Police Officer (Continuous Recruitment)

About the role

The College Park Police Department is a full-service agency with numerous specialized units, including Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations Division, Traffic, C.O.P.S, Crime Suppression Unit, and SWAT (South Metro).

Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned geographic area.
• Receives and responds to dispatched calls; investigates and takes appropriate action on assigned calls.
• Conducts security checks of businesses, parks, public buildings, industrial areas, and residences.
• Issues citations and/or makes arrests for violations of laws including traffic violations and local ordinances.
• Prepares incident and accident reports.
• Attends and testifies in various levels of court, including Superior, State, Juvenile, Administrative, and Municipal, on cases investigated or reports written; locates defendants and serves criminal warrants.
• Affords assistance with crowd control and security assignments at various public gatherings or incident scenes.
• Reports hazardous conditions on public roadways and bridges.
• Conducts surveillance.
• Duties include but are not limited to court, City Hall security, and transporting inmates to and from medical facilities.
• May serve as a field training officer.
• Works with the public, civic organizations, etc. in conducting community activities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; At least 21 years of age.
• Meet POST requirements for Peace Officer Certification and/or academy admittance according to GA law.
• Successful completion of the pre-employment process which includes a written exam, oral interview, background check, criminal records and traffic history check, medical and drug screening, polygraph evaluation, and/or voice stress, successful completion of Police Academy.
• Must have a valid Georgia driver's license and must be a US citizen.
• Experience in communicating with diverse communities, and in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, as well as knowledge and understanding of the organizational structure, workflow, and operating procedures.
• Extensive hours and weekends will be required at times.

Qualifications

• Do you have any DUI/Reckless Driving convictions in the past four (4) years?
• Do you have any acts of domestic violence or any active Protection Orders?
• Do you have more than four (4) moving violations in the past three (3) years?
• Do you have more than three (3) at-fault traffic accidents in the past four (4) years?
• Have you used any drugs in the past twelve (12) months?
• Do you have more than two (2) Driver's License Suspensions/ Failure to Appear within the last four (4) years?
• Do you have a Dishonorable, Other than honorable, or Bad conduct discharge conditions from any Military service?
• Have you filed any form of Bankruptcy within the last twelve (12) months?
• Do you have more than three (3) misdemeanor criminal convictions within the past seven (7) years?

Skills

• Knowledge of law enforcement concepts and terminology, including criminal investigation, law enforcement, and crime prevention.
• First-aid principles and techniques.
• Report preparation and record keeping; and human behavior theories related to criminology, crisis intervention and crowd control.
• Knowledge of laws and court decisions about law enforcement, including search and seizure, suspects and prisoner’s rights, and custody and protection of evidence.
• Knowledge of the use and effects of law enforcement weapons; methods of self-defense and physical restraint.
• Knowledge of College Park Police Department, policies and procedures; geographic layout of City; vocabulary of technical/specialized fields of law enforcement such as identification, detention, and pathology.
• Knowledge of operating the computer and various programs.

Benefits

Salary $55,751.20 with possible incentives up to: $56,866.22 (includes a 2% pay incentive for an Associate's degree)$57,981.24 (includes a 4% pay incentive for a Bachelor's degree) Additional pay incentives for former or current military personnel.

Pay

$55,751.20 with possible incentives up to: $56,866.22 (includes a 2% pay incentive for an Associate's degree)$57,981.24 (includes a 4% pay incentive for a Bachelor's degree)

Schedule

Requires extensive hours and weekends.