Patrol Officer-Non Certified

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Performs academic and physical activities related to achieving TCOLE certification and the successful completion of an accredited police academy.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:

Receives direct supervision from Police Lieutenant.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Ability to comprehend lesson plans, presentations, and lectures in a classroom environment.

Ability to demonstrate proficiency through written testing and practical exercises.

Must be able to pass testing and obtain certifications with the ASP baton, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, and personal defense spray.

Ability to demonstrate firearms proficiency.

Must be able to pass TCOLE State certification examination.

Maintains communication and availability by phone for emergencies. Responsible for preparation and completion of various assignments.

Required to maintain a state of physical readiness to the Department standard.

Attend classes, training, and labs. Cleans and maintains Departmental equipment, supplies, and facilities.

Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.

Regular and timely attendance is an essential job function.

PERIPHERAL DUTIES:

Other duties as assigned.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be at least (20) years old and must be twenty-one (21) years or older by the date of commission as a Copperas Cove Police Officer.

Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid Texas driver's license without record of suspension or revocation in any State.

No felony convictions or any offense involving family violence and no conviction above a class C misdemeanor within the last ten (10) years.

U.S. citizen, must be able to read and write the English language.

Must be of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits.

Must be mentally, physically fit, and must meet City and Department response time requirements.

High school diploma or G.E.D. with twelve (12) hours of college courses or two (2) years active duty with honorable discharge.

Visual acuity must be at least 20/200 uncorrected in each eye and must be corrected to 20/30 with either glasses or contact lenses. Color blindness is an automatic disqualification.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment.

Ability to learn the applicable laws, ordinances, and Department rules and regulations.

Ability to demonstrate proficiency through practical exercises.

Ability to demonstrate firearms proficiency.

Ability to perform a full range of physical efforts as needed to perform in a police officer capacity and successfully pass standards established in the Physical Readiness Testing Program.

Ability to learn to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Ability to use modern office equipment and software.

Ability to learn to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers and supervisors.

Ability to learn to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions.

Ability to exercise confidentiality.

Ability to learn and follow verbal and written instructions.

Ability to learn the City's geography.

SELECTION GUIDELINES:

Formal application; review of education and experience; testing, including written and physical readiness test; oral interview; background check; polygraph examination; successful completion of a medical examination with a drug screen; psychological examination; and complete the Copperas Cove Field Training and physical readiness test.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Fleet vehicles, police radio, radar, handgun and other weapons as required, handcuffs, spike strips, evidence and crime scene processing equipment, computer, copy/fax machine, cameras, video equipment, phone, first aid, safety equipment, other specialized tools and equipment as required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk clearly or hear well. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally run or lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include good visual acuity, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus in both the right and left eye.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and with explosives. Is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. Is periodically exposed to persons who represent a danger to health and life.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.