POLICE OFFICER

FUNCTION OF THE JOB

Serves as a Police Officer performing responsible law enforcement duties, including patrol, investigations, traffic control and a variety of other duties designed to preserve peace and order and to protect life and property in the City of Rochester.

Essential Functions

• Patrols in an assigned geographical area of the city in a police vehicle or on foot, checks overall security of vacant homes and buildings, periodically checks business establishments and public places for violations of the law and takes appropriate enforcement action;
• Confronts suspicious persons and situations and determine appropriate action.
• Negotiates settlements between emotionally upset and often irrational persons involved in domestic disputes, drunkenness, burglaries, larcenies, vandalism, assaults, etc.
• Receives dispatch orders and responds to calls for service, emergency situations and serious crimes; takes charge of crime scenes until relieved by higher authority; exercises knowledge of State Laws, Federal Laws, Supreme Court decisions, and City Ordinances in determining legal justification for arrest, search and seizure, protective custody, etc.
• Directs activities at accidents and disaster areas and restoring traffic to normal; investigates traffic accidents.
• Periodically directs traffic to assure steady flow, stops motor vehicles; confronts drivers and issues summonses, or warnings for violations; makes physical arrests when laws have been violated.
• Affords assistance and/or direction to the general public; may give safety and crime prevention talks to children and civic groups.
• Testifies in Courts as required in traffic and criminal cases and gives sworn evidence at any official Board, Department, Committee, etc.

Recommended Minimum Qualifications

• Must meet all established requirements for certified Police Officer as described in RSA 105-A and the NH Police Standards and Training Council Rules.
• Satisfactorily complete the Rochester Police Department recruit training program.
• Must meet Rochester Police Department and State of NH requirements for qualification with Department issued weapons.
• Meet other such requirements as determined by the Police Commission and the Chief of Police and the Patrol Bureau Commander.

Special Requirements

• Master Patrol Designation Qualifications: Must have completed 10 years of sworn service with the Rochester Police Department. Outside police service time shall be considered by the Chief of Police in meeting the 10 service years, but only 50% of outside service time shall be considered. Military deployments shall not count against this time.
• Must have no discipline for the year prior to designation.
• Must have a score of 82.5 on last evaluation.
• Have completed an approved supervisors course or has at least two (2) highly specialized areas of instruction (ie. Firearms, defensive tactics, Taser, OC, baton, driving instructor, response to active shooter, CPR& 1st aid), investigation or other related skill areas that enhance to the officer's overall effectiveness and value to the department.

Physical Exertion/Environmental Conditions

Some physical effort is required in ultimately sitting, standing and walking while performing under generally good conditions but involving emotional stress and hazards of disability, or even death when pursuing those suspected of a crime, as well as performing duties under all types of climatic conditions.

Benefits

• We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including paid holidays, time off, medical, dental, retirement, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, optional supplemental life and dependent life insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Holidays and time off are paid to part-time employees on a pro-rated basis. Additionally part-time employees who work 30-34 hours per week are eligible to enroll in the same medical/dental plans that are offered to full-time employees at their own expense.