Police Cadet - Town of Huntersville, NC : Job Details

Salary: $20.93 Hourly Location : Huntersville, NC Job Type: Police Full Time Job Number: 202400106 Department: HUNTERSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Opening Date: 07/09/2024 Job Description We are looking for service-minded, diverse, problem solvers with a desire to affect positive change within our community. We offer a wealth of training opportunities in areas such as traffic enforcement, narcotics investigation, crime scene processing, community affairs, law, investigations, crime prevention and much more. The Town of Huntersville Police Cadet is a trainee position for candidates interested in a Police Officer career, but do not have Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET). Candidates must meet all of the essential job functions and qualifications of the Police Officer position in order to be considered for the Police Cadet position. The Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program is a police academy offered for students interested in completing the certification to become a law enforcement officer in the state of North Carolina. Basic Law Enforcement Training is a police academy that provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required for entry-level employment as law enforcement officers with the state, county, or municipal governments, or with private agencies. The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission mandates the topics and methods of instruction. General subjects include, but are not limited to, criminal, juvenile, civil, traffic and alcohol beverage laws; investigative, patrol, custody and court procedures; emergency responses; and ethics and community relations. Students must successfully complete and pass all units of study, the POPAT (Police Officer Physical Abilities Test) course, and the state certification examination mandated by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission to receive a certificate. Upon successful completion of BLET, students can earn up to 23 credit hours toward the A.A.S. degree in Criminal Justice Technology. Upon successful completion of the BLET certification course, individuals would then be promoted to a role as a sworn police officer for the Town of Huntersville. Failure to graduate from BLET within the prescribed training period could be cause for termination. Note: Employment with criminal justice agencies is subject to specific agency criteria; therefore, completion of the course alone is no guarantee of eligibility of employment. Course Details • 616 mandated hours • Classed offered Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., sometimes on weekends, 16 weeks of instruction • Uniforms required • • Courses offered for the fall and spring semesters Description of BLET from NCDOJ website. Police Cadet applications are accepted directly through Essential Duties of the Position The following are defined as the essential functions of the police recruit with the Huntersville Police Department:

• Attend and successfully complete the BLET certification course at an accredited and Town of Huntersville Department approved educational institution in the timeframe required;
• Effectively and professionally communicate, verbally and in written form with BLET staff and Town of Huntersville Department supervisory staff;
• Represent the Town of Huntersville Police Department in a professional manner to the BLET staff and others;
• Assist with need and task of the Town of Huntersville Police Department as time permits;
• Other duties assigned.

Minimum Required Education and Experience Some knowledge of police methods, practices and procedures; some knowledge of the rules and regulations of the Police Department; some knowledge of the geography of the Town and location of important buildings; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to prepare clear reports; ability to deal professionally, courteously and fairly with the public; ability to analyze situations and to adopt quick, effective and reasonable courses of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances; ability to establish and maintain effective relationship with associates and the general public.

• Must be 21 years of age at completion of BLET.
• Citizen of the United States.
• High School graduate or possess an equivalency certificate.
• Possess or be able to obtain a valid North Carolina Law Enforcement Certificate (BLET).
• Good moral character.
• Have not committed or been convicted of a felony.
• Have no more than 4 Class A misdemeanor convictions (within last 5 years).
• Have no Class B misdemeanor convictions.

Supplemental Information This work requires the occasional exertion of over 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires standing, walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather) and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. heavy traffic, large earth-moving equipment). Click on the image to learn more about the great benefits offered by the Town of Huntersville. 01 Are you at least 20 years of age?

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