Community Service Officer

Salary : $23.50 Hourly

Location : Rosemount, MN

Job Type : Part Time

Job Number : 2025-006

Department : Police

Opening Date : 02 / 20 / 2025

Position Summary

This position will remain open until filled; applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

The Community Service Officer position will work approximately 20-29 hours per week depending on candidate availability. This is a temporary position that is not to exceed three years and is intended to provide experience for candidates interested in becoming a Police Officer.

The Community Service Officer is a non-sworn, entry level position in the Police Department performing public safety related tasks which include animal control, code enforcement, crime prevention, parking enforcement, and miscellaneous public service calls. This position is part-time and will involve shift work, including nights, weekends and holiday and is under direct supervision of a Police Sergeant. Typical duties may vary from routine, non-sworn police work to miscellaneous police related duties.

Essential Duties

• Enforce applicable ordinances and statutes pertaining to animals; perform various animal control duties.
• Investigate and enforce City ordinance violations and issue citations as allowed by ordinance. Perform motorist assists including vehicle lockout.
• Complete reports as required.
• Conduct speed and traffic surveys.
• Assist with public relations events and presentations.
• Assist patrol officers with various duties as directed.
• Assist in servicing and maintaining police vehicles and equipment.
• Assist in recovery and inventory of lost, abandoned, and confiscated property.
• Assist with reception-type duties including answering the telephone and handling customer service requests at the front counter.
• Perform other duties as assignments are directed.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Minimum Qualifications

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements and Activity

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of over 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, pushing or pulling and lifting and occasionally requires walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and tasting or smelling.

Sensory Requirements

Work has standard vision requirements; 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.

Sensory Utilization

Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and / or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.

Environmental Conditions

Work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration, frequently requires exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, working with explosives and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

The statements in this class description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbent(s) assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The City of Rosemount is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Why do you want to be a Community Service Officer for the City of Rosemount?

Which best describes your enrollment in a POST-accredited law enforcement program?

Provide the name of the school in which you are (or plan to be) enrolled and specify the degree you are pursuing. Enter N / A if not applicable.

Do you have a valid Driver's License?

Do you have a High School Diploma, GED equivalent or will obtain within 12 months?

Are you 18 year of age or older?

When will you become POST eligible?

Which best describes your work experience involving customer service?

Please describe your customer service experience and the name(s) of the employer where you gained the experience. Enter N / A if not applicable.

The existence of a criminal conviction record will not automatically disqualify you from employment with the City, though certain types of criminal convictions may prohibit you from working in certain positions. Before any applicant is rejected on the basis of a criminal conviction, he / she will be notified in writing and will be given any rights to processing of complaints or grievances afforded by MN Statute Ch. 364. Have you ever been convicted as an adult for a crime which has not been annulled, expunged, set aside, purged, or sealed by a court? (Examples of these crimes are as follows : assault in the fifth degree, domestic assault, mistreatment of persons confined, mistreatment of residents or patients, criminal abuse / financial exploitation / neglect of a vulnerable adult, failure to report maltreatment of a vulnerable adult, other prohibited acts prostitution related, presenting false claims, medical assistance fraud, theft, disorderly conduct, registration of predatory offenders or registration under the predatory offender registration law for other offenses.)

If you answered yes to the previous question, cite the date, location, nature of offense, and disposition. Enter N / A if not applicable.

Have you even been dismissed from employment or resigned in lieu of dismissal / termination for any reason?

If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain the circumstances and include the name of the employer. Enter N / A if not applicable.

Have you ever been dismissed or resigned from employment during the probationary period of employment?

If you answered Yes to the previous question, please explain and include the name of the employer. Enter N / A if not applicable.

Do you fluently speak any of the following languages : Spanish, Somali, Sign Language, Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao, Thai, Cambodian, Russian, Hindi, Arabic, Dinka, Nuer, Amharic?

Please indicate the languages that you speak fluently, enter N / A if not applicable.

Please list any additional skills, knowledge, or experience that makes you uniquely qualified or suited for this position. Enter N / A if not applicable.

ELECTION OF VETERAN'S PREFERENCE The City of Rosemount awards preference to qualified veterans and spouses of deceased or disabled veterans in accordance with Minnesota State Statute 197.455. Are you requesting Veteran's Preference Points for this position? If so, please select your Veterans status and assure you have attached the appropriate documentation. Documents MUST be provided by attaching them to this application. Qualified veteran means : a citizen of the United States or a resident alien who has been separated under honorable conditions from any branch of the armed forces of the United States :

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