What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Officer position at City of Kinston, NC?
Salary : See Position Description
Location : Kinston Police Department, NC
Job Type : Full-Time Regular
Job Number : 01302
Department : Police Department
Division : Law Enforcement
Opening Date : 02 / 04 / 2025
Closing Date : Continuous
Description
Salary can vary depending on certifications / qualifications :
Police Officer $49,545.60
Police Officer I $51,563.20
Police Officer II $53,682.72
Senior Police Officer $55,910.40
Corporal $58,240.00
Performs protective service work involving a variety of general or support duty police assignments, and related work as required. Work is performed under the immediate supervision of the Police Sergeant.
Essential Functions
- On an assigned shift, operates a patrol car to observe for violations of City, county or state laws, suspicious activities or persons and disturbances of law and order.
- Responds to radio dispatches and answers calls and complaints; administers first aid.
- Serves warrants and makes arrests; testifies in court.
- Checks building security; responds to business and bank alarms.
- Operates police traffic radar for speed law enforcement.
- Investigates traffic accidents; secures information and evidence; directs traffic and enforces traffic laws; conducts traffic surveys and checks.
- Provides police escorts for parades, funerals, prisoners, bank deposits and special events.
- Reports unsafe conditions existing in street or other public facilities.
- Conducts and assists with criminal investigations by preserving evidence, interviewing victims and witnesses, performing property and evidence duties.
- Prepares detailed reports.
- May be assigned specific collateral duties such as administrative, special response team, special operations, school resource officer, investigations, animal control, etc.
- Performs related tasks as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Physical Demands
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently sitting and occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and night vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and / or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and / or small parts, use of measuring devices, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and occasionally requires exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather) and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. heavy traffic, large earth-moving equipment).
All full-time regular employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package which includes, vacation, and sick leave and twelve holidays. Also available are medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. For an overview of the City of Kinston's benefits package offered please click here : .
Salary : $58,240
