Police Sergeant
: Job Details :

Assists in the State Accreditation ILEAP program.

Serves as the Acting Chief of Police in the absence of the Chief and Deputy Chief.

Manages the criminal investigations and the criminal complaints process. Assists with presenting them in court and assigns officers, as needed.

Conducts Internal Investigations into alleged employee misconduct as directed by the Chief and Deputy Chief of Police.

Maintains and enforces departmental rules and regulations.

Directs and supervises all activities on a shift within the police department. Participates in the development of policies and procedures for the police department. Continually assigns work, motivates employees, disciplines employees, leads employees, manages tasks, counsels employees, and evaluates employee performance.

Works with deputy chief to ensure proper staffing levels including scheduling leave, training, and filling vacancies.

Stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of law enforcement and serves as Campus Security Authority as outlined in the Clery Act.

Assigns work and determines the appropriate response to the calls for service.

Reviews and approves all written reports for completeness and accuracy. Disseminates critical information to the college community and outside agencies as needed.

Promotes a positive, friendly, and helpful image of the police department to the college community while providing assistance to students, staff, and visitors.

Regularly evaluates subordinate personnel. Provides directed traffic control and management, and ensures orderly parking arrangements for students, staff, and visitors. Directs staff to enforce parking and traffic regulations by issuing citations for parking and moving violations, and making arrests as necessary.

Provides leadership and assumes control in responding to all campus emergency situations, including the deployment of personnel following the emergency procedures of the college.

Makes arrests for on-view crimes as necessary and provided for by state statute.

Testifies in Court.

Participates in patrol functions including responding to calls, providing backup to patrol officers, responding to suspicious calls, identifying, collecting, and preserving physical evidence, and preparing written reports as required.

Conducts internal inspections of the interview room and police department, surrounding buildings and grounds, police vehicles, radios, mandatory uniform and equipment inspections at all campus locations.

Identifies opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures. Identifies resource needs and reviews with police department leadership, and college management as appropriate.

Provides input to the Chief and Deputy Chief of Police in the development and administration of the department budget; forecasts funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies.

Prepare police operational plans for significant events.

On-call for emergencies and command staff notifications.

Oversees department personnel assigned to outside task force duties.

Provides outside agency copies of police reports, including background checks on police applicants.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

A valid driver's license. Valid F.0.I.D. card. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required Knowledge of:

Operational characteristics. services and activities of a law enforcement program. Modern and complex principles and practices of law enforcement including identification and investigative techniques. Advanced patrol techniques including officer safety skills. Principles and practices of traffic enforcement. Laws governing the apprehension, arrest, and custody of accused persons. Use of firearms and other modern police equipment. Recent court decisions affecting law enforcement. Principles of budget preparation and control. Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. Modem office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications. Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation. Pertinent federal, state, and local laws. codes and regulations. Navigating the criminal justice system including courts and corrections. Prior experience as a law enforcement supervisor.

Strongly Desired Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree or Previous law enforcement supervisory experience.

Supervision of Police Personnel (two-week course) or an equivalent law enforcement supervision course, Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command, Southern Police Institute Administrative Officer Course, FBI National Academy, or an equivalent intensive leadership and management education course for senior command positions.