Salary: $27.90 - $34.80 Hourly
Location : Police Department Burnsville, MN
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 2024-00260
Department: Police/Administration
Opening Date: 06/21/2024
Closing Date: 7/5/2024 11:59 PM Central
Position Details
As a Community Service Officer, your law enforcement career begins as you work alongside sworn officers and provide essential support with a variety of non-critical public safety and clerical tasks.
We offer a leading-edge Total Rewards package, a focus on wellness, a culture of support and an array of opportunities to grow. You will join a growing team with an authorized strength of 84 sworn officers and 19 civilians who use community-oriented policing to provide excellence in public safety
This role is part time (32 hours per week), non-exempt (hourly) and has a starting wage of $27.9027.
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How you'll use your strengths every day
Community Service Officers value people and perspectives by:

• Championing the safety and supervision of park system users and property
• Supporting positive community relations through facility tours, court messenger service, and taking minor reports.
• Safeguarding recovered property under the control of the police department

They are on the leading edge when they:

• Assist with evidence handling and processing, and interagency report and evidence delivery.
• Coordinate equipment maintenance, inventory control and procurement.
• Assist with administrative tasks in records, crime prevention, and animal control.

And they expect the best by:

• Providing assistance to patrol and investigation in the delivery of police services.
• Assisting with traffic direction, security standby, and vehicle lockouts.
• Assisting with prisoner booking, prisoner transport, and dispatch support

What you'll bring to help you be successful

• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must currently be attending a post-secondary program, or enroll in a program within six months of hire, in pursuit of becoming a full time Police Officer.
• A valid Driver's License or eligibility to be licensed in the State of Minnesota
• A background or interest in local government work serving the community.

• An interest in developing what you do best and a commitment to valuing each colleague for their unique perspectives.

We welcome qualified applicants to apply with preference given to those applicants who have not applied in the past 12 months.
First round interviews will be conducted on Monday July 15th.
BENEFITS-ELIGIBLE
In Burnsville, we create great experiences for our employees so they do the same for our community. We offer total rewards, development opportunities, and flexibility that reflect our commitment to you.
Total Rewards
Providing the highest level of care for our community starts with caring well for you. We provide a wide range of benefits to full-time employees and part-time employees who are scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Focused on your wellbeing, our total rewards include:

• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave.
• Up to four weeks bereavement and caregiver leave.
• Leave donation options to take care of one-another.
• 100% employer-paid health and dental insurance and options for caring for your family.
• Employer yearly contribution to HSA or HRA/VEBA plans of $3,200 for single and $5,120 for employee-plus and family coverage.
• City contribution to your retirement through the Public Employees Retirement Association.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per year.
• Vacation equivalency that recognizes your professional expertise.
• Sick leave and 13 paid holidays annually.

Employee Development
We believe that we all can benefit from ongoing learning and growth. We offer focused development opportunities through our organizational university, Burnsville University, to help people and teams be their best. Our comprehensive onboarding path engages new employees right from the start, with a year-long experience focused on connecting you to our organization and community.
Work Your Way
We are committed to flexibility in meeting the needs of our employees while continuing to provide excellent service to our organization and community. That's why we encourage remote and flexible work, when we are able. Whether you want to work in a coffee shop, adjust your start time, or wear jeans on a Monday, we encourage employees to work in a way that allows you to be your best.
01

Do you have a high school diploma or GED?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a valid driver's license or are you eligible to be licensed in the state of Minnesota at the time of application?

• Yes
• No

03

CSO's must be enrolled or planning to enroll in post-secondary education in pursuit of becoming a full time Police Officer. Please select the option below that best describes your post-secondary education.

• Enrolled in post-secondary program
• Will be enrolled in post-secondary program within six months
• I have an associate degree
• I have a bachelor's degree
• None of the above

Required Question