Deputy Police Chief

DuPont Deputy Police Chief

The City of DuPont seeks a talented Deputy Police Chief. The Deputy Chief reports to the Chief of Police and is responsible for the management of operations as well as other assigned duties. Those duties may include policy and procedure development, special event planning, patrol scheduling, budget preparation, and coordination of hiring, the evaluations of personnel performance, records, oversight, emergency management and complaint investigations.

The Deputy Chief will oversee, actively mentor, and train supervisors and future leaders within the Department.

The ideal candidate is a proven leader who is both forward-thinking and community-minded. This person has strong interpersonal skills, excellent judgment, and the ability to lead, motivate, influence, and guide staff and customers. Touchstones for this person are accountability, efficiency, and transparency.

• Embodies, models and embraces the DuPont Police Department’s core values of DUTY, PROFESSIONALISM and DEDICATION.
• Willing to be a member of a servant leadership-centric command team, serving a values based, professional and ethical police agency.
• Acts in the place of the Chief of Police when absent
• Assumes the duties Operations/Patrol Division Chief
• Supervises mid and first level supervisors
• Directs Community Policing efforts.
• Actively mentors and trains supervisors and future leaders within the Department.
• Participates in police management meetings and makes recommendations on significant issues to the Chief of Police.
• Assists in the preparation of the department’s budget and monthly reports.
• Assigns and coordinates personnel to achieve goals and objectives of the department on a day-to-day basis.
• Keeps the Chief of Police informed of overall operations, significant issues and changes impacting the department.
• Performs special projects as assigned by the Chief of Police.
• May assume direct command at the scene of major emergencies.
• Makes presentations to the City Council, service clubs, and public meetings.
• Implements policies and procedures.
• Represents the department as the Emergency Management representative, fleet, equipment, and training.
• Monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures.
• Recommends appropriate service and staffing levels.
• Participates on a variety of boards and committees, local and countywide.
• Responsible for the Department meeting and maintaining accreditation.
• Performs other duties as required.

• Act as Public Information Officer.
• Respond to call outs on a 24-hour basis.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Participate in special events with service groups and community programs.
• Work with Emergency Management Services.

Eight (8) years of law enforcement supervision at the level of a sergeant or higher with a general, full-authority police agency, (e.g.: a patrol-based city police, county sheriff or state police). Extensive experience in patrol operations, traffic management, criminal procedure, community policing and incident command is required. Supervision in investigations, in addition to patrol operations, is highly preferred, and a minimum of an Associate's degree in criminal justice, police science or related field is required.

A Bachelor's degree is highly preferred, or any combination of education and experience. Advanced training such as the FBI National Academy, Northwestern's School of Police Command and Staff, Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO), and/or Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP), or a graduate-level training in leadership, law or public administration is also preferred.

Experience with administrative services, to include human resources, recruiting and hiring, training, accreditation, dealing with the media, project management, conducting/overseeing investigations of employee conduct, and police budgets is strongly preferred. Experience in serving/working with military members and their families, and working in cooperation with local, state, and federal partners.