Community Services Officer

Under the general supervision of the Police Sergeant, the incumbents in this non-sworn, full time and/or part time, public officer classification, transport prisoners from Fort Bragg to appropriate facilities providing for their care, conduct and safety while in custody; provide support functions including data entry, completion of booking procedures and obtaining medical clearance for prisoners in their custody; perform a wide variety of technical tasks associated with the support function of the police department.

Applicants must be over the age of 21.

· Provide information and direction to the public.

· Assist with Front Office support, answering phones, public questions.

· Assist in follow-up activities for case reports, including obtaining bank records, medical records, and other necessary documents as directed by a supervisor.

· Assist with traffic enforcement, by placing and retrieving radar trailer.

· Assist with traffic control and investigations of traffic collisions.

· Enforce parking violations and issue citations.

· Receive, search, book, and fingerprint prisoners, including court and district attorney ordered bookings and warrant arrests.

· Transport prisoners, juveniles, or other individuals to assigned locations as required:
County Jail;
Juvenile Hall;
Hospitals;
Mental Health facilities; or other facilities as required.

· Conduct public tours of the police facility.

· Provide support functions as required, including, but not limited to: data entry for prisoners; completion of booking procedures; obtaining medical clearances; completing related duties as required; serving subpoenas; providing assistance to citizens in distress if required during transport, i.e., vehicle accidents or other serious situations.

· Prepare reports on assigned cases such as petty theft, property damage, municipal code violations, lost and found property, late counter traffic accidents/theft reports, abandoned vehicles, missing persons, and other reports as directed by a supervisor.

· Collect and preserve all evidence, property and other related duties, assist officers with documenting evidence, including follow-up on evidence previously sent to the lab, and other related duties.

· Provide animal control services within the City.

· Provide live scan fingerprinting.

· Keep in good physical condition in order to overcome resistive and combative persons by using approved use of force guidelines.

· Coordinate duties of the found bicycle system, including receiving, storage, inventory, advertising and disposal.

· Continually qualify and train in the areas of use of force, firearms qualification, defensive tactics, Taser, crowd control techniques, baton usage, and other required training.

· Keep current on all City of Fort Bragg Police Department Policies and Procedures.

· Provide security at special events and crime scenes, and/or conduct surveillance activity, and security of hospital detainees, as assigned.

· Deliver documents / receive documents at City Hall and other allied agencies.

· Provide abandoned and towed vehicle program releases and other documents associated with impounded and/or seized vehicles.

· Perform tests and inspections of equipment, including portable alcohol sensors, fire extinguishers, and medical supplies.

Sit for long periods at a time in a vehicle during the transportation of prisoners, behind a desk writing reports on computers as required, interviewing and taking statements from suspects, victims, and witnesses as directed by an officer in an emergency, and during special operations for booking arrestees. Walk and stand for long periods during special operations or during surveillance of prisoners prior to or during transportation duties, while having prisoners medically cleared, during parades or other special events, and directing traffic.

Normal vision in both eyes for day and night; correctable to 20/20 with glasses or contact lenses; vision cannot be tunnel or have any obstruction which would not allow for operating a motor vehicle or observation of other activities while patrolling a given area of responsibility; must be able to have good peripheral vision while…