Reserve Police Officer

Summary:

• Level III reserve officers may perform specified limited support duties, and other duties that are not likely to result in physical arrests, while supervised in the accessible vicinity by a Level I reserve officer or a full-time regular officer. Additionally, Level III reserves officers may transport prisoners without immediate supervision.
• Level II reserve officers may perform general law enforcement assignments while under the immediate supervision of a peace officer who possesses a Basic Post Certificate. Duties comprise of patrolling assigned areas, responding to calls or observed violations, and enforcing public safety and traffic laws, regulating city ordinances; performing crime prevention and investigative work to protect life and property; testifying in court hearings;
  
  assisting other officers and performing special detail work as needed; performing related responsibilities as required. Additionally, Level II reserve officers may transport prisoners without immediate supervision.
• Level I reserve officer may work alone and perform the same duties as full-time regular officers upon completion of a POST certified FTO program.

Receives supervision from the Reserve Coordinator and/or the designee. Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The following list is not a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.

• Patrols assigned district by automobile, motorcycle, and bicycle or on foot in order to prevent and detect crime activity and enforce laws, regulations and ordinances.
• Responds to radio communications or citizen requests and investigates reported disorders, observed violations, and related incidents;
• Collects and preserves, and transports physical evidence.
• Notes and reports traffic problems, abandoned or damaged vehicles and other safety hazards.
• Issues verbal warnings or written citations for parking or moving violations.
• Investigates traffic accidents and directs and controls the flow of traffic at the scene of accidents, signal failures and special events.
• Investigates, interviews witnesses, and prepares crime, incident, traffic collision, drug influence, missing person, and suspicious person reports; prepares special reports as assigned.
• Restores order and maintains peace at public gatherings or in conflict situations.
• Observes and reports conditions conducive to crime activity.
• Provides general information and assistance to the public.
• Identifies, pursues, apprehends, makes arrests, advises of rights, searches, and transports suspects.
• Appears in Court to testify regarding arrests or other law enforcement activity and case evidence.
• Administers emergency first aid to injured or incapacitated persons until medical personnel arrive.
• Participates in community awareness programs as information program to inform citizens of police functions, and crime prevention techniques.
• Processes and serves warrants.

• State motor vehicle codes, traffic safety regulations and municipal ordinances.
• Police science principles.
• Police department policies, practices and procedures.
• Theories of human behavior.
• Federal and state laws, statutes, local ordinances and Court decisions governing arrest and custody of prisoners, search and seizure, rules of evidence, and privacy rights.
• First aid techniques.
• Disease control methods and techniques.
• Safety rules and procedures; criminal investigation, crime prevention principles and techniques.
• Self-defense methods and physical restraint techniques.
• Radio codes and communications procedures.
• City geography, streets layouts and traffic and crime patterns; understand and interpret maps to determine locations of calls.

• Operate a police motor vehicle, firearms and weapons skillfully and safely.
• Operate a two-way radio following proper communications procedures.
• Operation of a computer and various computer software programs.

• Pass…