Police Officer

Yavapai College Job Description

Title / Job Family:

Police Officer

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Role Focus:

Performs professional level work related to the area of assignment. Enforces laws related to the protection of life and property, directs and controls traffic, prevents crime or disturbance of peace, and arrests violators by performing the following duties.

Typical Scope:

Works within a specific area of discipline requiring specialized knowledge and experience in the area of assignment.

Typical Education:

Undergraduate degree required.

Typical Experience:

Minimum of four years of experience required in the area of specialty at the highest complexity level

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet and e-mail software and Word Processing software.

Typical Level of Interaction:

Requires influencing and project management of others within the same and other departments to accomplish responsibilities; requires moderate external contact and influencing

Supervisory Impact:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Representative Duties:

include the following. The following are examples of typical duties that may be assigned to positions in this job family. It does not imply that all positions within the job family perform all of the duties listed, nor does it necessarily list all possible duties that may be assigned. Other duties may be assigned.

Patrols assigned area on foot, by motorcycle, in patrol car, or on horseback to enforce laws, prevent and discover crimes, investigate crimes, maintain order, and answer calls and complaints.

Answers radio-dispatched or citizens' requests for police services at the scene of accidents, domestic disputes, law violations, and peace disturbances.

Familiarizes self with beat and with persons living in area.

Investigates illegal or suspicious activities, persons, and establishments, and quells disturbances.

Locates, searches, detains, and arrests law violators, following recognized police procedures.

Interviews and questions victims, witnesses, and suspects.

Gathers and preserves evidence.

Performs first aid and provides other assistance to accident and other victims.

Investigates causes and results of accidents.

Directs and controls traffic.

Issues written citations for traffic and other minor violations.

Inspects public establishments requiring licenses to ensure compliance with rules and regulations.

Operates police communication and computer equipment to obtain, disseminate, and report information.

Attends community meetings to discuss crime prevention activities and crime problems.

Writes detailed incident, investigation, activity, and other reports.

Testifies in court to present evidence by describing conditions, situations, and actions.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Contributes Independently

• Ability to adapt in a changing environment - Adapts own work patterns as appropriate. Supports change even if it means more work or individual sacrifice. Tolerant of changing and/or conflicting information.
• Ability to Learn and Further Develop Professionally - Actively participates in own career management process. Searches for career enhancement opportunities. Establishes goals for personal growth.
• Project Management Skills - Participates in planning and scheduling of project work. Seeks out and utilizes different approaches to project. Takes responsibility for project outcomes. Organizes tasks according to priorities.
• Time Management Skills - Devotes appropriate time to designing new ways of doing work as well as implementing them. Completes assignments on time without reminders. Properly plans for and handles expected workloads.
• Organizational Skills - Sets and maintains high level of performance. Thoroughly understands how own work affects others. Consistently devotes energy to making things better.
• Financial Management Skills - Demonstrates basic understanding of financial management processes such as budgeting, cost control, profitability. Demonstrates understanding of how own performance affects financial results of workgroup. Uses financial measurements in objective setting and planning.
• Integrity and Credibility - Communicates intentions, ideas and feelings openly and directly. Takes actions which are consistent with values and beliefs. Insists on and meets the highest quality standards for self and others.
• Communications Skills - Actively listens and probes for more information. Adapts communication style to audience. Assumes personal responsibility for consistently practicing good communication skills.
• Presentation Skills - Able to make brief and informal group presentations. Skilled in one-on-one presentations. Presents a professional and positive image.
• Written Communication Skills - Can produce communications that are understood by most people. Avoids too much technical jargon. Can produce memos, letters, etc. with minimum of mistakes.
• Leadership Skills - Understands expectations for learning additional competencies. Increases the productive capacity of the group by initiating new ideas, processes. Able to assess and use skills of other people.
• Analytical Skills - Understands where and how to gain access to needed information. Can test validity of perceptions and assumptions on own. Pushes beyond the superficial to identify root causes of problems and situations.
• Problem Solving Skills - Strong problem resolution skills. Generates varied solutions to problems. Can work within system to get things done quickly. Challenges status quo in a constructive way.
  
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and competencies listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

AZ Post Certification

Other Skills and Abilities:

N/A

Other Qualifications:

N/A

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

rev: 10-2006