Pay Grade: 111                                                                              Dept: Police
Exempt: No                                                                                   Reports to: Support Comdander.  
SUMMARY: This position is responsible for representing the Police Department in conducting daily interactions from handling service request and non-emergency situations for the citizens of the City of DeLand. This position reports to and administrative duties are assigned by the Support Commander.   
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 
 

• Serves as Department representative in the community and at local functions.
• Provides resources and referral information to the community.
• Duties assigned include fingerprinting citizens, inspecting vehicles that were cited for improper or defective equipment and taking reports from citizens on minor incidents that do not require a sworn officer to respond.
• Directs traffic at crash scenes.
• Accesses input and retrieves information from a computer.
• Takes reports on minor accidents.

 
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and /or abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required. Law enforcement training and/or experience is preferred but not required.
 
LANGUAGE SKILLS:  The applicant must have the ability to establish and maintain effective public and employee relations.  The applicant must also possess the ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working relationships with officials and employees of the various municipal departments.
 
REASONING ABILITY:  The applicant must have the ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram forms. The applicant must also be able to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations when immediate guidance from the supervisor may not be available. The employee must be able to speak and deal directly with the public in an amiable manner and be able to communicate under times of emergencies
 
 
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
 

• Ability to understand and carry out complex and written instructions.
• Ability to use basic and advanced computer skills.
• Ability to prepare clear and comprehensive reports as well as written and oral instructions.
• Exceptionally good judgment.
• Keen sense of observation and ability to remember names, faces and details.
• Excellent moral character.
• Ability to quickly learn, retain and utilize the methods and techniques required in assigned and general areas of responsibility.
• The ability to deal firmly yet courteously with the public.
• Dependability.
• Excellent knowledge of the geography of the City of DeLand and surrounding communities.
• Ability to speak clearly and distinctly.
• Thorough knowledge of organizational structure of the Police Department.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Effective time manger and the ability to work with minimum supervision.

 
WORK ENVIRONMENT/ADA:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach, climb, walk, stand, kneel, bend, stoop, throw, drive, taste, balance, crawl, push and smell. The employee may work outside in various weather conditions, in or with moving vehicles and/or equipment, with heights, radiant energy, electrical energy, grease or oils, solvents, chemicals, and in dusty or noisy conditions
 
Lifting:                           No more than 45 Pounds
Environment:                Office or outside in various weather conditions
Vision:                           20/20 or Corrected to 20/100
Hearing:                        Normal Noise Levels
 
  
*Class Descriptions are not intended to be restrictive.  The use of (or absence of) a particular illustration of duties shall not be held to exclude or limit the authority of a Department Head to assign other duties which are similar and related to work.