Police Officer​/Trainee

Police Officer (recruit/trainee) DEFINITION

The Town of Ross Police Officer is a California Peace Officer and a first responder responsible for providing safety and security for the residents, businesses, and visitors of the Town. The successful candidate must attend a Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certified Basic Police Academy in preparation for assuming the full range of work assigned to a Police Officer. The training will be paid for by the Town in addition to the monthly salary offered.

Under general supervision of the on-duty Police Sergeant, the Officer will perform a variety of duties related to the protection of life and property through the enforcement of local, state, and federal laws and ordinances.

The Police Department operates 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and Officers are scheduled to work a shift and respond to emergency and service-oriented calls from the public. The Ross Police Officer recruit/trainee will discharge his or her duties in a fair, equitable manner, respecting the dignity of life and honoring diversity and abilities. The Town Police Officer recruit/trainee engages with the community by participating in community-oriented policing and problem solving.

General supervision is provided by the Police Sergeant.

The duties described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential job functions. Additional duties may be performed as required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties.

• Attend and complete the required course work, and graduate from a certified P.O.S.T. Police Academy.
• Acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities to perform successfully as a Police Officer.
• Acquire the physical conditioning needed to meet the requirements of the Department.
• May perform police work such as property, I.D., research, special projects etc. while awaiting entry into the Police Academy.
• Perform related duties as required.

• Modern police methods and procedures.
• Statutory and case laws and ordinances related to evidence, search, and seizure.
• Town and Department policies and procedures.
• Local geography, demographics, and community concerns and/or issues.
• Community Oriented Policing and Problem-Solving.
• Information technology, personal computers, and related software applications.

• Maintain department physical standards
• Perform all duties without physical mental psychological restrictions
• Think and act quickly in emergencies
• Understand and follow written directions
• Interpret and explain laws, rules and regulations
  
  Operate a variety of public safety equipment
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with the public and fellow officers
• Pass a psychological, medical and drug screening test
• Use and care for firearms
• Remember accurately names, faces, numbers, incidents and places
• Meet the academic and physical requirements of P.O.S.T. Police Academy
• Learn the Town of Ross geography
• Learn standard police radio broadcasting procedures

Ability to:

• read and interpret documents.
• write reports and correspondence.
• speak to individuals and groups.
• add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• deal with problems involving several variables in a wide variety of situations.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Candidates will be required to submit a standard police…