Police Officer- Lateral

About the role

The Gahanna Division of Police is now seeking applications for lateral police officer positions. Applications will be accepted all year. For information on the hiring process, including a timeline for hire, visit here.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine patrol activities within assigned areas of the city.
• Provide for public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations.
• Identify and monitor areas where criminal activities or public nuisances are occurring or are likely to occur.
• Evaluate complaint and emergency request information to determine response requirements.
• Interact with members of the community.
• Mediate domestic and other disputes.
• Identify, pursue and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts; use physical force when necessary to control and arrest law violators.
• Use automated systems to perform computer checks of persons, vehicles, locations and property utilizing mobile computing devices.
• Operate a motor vehicle safely under various conditions, in severe weather, in an emergency response/pursuit status and other stressful situations.
• Effectively utilize and verbally communicate via police radio during routine and high stress events.
• Record facts and prepare detailed and accurate reports, criminal complaints, crash reports, forms, memorandums, and other documents as required.

Requirements

• Full-time Police Officers with arrest powers, certified in any state within the United States, with no break in service for two (2) years at the time of application, may apply for a lateral appointment without taking the civil service examination outlined in Rule 13. Such candidates recently laid off or placed in a part-time or reserve position after having worked in a full-time position for two (2) consecutive years, may still apply for a lateral appointment, providing the candidate holds an active police officer certification.
• Lateral candidates must meet the criteria outlined in Section 13.01 and 13.09. Lateral candidates must be approved by the Director of Public Safety.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Minimum of 21 years of age at time of original appointment not to exceed 40 years of age at time of original appointment (Gahanna Code 139.04).
• Must be a United States citizen.
• The location of an officer's residence must be such that if an officer is contacted and called back to duty in an emergency, the officer can report to the station, ready for duty, within sixty minutes of being contacted.
• New officers must meet this requirement within six months of appointment.
• Visual acuity – both eyes must have corrected vision of 20/30.

Skills

• Proficiency in word processing/typing.
• Applying logical thinking to solve problems or accomplish tasks; to understand, interpret and communicate complicated policies, procedures and protocols.
• Communicating orally and in writing with internal staff, citizens.
• Using tact, discretion, initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages including health insurance, prescription drug insurance, employer-paid dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account contributions, life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, retirement benefits, deferred compensation programs, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Vacation, personal time, sick leave, paid holidays, flex time, and public service credit (when applicable).
• College tuition reimbursement, employer-paid professional development, and an annual service credit.

Pay

Details about pay are subject to change with collective bargaining agreement and/or salary ordinance changes.

Schedule

Varying time both inside (including time spent in a police vehicle) and outside. Inside work: protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.