Patrol Aide

Position Overview

As a Patrol Aide, your responsibilities will include assisting with traffic control, responding to reports of disabled vehicles, and conducting searches for missing persons. You’ll also assist with parking violations and provide essential information and assistance to the public. This role is crucial in upholding public safety and enhancing community relations.

• Assists sworn officers with traffic control at scenes of vehicle accidents.
• Directs and controls traffic at school crossings and special events.
• Responds to reports of disabled vehicles, assists disabled motorists, and provides traffic control as needed.
• Completes phone reports and investigates abandoned vehicles.
• Collects evidence relating to minor property crimes as directed by a supervisor.
• Conducts searches for missing persons.
• Transports police department vehicles for maintenance and repairs.
• Assists with parking violations at locations without disorderly subjects on scene.
• Provides information and assistance to the public, informing citizens of services in the community, or providing referrals to other city, county, or state agencies.
• Prepares written reports, forms, and other documents as required.
• Attends training meetings, in-service training, and technical or professional classes, seminars, or conferences to improve technical or professional skills.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full Time

Posting Type:
Public

Number of Vacancies:
Multiple

Department: POLICE

Division: POLICE OPERATIONS

Number of hours worked per week: 40

Work Schedule:

Dayshifts or Evening shifts (Mon-Fri) with occasional weekends. (Varies)

Work Site

Location:

Chesapeake, VA.

Position Driving Requirement: R - Routine

Pay Grade: GE06

Pay Basis:
Semi-Monthly

Advertised Salary: $42,580

• Uniforms and Equipment Provided
• Free 24/7 Access to 7 Private Chesapeake PD Gyms
• Paid Annual Leave (up to 37 days per year)
• Paid Sick Leave (up to 12 days per year)
• Paid Military Leave (up to 21 days per year)
• Funeral Leave (up to 3 days for the death of certain family members)
• Family and Medical Leave (time off for the birth or adoption of a child, a serious health condition, or to care for a family member with a serious health condition)
• The City observes the same paid holidays and additional time off as the State of Virginia.
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Medical Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Legal Service Plan
• Additional Optional Life Insurance
• Additional Optional Long-Term Care Insurance

Requires a high school diploma or GED / HSE .

Requires a valid driver’s license and driving record in compliance with City Driving Standards. Special skills or equipment certification will be required.

• Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire.
• Must meet the same minimum qualifications as a sworn officer, except for age.
  • Must be a United States Citizen.
• As a conditional employment requirement,
  all Patrol Aides must apply to be a sworn police officer when they reach the age of 20 ½ years old or upon service in the cadet program for 2 years and 6 months.
• Patrol Aides who fail to apply to be a sworn officer or whose years of service exceed 2 years and 6 months will be removed from the Cadet Program.
• Employees are required to work rotating schedules, including weekends and holidays, and may need to work beyond their regular hours when operationally necessary. Employees may be required to work additional hours to meet short-term departmental needs or respond to City-wide emergencies. Emergency operations support work and locations may fall outside normal job duties.

• Convicted of, plead guilty to, or no contest to any felony.
• Convicted of, plead guilty to, or no contest to a misdemeanor involving acts of moral turpitude (lying, cheating, and stealing).
• Convicted of, plead guilty to, or no contest to a misdemeanor sex offense.
• Convicted of, plead guilty to, or no contest to domestic assault.
• Conviction of possession, manufacture, and/or distribution of illegal drugs, excluding possession of marijuana or any cannabis derivative.
• Use of Cocaine, LSD , PCP , or any type of hallucinogenic drug in the last five years. (Subject to ADA guidelines)
• Dishonorable discharge, Bad conduct/Misconduct discharge, and Other than Honorable discharges from military service. General and Uncharacterized discharges from military service will be evaluated on a…