RTCC Police Detective - Part Time

General Definition of Work

This is a part time position that will be a “virtual responder,” using advanced technology to support officers on patrol and investigators in the field. Rather than operating like a traditional patrol detective, this role is based in the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), concentrating on collecting and delivering real-time intelligence as situations develop. Work may be performed without regular supervision.

Essential Functions/Duties

• Maintains a safe approach for responding officers using cameras, gunshot detection, drones, and license plate readers (LPR).
• Conducts deep-dive background checks, tracks suspect vehicle movements through LPR history, and reviews archived surveillance footage.
• Documents significant incidents, produces analytical reports, and maintains logs of activities for investigative and legal purposes.
• Queries and analyzes data from local, state, and federal law enforcement databases.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of criminal investigations with primary experience conducting applicable investigative work.
• Knowledge of investigative procedures, evidence collection methods, evidence preservation, and available forensic examination processes.
• Ability to analyze complex information and communicate concise, actionable intelligence through police radio communications.
• Ability to remain calm, prioritize effectively, and make sound decisions during high-stress and life-threatening emergency situations while monitoring multiple information systems.
• Working knowledge of privacy laws, legal requirements, and court testimony procedures.
• Knowledge of sworn law enforcement duties, policies, procedures, and applicable cognitive skills necessary to perform essential job functions.
• Ability to work primarily in an office environment with occasional field assignments.
• Ability to perform work in adverse conditions and withstand exposure to weather conditions, crime scenes, accidents, emergencies, and disaster environments when operational needs require field response.

Education and Experience

• Average of seven (7) years of investigative experience.
• Associate’s degree or high school diploma (or equivalent) with a combination of education and experience.
• Possession of a Basic Law Enforcement Certificate issued by the State of North Carolina.

Special Requirements

• DCI Certification from the State of NC within 120 days of hire.
• CJ Leads Certification from State of NC within 3 months of hire.
• NIMS IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 within twelve months of hire.
• Study for and pass (with at least a 70%) the FAA Part 107 Drone Exam within ten months of hire.

Physical Activity and Conditions

• B. Standing: Particularly for sustained periods.
• C. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• D. Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• E. Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
• F. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• G. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas using the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• H. Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal spoken word levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
• I. Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Retirement (if eligible)

• Employee Assistance Program
• On-Site Health Clinic
• Sick Leave (Prorated based on hours worked)

Employer

The City of Gastonia

Address

181 South Street
Gastonia, North Carolina, 28052

Phone

(704) 866-6859
(704) 866-6858

Website

https://gastonianc.gov/