Police Officer; ENTRY LEVEL

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Operates a police vehicle in an assigned area of the City to maintain law and order
• Responds to calls for emergency
• Responds to citizen complaints
• Interview witnesses
• Transports suspects to police headquarters for processing
• Appears in court as the arresting officer
• Investigates criminal and traffic offenses
• Directs traffic
• Crowd control
• Delivers subpoenas
• Transports prisoners as directed
• Receives and dispatches radio messages
• Attends formal training classes and staff conferences
• Prepares daily reports of police matters encountered on his/her shift
• Prepares special reports as required
• Works irregular, on‑call, and/or emergency hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Maintains licenses and certifications as required
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance
• Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety standards that pertain to essential functions

• Motor vehicle
• Police cruiser
• Bicycle
• Specialized law enforcement equipment
• Standard office equipment such as computer, telephone, fax machine, duplicating equipment, two‑way radio
• Police vehicle computer
• Service weapon

• Sufficient physical ability to work in a law enforcement setting and an office setting
• Ability to give chase by vehicle or on foot
• Ability to restrain or subdue individuals, or to engage in other routine peace‑keeping functions
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, or run for prolonged periods of time
• Occasional stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist
• Occasional climb and balance
• Regularly push, pull, lift, and/or carry light to moderate weights in addition to weight of uniform, bulletproof vest, holster, service weapon, and other standard‑issue equipment
• Occasional lift and/or move moderate to heavy weights
• Requires a sense of touch, finger dexterity, and gripping with hands and fingers
• Ability to work in a range of weather conditions
• Ability to speak and hear to exchange information
• Ability to operate a vehicle to travel to various locations
• Ability to operate and use specialized law enforcement tools and equipment, including firearms
• Ability to hear and see in the normal range with or without correction
• Ability to deal calmly and rationally with high stress situations and threats to personal safety during periods of search and seizure and arrest
• May be exposed to toxic materials, blood borne pathogens and other infectious environments
• Ability to respond appropriately to unruly or dangerous individuals, unsafe building sites, and incidents that may require a response to resistance up to and including the use of deadly force
• Management reserves the right to modify the foregoing job parameters at any time

• Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to successfully complete prescribed police officer certification training and one year of work probation
• Participation in and selection through competitive examination process, as set forth in Civil Service Commission procedures
• Possession of a valid State of Ohio motor vehicle operator’s license at time of appointment
• Knowledge of operation of police equipment, including vehicles, computer equipment, and tools
• Weapons training and license/certifications

• Knowledge of law enforcement theory, principles, and practices and their application to a wide variety of services and programs
• Operations, services, and activities of a municipal law enforcement program
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations, including laws governing search and seizure and the apprehension, arrest, and custody of persons accused of felonies, misdemeanors, and petty offenses
• Methods and techniques used in providing the full range of law enforcement and crime prevention services and activities, including investigation and identification, patrol, traffic control, records management, care and custody of persons and property
• Techniques and applications of self‑defense and proper use of force
• The rules and regulations of the police organization

• Conducting criminal, traffic, and special investigations
• Interviewing witnesses, victims, or suspects
• Using a firearm and other modern police…