complete as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
·
Ability to pass
rigorous background investigation, drug test and physical.
·
Free
of felony or domestic violence convictions.
·
Maintain
certification as a Washington State Peace Officer.
·
Successful
completion of the following:
o
A psychological
examination as required in RCW 43.101.095.
o
A polygraph test
as required in RCW 43.101.095.
o
A physical exam
to include a drug test.
o
A credit check.
o
A background
check.
- Incumbents must meet requirements set forth by Washington State
and the City for law enforcement officers.
- Ongoing education in law enforcement procedures.
- Training in the use of assorted job-related equipment.
- Proficiency in the use of weapons and self-defense tools.
Knowledge
of:
·
All safety
standards and regulations.
- All federal, state and local laws enforced by
City police.
·
Newly acted laws
and court decisions and their effect on police duties and responsibilities.
Ability
to:
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Communicate effectively
verbally and in writing clearly with public and co-workers, including over the
telephone and to hear orders called out in a crime scene.
·
Work
independently and reliably complete tasks on time.
·
Establish and
maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors and
general public.
·
Quickly
comprehend and carry out instructions.
·
UseMicrosoft
“Windows” word processing, email, internet, spreadsheet and other programs to
produce letters and reports.
·
Type and perform
data entry.
·
File numerically
and alphabetically.
·
Read typed and
handwritten notes.
·
Maintain clear,
concise and accurate records and report on items that need attention.
·
Accept
responsibility to the health and welfare of the community by performing the
responsibilities of the job in a manner that will provide efficient service to
the public.
·
Understand and
follow oral and written instructions and learn operations and procedures.
·
Move across
uneven terrain, in traffic, and in tight quarters and maintain a safe
environment for yourself and co-workers.
·
Pass
a background check and maintain a level of trust that enables access to
confidential criminal material.
·
Sit, stand, kneel, stoop, bend, climb reach, push/pull grip, sit, stand,
walk, run crouch, crawl, twist, lift/move objects weighing 50 pounds, hear.
·
Operate a motor
vehicle (including at high rate of speed), two-way radio (including from field
situations) as well as other law enforcement equipment, including computers,
radars and weapons.
·
Conduct coherent
voice communication in person as well as via portable radio and telephone.
·
Carry out
required assignments.
·
Manipulate
standard police-related equipment.
·
Overall stamina
and ability to perform moderate to strenuous physical activity as identified by
the Criminal Justice Training Commission.
·
Vision sufficient
to perform all duties (corrective lenses may be utilized).
·
Hear alarms and
audibly identify the presence of a danger or hazard.
·
Sufficient
level of physical fitness to allow participation in confrontationaland/or
stressful situations.
·
Work toward the
achievement of department and divisional objectives.
·
Be thoroughly
familiar with the City of Mountlake Terrace and specific areas of assignment.
·
Analyze
situations quickly and objectively recognize actual and potential danger, and
to determine the proper course of action.
·
Cope with
situations firmly, courteously, tactfully and with respect for the rights of
others.
·
Understand the
problems and attitudes of people of all ethnic and economic groups in relation
to law enforcement agencies.
·
Read, understand
and interpret applicable federal and state laws and City ordinances, and
established principles, practices, policies and procedures of police work.
·
Satisfactorily
complete the prescribed courses of training at the Police Academy.
·
Maintain a high
standard of physical and mental fitness.
·
Maintain all
skills required to meet state law enforcement certification, including ongoing
firearms and defensive tactics training exercises.
·
The environment
is sometimes stressful, working under tight deadlines, with distractions and
interruptions, and requires the ability to shift priorities rapidly.
Skill in:
·
Interactions with
a diverse range of customers and individuals including ages and abilities;
potential for dissatisfied or abusive behavior and confrontations from public.
·
The environment
is sometimes stressful, working under tight deadlines, with distractions and
interruptions, and requires the ability to shift priorities rapidly.
·
Powers of
observation and memory.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Report
directly to the Patrol Sergeant.
SUPERVISION EXCERCISED:
None
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Environment
Indoor
and outdoor environment subject to adverse weather conditions.
Physical abilities:
Physical ability to
perform the full range of duties. The employee may encounter emergency
situations that require rapid evacuation of an area in order to avoid personal
injury or to provide assistance to another individual and must therefore have
the physical ability to walk and run. He/she must have the dexterity to
manipulate standard police related equipment. The employee must have the
ability to conduct coherent voice communication in person as well as via
portable radio and telephone.
Field duties involvewalking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel
or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.
Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,
peripheral vision, depth perception, color differentiation, and the ability to
adjust focus.
Regularly required to use hands and
fingers to handle objects or controls and reach with hands and arms. This includes typing, using weapons and
defensive tactics to subdue suspects, using two-way radios, and operating motor
vehicles.
Routinely required to talk and hear, and
to stoop or crouch to pick up, or move or lift items.
Possess ability to pursue suspect on foot and upon
capture, capable of exerting sufficient reserved strength to physically subdue
the individual. This includes climbing
stairs and moving over uneven ground, including obstacles such as brush and
fences.
Sometimes requires above-average physical agility and
conditioning.
Hazards:
May encounter hazards arising from contact with
violent individuals and working in traffic. In addition, in the course of performing
his/her duties, may be exposed to biohazardous materials (i.e., bloodborne
pathogens) or hazardous materials released at an emergency scene (i.e.,
chemical spills, gasoline spills, etc.). Continuous attention to safe working
and operating procedures is required. The individual serving in this capacity will
be required to use a firearm, specialized protective equipment (i.e., body
armor) and generalized protective equipment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
