CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICER - POLICE - City of Manchester, NH

Grade 19

Starting Pay: $63,794 - $69,701.yr - plus a comprehensive benefits package

General Statement of Duties:

Performs general and preventive patrol and investigative duties, enforcing all applicable laws and maintaining peace and order; performs directly related work as required.

Examples of Essential Work:

• Enforces all City, State and Federal laws within the jurisdiction of the City of Manchester and in coordination with other agencies in surrounding areas;
• Patrols all assigned areas and monitors activity to identify violations of applicable law and takes appropriate actions to deal with the situation, including making arrests and charging a suspect, issuing citations, issuing written warnings or rectifying the situation through a dialogue with all parties involved as warranted;
• Advises suspects of their constitutional rights upon arrest;
• Enforces all traffic laws and issues citations for violations;
• Responds to calls and/or complaints from citizens, involving arriving at the scene, taking statements from all parties involved, identifying a violation if one exists and taking appropriate arrest and/or citation steps as the situation warrants;
• Maintains a highly visible presence within the community for the purpose of deterring crime as possible, maintaining good community relations and providing an identifiable source for citizens to go to for assistance, guidance, protection and service;
• Performs a daily activity of public relations through speaking with citizens, responding to their needs as possible and explaining through actions and words the goals and purposes of the Manchester Police Department;
• Informs commanding Officers immediately of any situation which appears to be out of the ordinary;
• Investigates misdemeanor crimes and traffic accidents and makes arrests as warranted;
• Performs residential and business security checks;
• Directs traffic and performs crowd control;
• Instructs, demonstrates and evaluates field sobriety tests and determines through observation those situations where such a test is warranted and needed;
• Maintains all appropriate reports and records of criminal and arrest activity for use in both documentation and prosecution and gives testimony in open court;
• Collects evidence at crime scenes and interviews witnesses;
• Provides support for other Police Officers upon the arrival at a scene of an incident, remaining aware of any situation in which another Police Officer may encounter potential harm and taking appropriate actions to secure that Officer’s safety;
• Transports prisoners between a scene of a crime and the appropriate jail or facility;
• Evaluates and determines the use of lethal force using the greatest level of discretion;
• Conducts building searches and secures crime scenes;
• Maintains an awareness of any emergency situation in the community, including fires, natural disasters and related and contacts the appropriate City department or agency;
• Maintains security and possession of firearm and related Police equipment at all times;
• Completes thorough and accurate reports of all field incidents and completes special reports for commanding officers as requested;
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions;
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas;
• Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner;
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.

Acceptable Experience and Training:

• Graduation from High School or possession of a GED, preferably supplemented by some college course work in Criminal Justice or a related field; and
• Some related public service experience; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Special Qualifications:

• Twenty-one years of age;
• Ability to pass a background check;
• Valid Driver’s License.