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Position

The Police Captain under general administrative direction of the Chief of Police, plans, directs, supervises, controls, and coordinates the activities of one or more major divisions within the Police Department; provides skilled and highly qualified support and assistance to the Chief of Police; acts as part of the departmental management team effort; and serves as an Assistant Chief, including serving as the primary person in charge in the absence of the Chief of Police.

Examples of Duties / Knowledge & Skills

Under general administrative direction of the Chief of Police, the Police Captain plans, directs, supervises, controls, and coordinates activities of one or more major division within the Police Department; provides skilled and highly qualified support and assistance to the Chief of Police; acts as part of the departmental management team effort; and serves as an Assistant Chief, including serving as the primary person in charge in the absence of the Chief of Police.

Identifying Characteristics

The Police Captain is considered an Executive Peace Officer which may be assigned responsibility for directing the activities of one or more divisions within the department in addition to being assigned various activities and projects in assisting the Chief of Police in carrying out the Department’s mission.

Representative Duties

• Plans, develops, recommends, and upon approval, implements departmental policy and procedures.
• Plans, organizes, and deploys departmental resources in the areas of patrol, traffic enforcement, criminal investigation or administration to meet departmental and divisional goals.
• Maintains an active role as Police Department representative in community problem solving activities, citizen groups, and allied public organizations, and promotes police-community partnerships whenever possible.
• Establishes positive working relationships with representatives of community organizations, state/local agencies and associations, City management and staff, and the public; including attendance at meetings as Department or City Representative.
• Plans and directs the activities of patrol and traffic personnel on an assigned shift; directs patrolling, traffic direction, and other activities of the department during the shift; reviews reports; assigns personnel to special functions involving traffic problems; receives complaints and emergency reports and deploys personnel to handle such emergency problems, calls upon superior officers in any event of unusual emergency; and makes periodic checks of personnel performance.
• Plans, organizes, and supervises the work of personnel engaged in the criminal identification, and the installation, maintenance and preparation of a variety of important department records and reports.
• Makes decisions regarding the allocation of resources and personnel.
• Reviews investigation reports; participates in the more difficult and complex cases.
• Assists in the preparation, evaluation and monitoring of the department budget; manages assigned division budget.
• Develops, prepares, and monitors various criminal justice grant projects.
• Plans and directs the maintenance of all police records, court documents, and emergency communications.
• Organizes and directs departmental crime prevention activities.
• Reviews internal affairs investigations and makes recommendations to the Chief of Police, and provides for follow up investigations of citizen complaints.
• Makes recommendations and institutes department discipline actions in accordance with City, State, and department procedures.
• Monitors and coordinates task forces at large.
• Commands the department in the Chief’s absence.
• Responds to emergencies when off duty.

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements

• Education/Training: Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in criminal justice, public administration, or a related field.
• Experience: Six years of increasingly responsible experience in a sworn capacity in law enforcement including two years of responsible administrative and supervisory experience at or above the Police Lieutenant level.
• Licenses/Certificates: Possession of a valid California or Nevada driver’s license. Possession of a P.O.S.T. Management Certificate. FBI National Academy or Command College highly desirable.

Supplemental Information

• APPLY: A City application and a resume are required; the application is at www.cityofslt.us or contact Human Resources at 530.542.6050. For veteran points consideration, a DD Form 214 or equivalent documentation must be attached to the application. Submit application materials to Human Resources, 1901 Airport Road, Suite 205, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.
• EXAMINATION: Applications reviewed for qualifications. Candidates with qualifications that best meet City needs are invited to a qualifications appraisal.
• ADA/EOE/Drug Free: Provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract, and may be modified or revoked without notice.

Generous Benefits

• PERS 3% @ 50 (employee and employer portions paid by City)
• Premiums for single and family coverage for medical, dental, and vision care
• Qualifying annual physical
• Life insurance
• Accrued leaves (vacation and sick leave)
• Holiday leave
• Administrative leave
• Retroactive benefits
• Annual uniform allowance
• Educational reimbursements
• More

Employer

Job Elephant
Address:
5443 Fremontia Lane
All through California, California, 92115
Phone: 619-795-0837