Patrol Officer

Patrol Officer role at County of El Dorado

Position Summary
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Serves as a liaison officer to the community, assuring for the best public relations for the City and that all laws and regulations are followed.

• Meets with previous shift members when reporting to duty and receives updated information and assignments, assuring for professionalism.
• Patrols assigned areas and monitors activities within the assigned beat, maintaining an awareness of potential problems and suspicious activity.
• Conducts traffic and parking enforcement.

• Responds appropriately and notifies dispatcher of arrival on scene.
• Takes appropriate enforcement or control action as required, assuring that department procedures are followed and assuring for the safety of civilians and responding officers.
• Completes investigation, makes determination regarding enforcement action required, processes the scene and completes reports and documentation as required, assuring for timeliness and accuracy.
• Conducts and completes any required follow up activities including collection of evidence and interviewing of witnesses/suspects, assuring proper procedures are followed.
• Provides back-up coverage to responding officer when incidents are dispatched.

• Establishes and maintains communication by the frequent use of personal contact with the community. Represents the department in continual interaction with various other social service agencies to combine all resources assuring for the best community service.
• This job description does not exclusively outline the duties expected of the employee in this role. Employees may need to adhere to additional job-related directives and fulfill other job-related tasks upon request, adhering to relevant state and federal regulations. Some job responsibilities outlined here may be subject to potential adjustments in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.

• Entry level

• Full-time

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