Reserve Police Officer PT

Sunrise Police Department Part-Time Reserve Officer

The City of Sunrise is more than a workplace — it's a community built on our Three Pillars: Customer Service, Collaboration, and Transparency. We're committed to creating an environment where innovation thrives, teamwork is celebrated, and every employee has the opportunity to grow and make a lasting impact.

As a full-service municipality and one of South Florida's premier cities, Sunrise offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and a strong culture of recognition. Whether you're helping residents, shaping policy, or improving city operations, you'll be part of a team that's passionate about service excellence and community pride.

We take pride in being home to the back-to-back NHL Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers, a vibrant arts and entertainment district, and a diverse community that truly embodies what it means to Live, Work, and Play in Sunrise.

Effective January 2026, the City has launched an Alternative Work Schedule designed to further support employee work-life balance — providing eligible staff with two three-day weekends per month through an every-other-Friday-off model. This initiative reflects our continued focus on flexibility and employee well-being.

Essential Job Functions

• Participates in crowd control and traffic control for events
• Inspects assigned area as often as possible, giving particular attention to potential crime hazards or situations
• Provides numerous human services, general information, and assistance to the public
• May initiate preliminary investigation of incidents requiring police actions
• Preserves crime scenes
• Renders first aid
• Interrogates subjects and witnesses
• Conducts area searches
• Makes arrests as appropriate
• Records all relevant facts
• Makes required court appearance as assigned and required
• Applies knowledge of departmental policies, rules and regulations and standard operating procedures to situations which occur
• Promptly takes appropriate action against all persons who are seen violating the law
• Takes lost, stolen or abandoned property into custody and makes disposition of same
• Enforces traffic laws and conducts accident investigations.
• Patrols assigned area to eliminate the opportunity for crime to occur
• Responds to and attempts to settle disturbances
• Performs related work as required and assigned

Requirements

Education:

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a G.E.D. diploma
• Proof of highest level of completed education must be submitted as an attachment with application. (Applications without attached proof of education will not be processed for consideration.)

Experience:

• Ability to meet all requirements of the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
• Current certification as a state of Florida Law Enforcement Officer
• Must possess a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
• Must be in good standing from a Florida Law Enforcement Agency and have officially separated or retired by the time of hire
• All retired City of Sunrise Certified Police Officers must have been officially separated from employment with the City a minimum of six (6) months prior to application submittal

Required Documents

The following documents MUST be attached as (1) complete.pdf file (MAX FILE SIZE - 10MB) and submitted with your application:

1. Sunrise Police Department Background Questionnaire. This booklet can be downloaded by clicking the link. Please note it must be typed AND notarized.
2. Proof of Citizenship – List of Acceptable Documents:

• U.S. Birth Certificate or
• Certificate of Naturalization or
• Current U.S. Passport

• Social Security Card
• Driver's License
• Florida Police Officer Certificate
• High School Diploma or GED Certificate required
• College Diploma (if applicable)
• CJBAT Test results
• Physical Agility Test results
• Military DD214 (if applicable)

Assignment

• Reserve Police Officers are to be utilized for Special Detail Assignments or other Police Department assignments authorized by the Police Chief or designee.

Disclosures

• Reserve Police Officers shall not be considered as entry-level for regular full-time Police Officer positions and there should be no expectation that Reserve Police Officers will ever become employed as a full-time, regular Police Officer. Incumbents in this classification are not subject to the City pension plan nor are eligible for any City pension benefits. Reserve Police Officers positions are 'at-will' and are not subject to any of the terms included in the Fraternal Order of Police or Police Benevolent Association Collective Bargaining Agreements.
• Incumbents are not permitted to serve in the capacity as a law enforcement officer with any other agency while serving as a Reserve Police Officer with the City of Sunrise.
• Reserve Police Officers are required to work one Event or Assignment per month.
• Reserve Police Officers will not be guaranteed any specific number of hours of work during any given day/week/month and will work a maximum of 24 hours per week. This classification is designated solely as part-time. This is not a full-time position.

Physical Requirements

Work Environment:

• Part-time work shift hours vary and may include nights, weekends and holidays. High degree of exposure to potentially hazardous conditions including inclement weather and severe temperatures. Officers may be subject to dangerous and stressful situations.

Physical:

• A pre-employment medical examination and complete background investigation is required
• Ability to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl in the pursuit of suspects and/or in crime scene investigations
• Prolonged carrying of articles weighing between 10 to 25 lbs.
• Sitting, standing, or walking for long periods of time
• Occasional squatting, climbing, kneeling, and running
• Ability to operate city issued motor vehicles

Sensory:

• Corrected visual acuity of 20/30 in both eyes; no marked red-green deficiency of color vision and no dimming of red objects; normal depth perception; no significant interference with night vision; no significant loss of peripheral vision; strabismus which is accompanied by double vision and not correctable. This will also include no hearing loss of greater than 46 decibels in the 3,000 cps range.
• The ability to perceive and differentiate visual cues or signals. Tasks require the ability to communicate orally and in writing. Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through personal contact, the use of the telephone and/or other City-issued technology devices.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of laws of arrest, search and seizure, rules of evidence and court procedures
• Ability to apply modern police procedures, methods and terminology
• Ability to apply civil and criminal laws, police rules and regulations, and standard operating procedures
• Ability to perform complete and thorough investigations
• Ability to analyze problems and objectively deal with people
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Ability to act calmly and quickly in emergency or hazardous situations
• Ability to apply life saving techniques, where required
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other officers, supervisors, officials and the general public
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
• Knowledge of state statutes, local ordinances and departmental regulations
• Ability to apply skills associated with the use and care of firearms and the operation of motor vehicles
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both verbally and in writing