Police Captain

Salary: $51.03 - $61.71 Hourly
Location : Bartow, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Police
Opening Date: 06/25/2026
Closing Date: 7/27/2026 8:00 AM Eastern

Job Summary

Responsible, professional and administrative work supervising an assigned section of the police department. Independent decision making is required. This position performs related tasks and assignments. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Deputy Chief of Police.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Provides overall leadership and direction to a self-contained division.

• Collaborates with department director and City Manager's Office as needed to create and
understand the vision/direction for the City.

• Recommends strategies for achieving City of Bartow's vision and mission; participates in efforts to embed values into the organization.

• Recommends ways to control operating/capital expenditures; leads efforts to define strategies to increase level of service, reduce costs, and improve services and processes.

• Develops and ensures implementation of policy.

• Establishes performance measures and reports outcomes to Department Director.

• Presents reports, information and data to the Commission, Senior Management, and Advisory/Community groups.

• Serves as a mentor, advisor, and resource to colleagues, managers, and staff members.

• Explores, and challenges, the status quo; strives for excellence in all operations.

• Keeps Department Director abreast of all issues as appropriate.

• Provides direction and management of activities of assigned section.

• Plans, organizes, controls, and directs the day-to-day operations of all law enforcement functions within the section.

• Ensures appropriate service and staffing levels.

• Ensures appropriate care and maintenance of vehicles and equipment of assigned section.

• Coordinates the conduct of crime investigations of assigned section.

• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes reports, statistics, documents, data, and other information necessary to police planning and management.

• Assists with the development of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the department.

• Investigates and resolves problems with requests for services or complaints regarding police functions.

• Plans, assigns, and directs work of directly supervised staff

• Ensures that the required section orientation and training and applicable on-the-job training is completed.

• Assists in the development of the fiscal budget approves of assigned section for the upcoming year(s).

• Makes recommendations on disciplinary actions for subordinate personnel.

• Screens applicants for employment and makes hiring recommendations.

• Performs related tasks as required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:Supervision is exercised over sworn and civilian personnel, pursuant to the organizational chart.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
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Ability to lead and oversee a work unit.

• Ability to provide accurate information and sound advice of a specific nature across the organization.

• Ability to think and communicate strategically/analytically.

• Ability to listen, comprehend information, put in appropriate context and communicate effectively.

• Ability to negotiate with good outcomes/results.

• Ability to communicate the mission and vision to the dept.

• Ability to follow and model the values of the organization.

• Knowledge of current trends, resources, legislation, etc.

• Ability to assist and advise director/managers with budget, staffing and business plan preparation.

• Knowledge of the budgeting processes.

• Ability to make fiscally, sound financial recommendations.

• Ability to define and recommend strategies to increase level of service while controlling or reducing costs.

• Comprehensive knowledge of approved principles, practices and procedures of police work.

• Comprehensive knowledge of pertinent federal and state laws and municipal ordinances.

• Comprehensive knowledge of FLSA and FMLA and the knowledge and ability to interpret contracts required.

• Ability to assign, direct, supervise and evaluate the work of…