Entry Level Police Officer

POSITION SUMMARY

The Police Officer works under the direction of a department sergeant; performs police patrol, investigation, traffic regulation and related law enforcement activities.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• As a sworn Police Officer, performs duties that consist of providing community protection
  • Places own life or personal safety at risk.
  • Performs duties that actively prevent or detect crime and enforce criminal statutes or ordinances of the state of Utah and the City of South Salt Lake.
  • Responds to situations involving threats to public safety and making emergency decisions affecting the lives and health of others.
• Works on rotating shifts patrolling city streets, parks, commercial and residential areas
  • Preserves the peace and enforces the law.
  • Controls vehicular traffic.
  • Prevents or detects and investigates misconduct involving misdemeanors, felonies, and other law violations.
  • Maintains a visible profile to discourage crime.
  • Performs surveillance functions.
  • Testsifies in court on criminal cases as required.
  • Maintains normal availability by radio or telephone for consultation on major emergencies.
• Performs other law enforcement related activities
  • Prepares a variety of reports and records including officer's Daily Log, reports of investigations, etc.
  • Participates in drills and other department training activities including the use of firearms.
  • Provides community-oriented police work, and assists citizens with such matters as crime prevention, drug abuse resistance education (DARE), traffic safety, etc.
  • Provides community information through speeches to citizen groups and answers citizen inquiries.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment.
• Must have SFO and LEO POST Certification or be currently enrolled with an anticipated graduation date within 12 months.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license or can obtain one prior to employment.

NCESSARY KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of uniform police procedures and city codes; knowledge of emergency medical procedures and techniques; knowledge of the proper use of firearms.
• Skill in the use of a wide variety of equipment including firearms, radar, and surveillance; skill in word processing, spreadsheets, office machine usage and the operation of micro-computers.
• Ability to work under extremely dangerous physical conditions and periods of mental duress; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, run, use hands to feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste or smell.
• The employee must 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 the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in precarious places and with explosives and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, extreme cold, and vibration.