What are the responsibilities and job description for the lateral police officer position at City of Farmington?
Job Title: Lateral Police Officer
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Lateral Police Officer to join our team. As a Lateral Police Officer, you will be responsible for performing a variety of duties including patrolling City streets, investigating crimes, and providing excellent customer service to the community.
Essential Duties:
- Perform shift work which may include days, evenings, and nights including weekends and holidays.
- Work on performing security patrols, traffic control, investigation and first aid at accidents, detection, investigation and arrest of persons involved in crimes or misconduct.
- Maintain normal availability by radio or telephone to respond to police matters.
- Carry out duties in conformance with Federal, State, County, and City laws and ordinances.
Qualifications:
- This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy.
- Felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories are not allowed.
- Must not have used any illegal drugs within the past three years.
- Must be of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits.
- Must be a United States Citizen.
- Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment.
- Must have completed 669 law enforcement training hours.
- Must have ability to become a certified law enforcement officer in the State of New Mexico within one year.
- Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid New Mexico driver's license with acceptable driving record for past three years.
Tools and Equipment Used:
Ability to operate a police car, police radio, radar gun, handgun and other weapons as required, straight baton, handcuffs, breathalyzer, cell phone, on-board video camera, first aid equipment and chemical agent.
Physical Demands:
Must be able to frequently lift and/or move heavy objects or persons. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
