Part-Time Community Service Officer

Community Service Officer

The West Allis Police Department is seeking a community service officer for a part-time, unarmed, uniformed civilian position. Key responsibilities in the position include providing basic law enforcement operational support while gaining hands-on practical experience in law enforcement including performing clerical and administrative duties of sworn personnel, monitoring the complaint desk and walk-in complaints, responding to low-priority complaints about abandoned vehicles, animals, found property and other issues not requiring the response of a law enforcement officer, assisting sworn personnel with crash and crime scenes, and more.

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, be at least 18 years old (at the time of hiring), have an interest in being a police officer, and be enrolled in a criminal justice, police science, or related law-enforcement degree program at an accredited college or university. If you meet these requirements, have a good work ethic and integrity, have a flexible schedule including nights and weekends, possess a valid WI Driver's License with a good driving record, and have competencies in computers and software like Microsoft Office, you could be a great fit!

West Allis residents earn an additional 5% on top of the hourly pay range. Learn more and apply today!

Performs a variety of clerical and administrative duties in support of sworn personnel:
• Staffs and monitors the front complaint desk
• Takes walk-in complaints
• Receives, documents, resolves and responds to low priority calls related to an abandoned vehicle complaints, animal complaints, found property complaints, and other complaints not requiring the response of a law enforcement officer
• Performs routine vehicle patrol conducting business checks, reporting observed offenses, etc.
• Assists sworn personnel with crash and crime scenes
• Utilizes portable and squad radios
• Provides traffic direction and control for accidents, disabled vehicles and road hazards
• Enforces city ordinances and parking regulations and issues citations accordingly
• Provides security for events including parades, National Night Out, others, etc.
• Assists with booking and monitoring cell block detainees
• Testifies in court
• Fingerprints citizens and applicants
• Operates office computer/applicable software systems to gather information, write incident reports and document activities
• Assists maintenance and mechanics with supply runs
• Delivers and gathers supplies and equipment to and from surrounding agencies and companies
• Performs other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Eighteen (18) years of age or older and enrolled in criminal justice, police science, or related law-enforcement degree program at an accredited college or university. Candidates must be actively pursuing a career as a sworn law enforcement officer; continued employment is contingent upon maintaining these requirements.
• Possession of valid WI Driver's License; candidates must maintain a good driving record throughout employment.
• Ability to keyboard/type at 30 words per minute.
• Competent in the use of an office computer/software including but not limited to, Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook & Calendaring), etc.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends (accommodations will be made for attending school).
• Successful passing of a comprehensive police background check, non-medical suitability evaluation, medical examination and drug screening. Candidates are not eligible for the CSO position if not enrolled or currently enrolled in a college, technical college, or university, or have not graduated within the 6 months before application.