Reserve Police Officer
General Purpose
This position is a volunteer sworn police position involving the performance of traditional and non-traditional law enforcement functions in a community involved and problem solving focused policing environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintains skills mastered in the police academy with scheduled training provided by the department.
- Properly uses a Police Taser, maintains those skills, and demonstrates the skills during scheduled refresher training provided by the department.
- Participates in community affairs, civic groups and service organizations as a representative of the police department.
- C conducts investigations, including background investigations.
- Prepares written reports, records and correspondence in accordance with generally accepted police practices and departmental policy and procedures.
- Testifies professionally and credibly in court proceedings.
- Manages traffic and investigates accidents.
- Utilizes forensic techniques including the use of hazardous chemicals.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education and Experience:
- A High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
- Retired or separated from full time police officer position in good standing, with a Minimum 10 years as a sworn officer, any rank.
- Additional Qualifications:
- Must have the knowledge and ability to apply the principles of sound police administration.
- Must have an understanding of the principles of psychology and its application to obtaining better unit performance.
- Must have a current certification, by training, the requirements of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Standards, for certification as a Florida Police Officer.
- Must have good eyesight defined as either uncorrected 20/20 binocular vision or uncorrected 20/20 binocular vision using spectacles or contact lenses; and including depth perception and the ability to distinguish colors.
- Must be in excellent physical condition and have the ability to successfully pursue, apprehend, and arrest law violators or suspected law violators.
- Must maintain high ethical, honesty and moral standards.
- Must be computer literate and proficient in Microsoft office programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must be fluent in the English language. Ability to communicate in Spanish is a plus.
- Must be a non-smoker.
Application Process & Documentation
Applicants for the Police Officer position must download the Police Officer Supplemental Package.
NOTE: This package cannot be completed online.
Use the Checklist to determine which documents are applicable to you. If the Checklist states "required", the document MUST be submitted to the Village of Pinecrest.
Submit the complete supplemental package including the Checklist either in person or via US Mail to the address below within ten (10) business days of submitting your online application. DO NOT UPLOAD ANY DOCUMENTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION.
Mailing Address:
Village of Pinecrest
Human Resources Office
12645 Pinecrest Parkway
Pinecrest, FL 33156
* Required Question
- Are you a currently certified law enforcement officer in the State of Florida?
- Yes
- No
- Are you either retired or separated from a full time police officer position in good standing, with a minimum 10 years as a sworn officer, any rank?
- Yes
- No
- Employer
- Village of Pinecrest
- Address
- 12645 Pinecrest Parkway
- Pinecrest, Florida, 33156
- Phone
- (305) 234-2121
- Website
- http://www.pinecrest-fl.gov