Police Officer

The purpose of this position is to perform police activities and emergency response in the interest of public safety.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responds to calls for service by patrolling assigned district, enforcing laws and ordinances, issuing citations, making arrests, serving subpoenas, and answering citizen complaints.
• Investigates crimes, accidents, or violations by conducting witness and suspect interviews, following up on leads, and completing assigned cases.
• Performs field operations by conducting surveillance, organizing and directing officers, and executing search and arrest warrants.
• Prepares documentation of incidents, reports, and search warrants and maintains files.
• Attends court and testifies if necessary.

Supplemental Functions:

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

 Knowledge:

• North Carolina General Statutes
• Basic rules and regulations of criminal investigations, federal, state, city, and department
• Basic Police investigative and identification techniques
• Geography of city
• Firearms
• Computers

Licensing and Certifications:

• Ability to obtain Basic Law Enforcement Certification. Failure to obtain within twelve (12) months of hire may result in termination.
• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License

  PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class require: standing, fine dexterity, walking, lifting, carrying, sitting, reaching, handling, pushing/pulling, climbing, vision, foot controls, balancing, bending, crouching, hearing, twisting, talking.
• Heavy Work: Exerting 50 - 100 pounds occasionally, 25 -50 pounds frequently, or from 10 up to 20 pounds constantly.
• Incumbents may be subjected to extreme temperature, wetness and/or humidity, respiratory hazards, noise and vibration, physical hazards.

 Positions assigned to Criminal Investigations Division:

• Positions in this class require: standing, fine dexterity, walking, lifting, carrying, sitting, reaching, handling, pushing/pulling, climbing, vision, foot controls, balancing, bending, crouching, hearing, twisting, talking.
• Medium Work: Exerting 20 - 50 pounds occasionally, 10-25 pounds frequently, or up to 10 pounds constantly.
• Incumbents may be subjected to extreme temperature, wetness and/or humidity, respiratory hazards, noise and vibration, physical hazards.

 Positions assigned to City Hall:

• Position in this class requires: standing, fine dexterity, walking, lifting, carrying, sitting, reaching, handling, pushing/pulling, climbing, vision, foot controls, balancing, bending, crouching, hearing, twisting, talking.
• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time.
• Incumbents may be subjected to extreme temperature, wetness and/or humidity, respiratory hazards, noise and vibration, physical hazards.

 Positions assigned to Vice, Narcotics, Forensics or Property Control:

• Positions in this class are subject to more frequent drug testing due to the sensitive nature of the assignment.

• Understanding instructions, both oral and written
• Use of firearms
• Driving
• Interviewing witnesses, victims, and suspects
• Interaction with the public
• Using computers and applicable software applications
• Properly maintaining necessary paperwork
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction