Airport Police Officer (Academy)
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Position Grade: 12GDepartment: St. Louis Lambert International AirportJob Type Full-Time (Permanent)%3Cspan lang= EN style= font-size: 12.0pt; Examination Number: EX1006Location:(Employees assigned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport may be eligible for a commuting allowance of $180.00 bi-weekly.)Incumbents in this classification enforce local, state and federal laws and FAA regulations by apprehending criminals and keeping public order. Patrols assigned areas; may search lockers and/or baggage. Investigates malfunctioning security doors and alarms.Essential Functions and Responsibilities ●Conducts investigations of suspicious activity. ●Upholds airport security measures. ●Detains or arrests violators; transports detainees. ●Applies for warrants. ●May help direct traffic and issue traffic tickets. ●May help search for explosives. ●May work with the canine unit. ●May instruct others in security measures.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities ●Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. ●Human Interaction: This is a work leader/coordinator class. ●Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, calibrate, tune and synchronize, and perform complex rapid adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a motor vehicle, computer terminal, firearm, radio, baton, mace, and/or related materials used in performing essential functions. ●Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as log books, property receipts, lists, zoning maps, special orders, blueprints, FAA handbooks, police and canine manuals and other non-routine correspondence. ●Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages and decimals. ●Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. ●Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in critical and/or unexpected situations involving moderate risk to the organization. ●Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances. ●Physical Requirements: Require the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull moderately heavy objects and materials, twenty (20) to fifty (50) pounds; and may occasionally involve objects and materials up to one hundred (100) pounds, such as restraining a violator or handling a dog. Tasks involve the ability to exert regular and sustained heavy physical effort with an emphasis on climbing and balancing, which also involves stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling to perform patrol duties. ●Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes, sounds, odors and textures associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks, such as perceiving danger. Other Requirements ●Positions require shift, weekend and holiday assignments. Candidates must provide their availability for shift and weekend assignments on the Availability section of the Employment Application.Position Grade: 12GDepartment: St. Louis Lambert International AirportJob Type Full-Time (Permanent)%3Cspan lang= EN style= font-size: 12.0pt; Examination Number: EX1006Location:(Employees assigned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport may be eligible for a commuting allowance of $180.00 bi-weekly.)Incumbents in this classification enforce local, state and federal laws and FAA regulations by apprehending criminals and keeping public order. Patrols assigned areas; may search lockers and/or baggage. Investigates malfunctioning security doors and alarms.Essential Functions and Responsibilities ●Conducts investigations of suspicious activity. ●Upholds airport security measures. ●Detains or arrests violators; transports detainees. ●Applies for warrants. ●May help direct traffic and issue traffic tickets. ●May help search for explosives. ●May work with the canine unit. ●May instruct others in security measures.Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities ●Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. ●Human Interaction: This is a work leader/coordinator class. ●Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, calibrate, tune and synchronize, and perform complex rapid adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a motor vehicle, computer terminal, firearm, radio, baton, mace, and/or related materials used in performing essential functions. ●Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as log books, property receipts, lists, zoning maps, special orders, blueprints, FAA handbooks, police and canine manuals and other non-routine correspondence. ●Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages and decimals. ●Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. ●Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in critical and/or unexpected situations involving moderate risk to the organization. ●Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances. ●Physical Requirements: Require the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull moderately heavy objects and materials, twenty (20) to fifty (50) pounds; and may occasionally involve objects and materials up to one hundred (100) pounds, such as restraining a violator or handling a dog. Tasks involve the ability to exert regular and sustained heavy physical effort with an emphasis on climbing and balancing, which also involves stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling to perform patrol duties. ●Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes, sounds, odors and textures associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks, such as perceiving danger. Other Requirements ●Positions require shift, weekend and holiday assignments. Candidates must provide their availability for shift and weekend assignments on the Availability section of the Employment Application.A high school diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D.) certificate.Age:%3Cspan style= mso-spacerun: yes; Certification/Deputization: Must be certified as a Police Officer by the State of Missouri and deputized as a Police Officer by St. Louis County, Missouri by completion of the working test period.License: Must possess and maintain a valid Missouri driver's license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application and be able to present it at upon request. Please note type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application. Scoring Components and Their WeightsExperience and Training: 100%A ten-year background investigation will be conducted in accordance with FAA regulations for positions at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon RequestWhen completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.Veterans Preference PointsTo be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.City Residence Preference PointsCity residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points.AccommodationsIf assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information.