Community-Focused Patrol Officer

Benefits $27.94/hour starting pay Access to local government pension plans, robust vacation/sick time accrual rates, and Civic Federal Credit Union What You’ll Do Serves the Morrisville community by enforcing the code of law on patrols, investigating crimes, and responding to emergencies with a high degree of sensitivity and professionalism. Patrols assigned areas to detect and prevent crime; answers calls for service and assistance. Checks the physical security of businesses, homes, cars, etc.; gets out of car and closely inspects buildings. Establish contact with citizens for public relations. Enforces traffic laws; patrols or conducts stationary observation of traffic; utilizes speed measuring devices to detect speed violations; stops suspicious vehicles for investigation; issues warnings, citations, and arrests for violations; uses standard field sobriety tests to determine impairment; directs traffic as necessary. Serves criminal summons, subpoenas, and warrants in assigned jurisdiction; makes arrests and transports suspects to the public safety center for processing. Responds to domestic violence incidences; provides assistance to reduce the risk of additional violence; conducts investigation if necessary. Responds to crimes in progress or those that have just occurred, assessing the crime scene, requesting additional resources as needed, securing the area, interviewing witnesses and apprehending suspects. Attend community meetings; organize neighborhood watches; make presentations to churches, schools, civic organizations, and business leaders; participate in agency volunteer programs. Investigates accidents; gathers appropriate information and fills out reports; draws diagrams; charges drivers as necessary; calls wreckers, rescue personnel, other resources as needed. Minimum Requirements High School Diploma or GED Possession of, or ability to possess, a Basic Law Enforcement Certificate (BLET) issued by the State of North Carolina Equal Employment Opportunity The Town of Morrisville has longstanding policy of providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, natural hair or hairstyles, ethnicity, creed, color, religious belief or non-belief, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or familial status, national origin or ancestry, National Guard or veteran status, political affiliation, age, disability, genetic information, or other protected characteristics protected by law. The Town of Morrisville also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or as a result of other needs protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr