POLICE OFFICER - CERTIFIED (BEFORE JULY 2026)

***LOOKING FOR APPLICANTS WHO WILL POSSESS A FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO JULY 2026***

General Description


Provides general law enforcement services to the community to include response to emergencies patrol investigation of crimes traffic enforcement crime prevention activities and other emergency management duties



Essential Job Functions

Patrols a designated area in an emergency vehicle to ensure the security of life and property.


Answers emergency and routine calls for service regarding law enforcement matters; enforces City; County and State laws and ordinances and requests assistance as required.


Communicates with members of the community to solve problems and render assistance.


Confers with and provides assistance to other City staff and departments.


Personally participates in investigating criminal law violations occurring within the City of Holly Hill; obtains evidence; compiles information; prepares casework; files charging affidavits; and testifies in court hearings and related activities.


Patrols City streets; parks; commercial and residential areas to preserve the peace and enforce the law; controls vehicular traffic; enforces traffic laws and ordinances; and works to prevent; detect; and investigate misdemeanors; felonies; and other criminal law violations; and otherwise serve and protect.


Responds to emergency calls and takes appropriate law enforcement action.


Interrogates criminal suspects; witnesses; and drivers; identifies and preserves physical evidence; arrests violators; investigates and renders assistance at the scene of motor vehicle crashes; summons emergency medical and ambulance services; takes measurements and draws diagrams of crime scenes and crashes; conducts follow-up investigations of crimes committed during an assigned shift; seeks out and questions victims; witnesses; and suspects; develops leads and tips; conducts searches.


Prepares a variety of reports; forms; and documents; reports of investigations; incident reports; crash reports; field interview cards; vehicle tow sheets; evidence reports; uniform traffic citations; etc.


Assists citizens with matters such as locked or stalled vehicles; crime prevention; drug resistance; traffic safety; directions; neighborhood disputes; etc.


Coordinates and supervises training; assignment; and professional development of subordinate officers.


Coordinates activities with supervisors or other City departments; exchanges information with officers in other law enforcement agencies; and obtains advice from the Command Staff regarding cases; policies; and procedures.


Required to perform rotating and static shift work including days; evenings; and nights; including weekends and holidays; and be available for call-back or emergency mobilization. May be required to work flexible schedules or various and changing hours.


Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the official business of the department.


Attendance at work and satisfactory performance are essential functions of this position.


Using excellent customer service skills establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees; officials; and members of the general public.


Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent; and completion of the Florida CJSTC Basic Law Enforcement Training with a valid certificate prior to July of 2026 ; and successfully pass an extensive


pre-employment background investigation; drug screen; physical/psychological evaluation; polygraph examination; physical agility assessment; and other selection and evaluation examinations.


Successful completion of the department's Field Training and Evaluation Program.


Must possess; or be able to obtain by date of hire; a valid Florida Driver's License without record of suspension or revocation.


Must possess the ability to operate an emergency vehicle; police radio; handgun/shotgun/rifle and other weapons as required; baton; handcuffs; chemical agents; and other modern law enforcement equipment.


Extensive use of computers for dispatching; reporting and communicating is required.


The employee is required to perform rotating and static shift work including days; evenings; and nights; including weekends and holidays; including call-backs and emergency mobilizations.


Knowledge; Skills and Abilities

Considerable knowledge of modern law enforcement principles; procedures; techniques; and equipment; considerable knowledge of applicable laws; ordinances; and department policies; rules; regulations; and general orders; extensive knowledge of City's geography; demographics; and administration.


Ability to perform work requiring good physical conditioning; ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers; supervisors and the general public; ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating and responding to situations and making decisions; ability to follow and give verbal and written instructions.


Physical Skills and Environmental Conditions

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL SKILLS :


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.


While performing the duties of this job; the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is routinely required to walk; stand; use hands to touch; handle; grasp; or operate objects; controls; or tools; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance at precarious heights; stoop; kneel; crouch; or crawl; taste; and smell.


The employee will be required to go from a docile; seated position in a vehicle or office to a highly energized and dynamic position; then rapidly return to a seated or docile position.


The job is considered fast paced and physically and mentally demanding.


The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.


Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus. Employees who are required to wear eyeglasses or hearing aids may be required to sign an agreement obligating them to wear their prescribed eyeglasses; contact lenses; or hearing devices while conducting law enforcement operations or other critical tasks.


ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS :


The employee will regularly work at all hours of the day and night; in all weather conditions; and will be routinely exposed to hazardous situations that may result in injury; death; or the use of deadly force against another person.


The employee may be required to work on or around large bodies of water and/or flooded areas to include wading; swimming; and treading water. While performing the duties of this job; the employee frequently works outside in inclement and/or rapidly changing weather conditions; including extreme heat; extreme cold; direct sunlight; high humidity; heavy rain and strong winds.


The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high; precarious places; and with explosives; and is occasionally exposed to fumes; foul odors or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; vibration; in dark and confined spaces; and in the presence of wild and/or dangerous animals.


The employee will occasionally be exposed to the presence of blood-borne pathogens; bodily fluids; and work in close physical proximity to sick; injured; and deceased persons.


The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however; depending upon conditions; the employee may be subjected to loud; sustained or modulating noise levels; including but not limited to emergency vehicle sirens; gunfire; shouting; alarms and environmental sounds.


Additional Information


This position is subject to the City of Holly Hill's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes: pre-employment testing post-accident testing random testing (certain assignments) reasonable suspicion testing return to duty testing and follow-up testing



Disclaimer


This job description is not intended as complete listing of job duties. The incumbent is responsible for the performance of other related duties as assigned/required. The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.



Application Special Instructions


HOLLY HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT: You will be required to complete a FDLE Authority for Release of Information Form and the Holly Hill Police Department Authorization Form for background investigation purposes and submit requested documents when seeking employment as a sworn law enforcement officer or for appointment to sensitive non-sworn positions within the agency. You will be provided this requested information if scheduled for an interview.


Exempt : No


Type : FT Employee


Department : Police


Location : DEFAULT