Police Officer

Position: Police Officer I
## Police Officer IApplylocations:
Burke County, NCtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday time left to apply:
End Date:
July 23, 2026 (6 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR-119959
** Agency
* * Dept of Health and Human Services
** Division
* * Broughton Hospital
** Job Classification Title
** Police Officer I (S)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * SW04
* * About Us
** The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees. It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.
** Description of Work
** As a journey level Public Safety Officer based at Broughton Hospital, the primary purpose of this unit is to provide protection for the clients, staff, visitors and property for the areas served on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week basis. Enforcement and the investigation of violations of North Carolina General Statutes, Mental Health laws, Department of Health and Human Services policies, and policies of each of the areas serviced by our unit and/or surrounding areas for which the police department has “mutual aid” agreements with is an essential part of our function.

Another important function of this unit is to act as liaison between the agencies we serve and other criminal justice agencies and departments across the State, as well as, out of State. Subject position possesses full powers of arrest in order to control and enforce traffic, criminal investigation, search and seizure, service of warrants and subpoenas, suspect apprehensions, collection and preservation of evidence, enforcement of chain-of custody, and participation in court proceedings.

Position responds to complaints and/or calls that require intervention and/or investigation. As such, position serves multi-task role (patrol officer, investigator, and crime prevention officer).
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
*** 70%: LAW ENFORCEMENT Provide and practically effect technical support.

Provide security and observe activities in campus buildings and on campus grounds.

Patrol areas to ensure that traffic and parking is conducted within legal parameters.

Responding to and evaluating emergencies immediately: determining immediate action required based on incident. Applies appropriate laws, policies, and processes/procedures to an incident investigation. Obtain search warrants and enforce/use the warrant issuance process. Ensure that evidence is appropriately collected and catalogued.

Coordinate and conduct searches for clients who leave the institution’s grounds without permission.

Control situations that involve violent and/or disruptive behaviors as exhibited by visitors, staff members, and/or clients when out of clinical control. Provide transportation of all legal status patients for off campus appointments.

Equipment Operation/Maintenance.

Operate and maintain police vehicle and in-vehicle equipment (including radar, lights, sirens, computer, firearms, less than lethal and non lethal weapons, batons, handcuffs, leg irons, defensive shield, and OC spray) according to SOP and user’s manual. Maintain logs of calibrations on required equipment.

Traffic Control/Motorist/Motorist Assistance.

Investigate all levels of motor vehicle accidents, enforce motor vehicle laws by conducting motor vehicle stops, report and resolve traffic violations, hazards, and provide motor assistance with disabled vehicles or vehicles with keys locked in them. Manage approved traffic checkpoints.

Crime Deterrence/Detection and Investigation.

Serve arrest warrants, subpoenas, and other legal process documents. Conduct building/grounds security checks. Respond to citizen complaints/concerns: conduct preliminary/follow-up to investigations of misdemeanors and all levels of felony cases, establish/secure/process crime scenes; conduct arrests/searches, and prepare case files. Manage all incidents utilizing…