Part Time Police Officer -(no Savannah Police Department

Position Overview

Part‑Time Police Officer – Savannah Police Department. This role allows experienced law‑enforcement professionals to continue serving their community while maintaining a flexible schedule. Responsibilities span proactive patrols, emergency response, investigations, and community engagement, providing a visible and trusted presence in assigned neighborhoods.

Women, Minorities, and Veterans Are Encouraged to Apply!

• Enforce all city, state, and federal codes, ordinances, laws, and regulations to protect life and property.
• Maintain visibility by patrolling assigned areas, streets, parks, neighborhoods, and businesses; observe and report on suspicious activity.
• Perform surveillance of locations and suspects; collect and review data; develop trends and patterns; file intelligence reports.
• Obtain warrants; conduct search operations; locate missing persons.
• Determine probable cause for searches and reasonable suspicion for detentions; pursue, arrest, or subdue suspects; process and transport prisoners.
• Respond to emergency calls and assistance requests; assist or back fellow officers; execute warrants; perform traffic stops; mediate disputes; advise suspects of rights.
• Respond to accident calls; gather information, investigate, and reconstruct serious injury or fatal accidents; interview victims and witnesses; investigate hit-and-run incidents; notify relatives as necessary.
• Establish roadblocks; enforce traffic violations; issue citations and warnings; administer field sobriety tests; identify wanted persons and vehicles; impound vehicles; assist stranded motorists; keep roadways clear of hazards.
• Identify illegal drugs and hazardous materials.
• Enter or retrieve data from computer systems, including stolen property, arrest and wanted person information, investigation data, and criminal/driving records; review crime statistics.
• Assist with interdepartmental duties and city activities, such as school zone work, traffic direction, animal control, event security, special escorts, crowd/riot control, or other assignments.
• Document case information; assist in prosecuting offenders; testify in court.
• Respond to queries, complaints, and requests for information from merchants, community organizations, public, employees, superiors, and others; attend community meetings and assist in prevention programs.
• Contact command/supervisory personnel for emergency response and critical incident communications; exchange information with dispatchers, attorneys, court personnel, medical examiners, and other agencies.
• Attend shift meetings, seminars, and training sessions to maintain knowledge of operations, policies, and procedures.
• Prepare and complete forms, logs, requests, records, and reports; maintain administrative records and files.
• Cooperate with federal, state, and local law‑enforcement agencies and representatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Perform shift work.

• Valid driver's license and high school diploma or GED.
• 21 years of age by date of hire; U.S. citizen, repatriated, or naturalized citizen.
• Minimum of 3 years law‑enforcement experience.
• Georgia POST certification or ability to complete the Equivalency of Training (EOT) through Georgia POST.
• Extensive background investigation and post‑offer/pre‑employment medical exam, including supervised drug screen.
• Knowledge of law‑enforcement procedures, federal, state, and local laws, department and city policies, city boundaries, and geography.
• Skills in interpersonal relations, computer operation, emergency vehicle operation, criminal investigations, crime‑pattern detection, preparation of legal documents, radio/communications equipment, firearms and restraint equipment, planning, organization, decision making, public speaking, and public relations.
• Driver's license history must not contain:
  • DUI/DWI charge with disposition of Nolo Contendre, conviction, or plea within past 5 years, or no more than one such charge within past 7 years.
  • Suspensions in past 3 years (except one insurance cancellation) and no more than one suspension within past 7 years.
  • Three or more moving violations in past 2 years and…