Patrol Officer - Community Safety & Quick Response

Description Job Title: Police Officer/Patrol Department: Police Department Reports To: Sergeant FLSA Status: Non-exempt Salary/Grade: $29.48 Summary : All police officers employed by the city of Port Aransas are responsible for performing general duty police work in protecting life and property and enforcing laws and ordinances. Police officers maintain law and order, prevent crimes, and protect life and property within the city. Work methods are developed through best practices and monitored by supervising officers. Incumbents must be able to exercise sound and independent judgment in emergency and non-emergency situations. All assignments involve responsibility for recognizing the social importance of police functions, for tactful and courteous treatment of the public, and conscientious and efficient performance of duties without direct supervision. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following :

• Operates in conformance with federal, state, and local laws; and department and city policies and procedures
• Patrols the entire city or a specific beat or district, on foot, or in a department vehicle
• Checks doors and windows of business establishments, and investigates suspicious conditions.
• Creates and maintains records for investigations and prepares detailed offense and case reports
• Makes arrests, issues citations, and/or provides public education through verbal or written warnings, for violations of laws or ordinances
• Receives, searches, fingerprints, photographs, completes booking reports, convinces, and monitors prisoners in the Port Aransas holding facility.
• Enforces traffic regulations, directs traffic, investigates, and makes reports of traffic accidents.
• Testifies in court and provides courtroom security for the Port Aransas Municipal Court.
• Provides non-law enforcement public service activities, assists the public, searches for missing persons, gives information concerning the location of streets, routes, and buildings, provides public education on local laws, participates in community outreach programs, and provides other community service related activities as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: No Supervisory responsibility unless specifically assigned Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and assistance.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Leadership – Exhibits confidence in self and others; accepts feedback from others.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values.
• Judgment- Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
• Planning/Organizing – Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; reacts well under pressure; treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; accepts responsibility for own actions.
• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality.
• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.

Requirements Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Any of the following conditions will result in being disqualified for this position: Any prior felony, Class A misdemeanor, or family violence convictions, including deferred adjudication. Any Class B misdemeanor convictions and/or deferred adjudication, during the preceding ten years of appointment. Any pending or non-adjudicated arrest for any criminal offense (felony or misdemeanor). Prior discharge from any law enforcement agency for untruthfulness. Dishonorable discharge from the military. Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED). Some college course work or prior law enforcement and/or military experience is preferred. Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 1O's and 1OO's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Computer Skills: To perform the job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of internet software and word processing software. Ability to operate, input, and retrieve, data from department records management systems, e-mail systems, and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office software. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid Texas Driver License in good standing. Texas Peace Officer’s license issued by TCOLE. Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, the very nature of this job requires the employee to maintain a sufficient level of physical fitness and the ability to walk, run, stand, sit, reach, grasp, bend, twist, stoop, kneel, crawl, climb three or more flights of stairs, climb ladders, climb fences, and drag or carry large objects. Employees must be able to use objectively reasonable force to overcome aggressive resistance to arrest, and to protect themselves and others from physical assault. Employees must be able to see with 20/40 clarity with corrected vision and reasonable discern colors and shapes. Officers must have the ability to hear muffled conversations and whispers, speak the English language with clarity, proper enunciation, and context, using normal, elevated (yell), and subdued (whisper) voices. Employees must be able to smell and discern pleasant and noxious odors. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, but is frequently loud and intense. The job will require the employee to regularly talk or hear and frequently required to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cityofportaransas