Police Captain

Introduction

Are you hard working and seeking an opportunity to make an impact? Join CT State and be a part of our dedicated team!

At CT State Community College, we value our employees and are seeking to add new, passionate talent to our team! We offer many opportunities for our employees to contribute and stand out as part of our continued success story. We are looking for individuals who demonstrate a true passion for what they do and reflect the culture and vision of CT State.

We are currently recruiting for a Police Captainto work at our College Office, which is located in New Britain, CT.

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

• Work Hours:
  
  Full-Time, 40 hours per week
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
• Work Shift:
  
  1st Shift
• Office: CT State Community College Police Department
• Location:
  
  185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051

In the State of Connecticut, CT State Community College is a constituent unit of the Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR), Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) and is the largest community college in New England. Our goal as a public higher education institution is to provide a high quality, affordable and accessible post-secondary education that enables students to achieve their life and career goals.

CT State’s mission and vision reflect the overarching objectives of providing excellent higher education and lifelong learning to all students, maintaining affordability and accessibility, and contributing to the economic growth of the state.

In the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, this class is accountable for supervising security and law enforcement operations.

• Plans, develops and administers security and enforcement activities;
• Promulgates directives and standard operating procedures;
• Assists in determination and development of departmental policy;
• Plans long range staffing, operating supplies and capital equipment needs;
• Supervises, reviews and evaluates staff performance and reports and takes corrective action of unsatisfactory performance;
• Coordinates departmental training;
• Accountable for purchase and inventory of police equipment and maintenance of pertinent records;
• Supervises inventory and security of evidence;
• Supervises confidential and/or criminal investigations of violations of state laws and/or agency regulations;
• Works with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies as needed;
• Assumes any other duties necessary to protect life and property;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
• relevant agency policies and procedures;
• relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
• police administration;
• police practices, procedures and investigative techniques;
• security practices and procedures;
• criminal law and court procedures;
• Knowledge of traffic and crowd control procedures;
• Considerable
• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
• analyze emergency situations and develop effective courses of action;
• utilize computer software;
• Supervisory ability.

Six (6) years of experience as a Police Officer in an organized police department or within state service.

Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been at the level of a Police Lieutenant or its equivalent.

A Bachelor's degree may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.

• Candidates for this class are subject to selection standards pursuant to Section 7-294-a-e of the Connecticut General Statutes and the regulations of the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council.
• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain authority from the Commissioner
• of Emergency Services and Public Protection to 'arrest and present before a competent
• authority any person…