Police Service Aide

About the Role

Provide police service that otherwise would be lost or delayed because of workload saturation on sworn officers, relieving sworn officers of non-related or low-priority police service so they may pursue anti-crime activities more effectively. Collect and preserve physical evidence in the field, ensure the preservation of all items taken into evidence, and testify in court regarding the chain of custody and integrity of evidence. Police Service Aids are encouraged to proceed into the sworn rank and may apply for sworn rank when eligible. This is a safety-sensitive, unclassified at-will position subject to random drug/alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Direct traffic.
• Conduct on-street, non-injury accident investigations.
• Complete private property accident reports.
• Handle abandoned vehicles.
• Enforce parking regulations.
• Assist motorists.
• Handle and write reports on found items.
• Respond to non-violent and misdemeanor crimes where no suspect information is available.
• Take simple vandalism and petty larceny reports.
• Handle missing persons reports.
• Provide assistance to investigative officers at accident and crime scenes, such as directing traffic and taking measurements.
• Conduct house and business checks.
• Conduct beat checks (as a supplement to beat officer checks).
• Take reports on found or recovered bicycles.
• Check on the welfare of elderly or infirm persons.
• Transport victims and witnesses to and from the police station and children to care facilities.
• Complete tow-in reports and wait for wreckers.
• Conduct police vehicle transport activities.
• Photograph non-violent crime scenes and evidence utilizing macro and micro-photographic techniques.
• Perform fingerprint comparisons and classifications using various powders and chemical techniques.
• Pick up and deliver messages or items for officers; deliver correspondence between the main station and substations.

Supplemental Functions

• Perform related duties as necessary or assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Must pass the Police Service Aide Written Examination and other required examinations.
• Must pass a Class I physical examination.
• Vision must be correctable to 20/30 or better in both eyes.
• Must be a United States citizen or have a valid work permit.
• Able to work shift work.
• No felony convictions.
• Must pass a rigid background investigation.
• Intention of becoming a police officer is preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Possession of a valid New Mexico Driver's License, or the ability to obtain by date of hire.
• Possession of a City Operator's Permit (COP) within 6 months from date of hire.

Working Conditions

• Field environment, travel from site to site, exposure to potentially hostile environments.
• Maintaining physical condition necessary for walking, standing, or sitting for prolonged periods of time; and operating vehicles.