Special Police Officer - Sign On Bonus

Location

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina / Wilkes Medical Center

Pay

$5,000 sign-on bonus

Benefits

• Day 1 Health Coverage: Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
• Generous PTO: Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
• Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions.
• Education Reimbursement: Up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor's degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.

Requirements

• Basic law enforcement training.
• General law enforcement certification per North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards or ability to transfer certification from another jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Appropriately and effectively intervenes when unruly, abusive, combative, threatening, or armed persons are encountered.
• Apprehend and arrest individuals for criminal activity.
• Complete investigations of any criminal activity occurring within assigned jurisdiction, make arrests, and process criminal defendants as per NC criminal proceedings.
• Respond to routine and emergency calls for assistance. Complete uniform incident reports and other assigned documentation.
• Communicate in a calm, factual, objective, and courteous manner with all persons with whom communication or collaboration are necessary. Coordinates and communicates with community police agencies as appropriate.
• Provide armed response to any imminent situation that threatens the life or safety of anyone on Atrium Health property.
• Assist teammates with and serve as subject matter expert in criminal process.
• Prepare criminal cases for court proceedings, attend court, and testify in criminal proceedings.