Police Officer

Job Overview

Job Title: Police Officer
Department: Police
Location: 115 E. 3rd Street
Reports To: Chief of Police

Position Details

• Full-Time
• Number of Hours Worked per Week: 42
• Non-Exempt

General Description

Under general supervision of assigned supervisory personnel , performs a wide variety of duties involving the enforcement of laws and ordinances and the prevention of crimes; controls traffic flow and enforces state and local traffic regulations; issues citations; participates in and conducts a variety of criminal investigations; makes arrests; provides support and assistance to special crime prevention and law enforcement programs; and performs a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of law enforcement services and activities.

Essential Job Functions

•Patrol designated areas of the Village in car, by foot, or other means to preserve law and order, discover and prevent the commission of crimes, and enforce traffic and other laws and ordinances; protect real and personal property by providing security checks of residential, business, and public premises; maintain awareness of and remains alert for wanted suspects, known criminals, stolen vehicles, missing persons, traffic violators, and crimes in progress; issue warnings and citations.
•Respond to calls for the protection of life and property, the enforcement of laws and ordinances, general public service calls, and complaints including those involving automobile accidents, traffic hazards, misdemeanor and felony incidents, domestic disturbances, property control, civil complaints, and related incidents; investigate complaints and takes appropriate action, which may include the use of deadly or nondeadly force; use sound judgment under adverse, stressful conditions.
•Conduct investigations at scenes of incidents to which summoned or incidents observed; determine what, if any, crime has been committed; identify, collect, preserve, process, and book evidence; locate and interview victims and witnesses; identify and interrogate suspects.
•Work in partnership with the State's Attorney's Office to obtain and file criminal complaints on arrested subjects.
•Prepare and serve search and arrest warrants; apprehend and arrest offenders for crimes committed under federal, state, and local laws and ordinances; control and mitigate people under the influence of drugs or alcohol or other potentially hostile situations.
•Serve as liaison and public relations officer to the public; establish and preserve good relationships with the general public; answer questions from the public concerning local and state laws, procedures, and activities of the department; make presentations before a variety of public groups to promote crime prevention activities and to enhance public understanding of Police activities.
•Contact and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in matters relating to the apprehension of offenders and the investigation of offenses; may respond to requests for assistance from agencies outside the Village for mutual aid in the suppression of civil disturbances, apprehension of criminals, or other related requests.
•Participate in continuous training to enhance law enforcement skills including firearms proficiency, defensive driving skills, apprehension and arrest techniques, investigative skills, and general law enforcement skills.
•Perform a variety of administrative and other types of duties in support of law enforcement services, programs, and activities; attend meetings; maintain and calibrate specialized equipment including preliminary alcohol screening devices.
•Initiate and complete reports, legal documents, and other required paperwork; prepare a variety of reports including those on activities, operations, arrests made, and unusual incidents observed; prepare investigative reports and case information.
•Testify in courts and at hearings; prepare and present case evidence; respond to mandatory court calls during irregular hours.
•Direct traffic at fires, special events, and other emergency situations; provide traffic and crowd control at events; provide security at Village Board meetings and other Village functions.
•Enforce parking regulations; issue citations; tow vehicles that are in violation of codes.
•When assigned as a Field Training Officer, train new recruits and lateral police officers; document trainee progress and prepare evaluations; serve as acting field supervisor as assigned.
•When assigned as School Resource Officer, serve as law enforcement officer, law related counselor, and law related instructor at assigned school; create a positive role model for students; serve as liaison between students and law enforcement; investigate crimes that occur within the school and on school property; provide information and assistance to school staff and administration, parents, and students regarding law enforcement and community problems; make group presentations; attend committee meetings; maintain program statistics and reports.
•When assigned to traffic, patrol assigned areas; perform a full range of traffic enforcement duties; observe, monitor, and control routine and unusual traffic conditions; assist and advise motorist; use radar to detect speed; issue citations and warnings; investigate traffic accidents.
•When assigned as a detective, maybe assigned on a taskforce including major crime or public integrity; gather knowledge about individuals or groups who are involved in criminal activity in order to understand how they function, describe their current activities, forecast future action they may undertake, and provide intelligence and resources that will eradicate criminal activity; coordinate and participate in multi-jurisdictional intelligence gathering and suppression operations.
•Receive, review, and analyze reports and case information on law enforcement activities requiring special and detailed investigations.
•Coordinate and conduct complete and detailed investigations of crimes involving juveniles and adults, crimes against persons and property including child and elder abuse claims, homicides, rape and assaults with deadly weapons, and crimes involving vice, gaming, and narcotics violations; follow cases from reporting, to arrest, to prosecution.
•Contact, interview, and interrogate victims, complainants, witnesses, suspects, and others involved in cases and incidents; obtain statements, documents, and factual and physical evidence.
•Collect, preserve, maintain, and book evidence and recovered property found that is involved with suspected crimes.
•Hold stakeouts, perform undercover activities, conduct surveillance activities, and other observation assignments.
•Prepare investigative reports and case information; recommend disposition of cases including to discuss recommended disposition of cases with legal authorities.
•Review information and evidence obtained for presentation in court cases; testify in court concerning evidence and facts gathered during the investigative process.
•Remain on-call during stipulated time periods to respond to incidents that will probably require major investigative follow-up and criminal identification work at the scene of the incident.
•Perform related duties as required or established by the Chief of Police.

Education & Training
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

High school education or its equivalent. Successfully obtained from an accredited junior college or university, 48 completed credit hours in a semester system or 60 credit hours in a quarter or trimester system and achieved a "C" grade point average or higher.

Knowledge & Experience

Some work experience as an Illinois peace officer or other work experience that demonstrates a general aptitude for police work. Other requirements as described within the Rules and Regulations of the East Dundee Board of Police Commissioners.

Skills & Abilities

•Applicants shall be under 41 years of age, at the time of application and at such time as the initial eligibility list is posted, unless exempt from such age limitation as provided in 65 ILCS Section 5/10- 2.1-6 of the Fire and Police Commissioners' Act. Applicants, at such time as they file their application with this Commission, must be 20 years of age. Proof of birth date will be required at time of application.
•Effective verbal and written communication skills

Licenses & Certifications

•Must be a citizen of the United States.
•Possession of an appropriate, valid Illinois driver's license.
•Qualify for or possess an Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board Law Enforcement Officer Certification.
•Possession of, or ability to obtain, CPR, First Aid and ILETSB mandated training to maintain law enforcement certification.

Working Conditions

Work Environment: Reactive emergency, natural or man-made disaster, and routine peace keeping environments with travel from site to site. The employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions; occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, risk of radiation, and vibration; potentially hostile environments; extensive public contact. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be very loud due to sirens, firearm training, etc. Incumbents required to work various shifts, including evenings and weekends, and may be required to travel outside Village boundaries to attend meetings. Deal effectively with the morbid, the macabre, the repugnant, the abnormal, the morose, the psychotic, the neurotic and the otherwise unpleasant or unusual facets or results of human behavior.
Physical Demand: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability to work in a law enforcement setting and an office setting; restrain or subdue individuals; walk, stand, sit, or run for prolonged periods of time; occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; occasionally climb and balance; regularly push, pull, lift, and/or carry light to moderate weights; frequently lift and/or move moderate to heavy weights; occasionally lift and/or move heavy weights; operate office equipment including use of computer keyboard; requires a sense of touch, finger dexterity, and gripping with hands and fingers; 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 guns and handcuffs.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Shift/Hours Worked: Based on seniority and priority of the Village
Salary Range: Determined by Collective Bargaining Agreement
Benefits: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Other: Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapter 453

At minimum, a candidate must successfully complete a background investigation, drug & alcohol screening, physical, and psychological evaluation. Other evaluations may also be administered.