Police Officer Cadet - Zuni Police Department

GENERAL DEFINITION :
Under close supervision performs work in accordance with departmental rules, regulations and receives assignments and instructions from police personnel of higher rank. Performs a variety of entry level law enforcement duties in a training capacity related to the laws, maintaining the peace, and protecting the citizens of Zuni; while concurrently working towards the successfully completion of a Basic Police Officer Training Program to become a certified law enforcement officer.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED :
As a non-certified law enforcement officer, duties are performed under the supervision of the Lieutenant, Sergeant or police personnel of higher rank.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED :
None

DUTIES :

Responsible for attending all required training sessions.

• Required to learn all training information and material that is provided.
• Follows all orders from Certified Police Officers and/or the Sergeant, as well as any member within the chain of command.
• Rides along with certified Police Officers to gain knowledge of patrol duties, investigation of suspicious situations, and how to take action appropriate to a wide variety of situations.
• Learns how to process a variety of civil papers, such as summons, subpoena, eviction notices, exclusion orders, restitution orders, and such.
• Attends basic firearms course and bi-annual firearms qualification training and other periodic training or conferences on new or changed laws, rules and procedures.
• Required to complete a pre-Academy training course through the Zuni Police Department.
• Required to obtain certification in First Aid, CPR, and Defensive Driving.
• Required to attend and successfully complete the Basic Police Academy Training Program.

Responsible for becoming knowledgeable in the enforcement of tribal, State, and Federal traffic and criminal codes, laws, ordinances and statutes.

• Assist certified Police Officers in traffic and crowd control for ceremonies, funerals, parades, and other large gatherings.
• Assist in transporting prisoners (adult and juvenile) and mental patients in the Pueblo of Zuni to destinations on and off the Zuni Reservation.
• May testify in court.

Maintains a clean and orderly uniform and all Police Department issued equipment.
Performs other duties that may be assigned.

• Performs in-office functions to provide administrative support such as clerical duties, recordkeeping, answering telephones, data processing and filing.
• Transports vehicles for maintenance and repairs.
• Participate in community meetings and school presentations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES :
Ability to learn how to use specialized equipment, such as firearms, communications equipment and computers. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with staff members and the general public. Ability to meet deadlines with severe time constraints.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS : U.S. Citizen, 21 years of age. Must not have any felony convictions or any type of conviction for moral turpitude. Must not have been the subject of a court order prohibiting the possession of a firearm.

EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE :
High school graduate or GED. Some knowledge of law enforcement methods and procedures, including some of the techniques used in police work, such as traffic control, investigations, crowd control, riot control, and armed and unarmed defense procedures is preferred but not required. Some awareness of applicable Federal, State and Tribal laws, jurisdictional boundaries, rules and relationships in McKinley County is preferred but not required.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATES :
Must have a valid New Mexico Driver’s License with no DWI/DUI convictions within the past three (3) years.…