Police Officer - Lateral Hire

Salary : $71,314.78 - $112,284.38 Annually

Location : New Albany, OH

Job Type : Full-time

Job Number : 2025-01

Department : Police

Opening Date : 01 / 01 / 2025

Description

Police Officers take proper enforcement action as necessary to maintain the order, safety and general welfare of the city. Police Officers provide a highly visible, professional presence while conducting patrol activities, maintaining safety and assisting citizens in a wide range of emergency and non-emergency situations.

To be considered, a candidate must have at least one (1) year of full-time continuous service as a police officer in any state and be currently employed as a full-time law enforcement officer, as defined in Ohio Revised Code (ORC) section 2935.01 or have been laid off from such a position within the year prior to application. The one (1) year requirement is not inclusive of time spent in an academy or working in a correctional facility.

Examples of Duties

• Enforces applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
• Patrols the jurisdiction (via vehicle, bicycle, and / or on foot) to observe and identify potential problem areas within the community.
• Responds to a wide range of calls for service including calls of both an emergency and non-emergency nature.
• Maintains radio contact with dispatch and officers / supervisors.
• Provides backup to other law enforcement officers.
• Issues traffic citations and warnings to traffic violators.
• Initiates arrests of law violators.
• Investigates traffic crashes, including taking measurements, photographs, and diagrams, as necessary.
• Directs traffic.
• Interviews witnesses.
• Provides first aid, as necessary.
• Assists fire department / emergency medical service personnel, as necessary.
• Conducts checks of businesses and residences, including responding to alarms.
• Operates specific equipment as required, including alcohol testing instruments, traffic radar, traffic laser, and other police equipment.
• Conducts periodic checks of police vehicles and equipment, including routine inspections.
• Conducts criminal investigations.
• Conducts surveillance and stakeout activities.
• Prepares reports and paperwork related to case investigations and prosecutions.
• Prepares arrest warrants and search warrants.
• Executes arrest warrants and search warrants.
• Prepares records / reports documenting daily shift activities.
• Testifies in court.
• Provides training to other officers.
• Receives periodic in-service and specialized training.
• Cooperates with other city employees and departments.
• Promotes and maintains responsive community relations.
• Requires regular and predictable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

This position has a high degree of accountability. The incumbent must be eligible to work in the United States and be currently employed as a police officer (in any state

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to : deal effectively and courteously with others; see and hear to accurately observe situations; analyze and record scenarios analytically and objectively; demonstrate sound judgment under stress and to react quickly and calmly in emergencies; understand and interpret laws, ordinances, and regulations so as to enforce them with firmness, tact and impartiality; develop skills in the use and care of firearms and in the operation of motor vehicles and other departmental equipment; effectively communicate information both orally and in writing; address groups of assorted sizes in diverse settings; run, walk, stand, or sit for extended or intermittent periods of time; pursue fleeing suspects on foot; subdue resisting or attacking persons; use hands or feet in weaponless defense; maintain balance on uneven or narrow surfaces; stand in one position for extended periods of time; drag and / or pull hard to move objects or persons; crawl in confined spaces or low areas; remain alert and watchful during assigned duty hours; transport individuals, paperwork, or evidence for short distances, which may involve climbing stairs; demonstrate strength, endurance, and flexibility while wearing job-related equipment weighing up to 25 pounds and performing functions such as lifting, pulling, or pushing; operate job-related equipment, including a motor vehicle, while performing multiple tasks such as radio operations, observation, and note taking; distinguish frequencies and sound sources; make visual observations involving color differential and accurate estimates of distance entailing depth perception; operate job-related equipment such as radios, phones, firearms, handcuffs, cameras, etc.; safely operate a firearm; affect physical restraint of angry or violent people; pass the standards of the department's general fitness examination as it relates to the essential functions of the position; logically order information and to report on or react to situations which may have serious consequences; inspire trust and confidence; make decisions with limited information under stress; cope with and diffuse situations involving angry or difficult people; operate in the absence of clear expectations, precedence, or procedures; inspire trust and confidence; make decisions with limited information under stress; cope with and diffuse situations involving angry or difficult people; operate in the absence of clear expectations, precedence, or procedures; concentrate on a given task for extended period of time; compute job-related formulas in order to accurately measure distances and to complete investigations; read at multiple levels of difficulty from basic instructions to technical / legal materials of a time-sensitive nature; prioritize work loads while coordinating multiple demands; visualize scenarios when presented as written plans or oral instructions; compare letters, numbers, or patterns quickly and accurately; demonstrate mature judgment and reasoning at all times; add, subtract, multiply, divide, calculate decimals and percentages, and measure data; work effectively and withstand extremes of climate exposure and potential exposure to health and safety hazards as the responsibilities of the position are performed in an office environment, on patrol within the community, in a vehicle, bicycle or on foot.

The City of New Albany offers a variety of valuable benefits for full-time employees which include : health care with an Health Reimbursment Arrangment (HRA) or an Health Savings Account (HSA); flexible spending accounts for general medical and dependent care; employer paid dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurances; paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. Additionally, employees can participate in deferred compensation programs, purchase supplemental accident or life insurance policies at a discounted group rate, and professional development programs.

City of New Albany employees participate in OPERS or OP&F (police officers) retirement systems.

Are you currently a police officer or have you been laid off (resigned or terminated does not qualify) from a police officer position within the last year?

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Salary : $71,315 - $112,284