This is a certified officer position responsible for organization of community crime prevention programs, liaison duties with USD 257, police patrol, investigation, traffic regulation, and related law enforcement activities.
Base salary starts at $21.22.
Must be a certified police officer. Additional requirements listed in the job description.
A City of Iola application is required. Applications are available online at cityofiola.com. Applications may be submitted to hrdirector@cityofiola.com.
Performs organization of community crime prevention programs, liaison duties with USD 257, police patrol, investigation, traffic regulation, and related law enforcement activities.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under the general supervision of the Sergeant.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
None
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
● Works normally during the daytime with changing work hours due to program planning, vacations and other staffing needs. Primary duties include planning and implementing community crime prevention programs, school programs and furthering a community oriented policing philosophy.
● When assigned, performs police officer duties of security patrols, traffic control, investigation and first aid at accidents, detection, investigation and arrest of persons involved in crimes or misconduct.
● Works an assigned shift using own judgment in deciding course of action being expected to handle difficult and emergency situations without assistance.
● Maintains normal availability by radio or telephone for consultation on major emergencies or precedent.
● Carries out duties in conformance with Federal, State, County, and City laws and ordinances.
● Patrols City streets, parks, commercial and residential areas to preserve the peace and enforce the law, control vehicular traffic, prevent or detect and investigate misconduct involving misdemeanors, felonies and other law violations, and to otherwise serve and protect.
● Responds to emergency radio calls and investigates accidents, robberies, civil disturbances, domestic disputes, fights, drunkenness, missing children, prowlers, abuse of drugs, etc. Takes appropriate law enforcement action.
● Interrogates suspects, witnesses, and drivers. Preserves evidence. Arrests and issues notice to appear to violators. Investigates and renders assistance at the scene of vehicular accidents. Summons ambulances and other law enforcement vehicles. Takes measurements and draws diagrams of scenes.
● Conducts follow-up investigations of crimes committed during assigned shifts. Seeks out and questions victims, witnesses, and suspects. Develops leads and tips. Searches the scene of crimes for clues. Analyzes and evaluates evidence and arrests offenders. Prepares cases for giving testimony and testifies in court proceedings.
● Prepares a variety of reports and records including records pertaining to crime prevention programs, reports of investigation, field interrogation report, alcohol reports, influence reports, breathalyzer check list, vehicle impoundment form, traffic hazard report, etc.
● Undertakes community oriented police work, and assists citizens with such matters as neighborhood, home and personal security, crime prevention, drug abuse resistance education (DARE), traffic safety, etc.
● Participates in investigating criminal law violations occurring within the City limits, obtaining evidence and compiling information regarding these crimes, preparing cases for filing of charges, testifying in court, and related activities.
● Coordinates activities with other officers or other City departments as needed, exchanges information with officers in other law enforcement agencies, and obtains advice from the City Attorney and the Administrator regarding cases, policies and procedures, as needed and assigned.
● Maintains contact with police supervisory personnel to coordinate community oriented policing activities, investigation activities, provide mutual assistance during emergency situations and provides general information about Department activities.
● Other duties as assigned.
PERIPHERAL DUTIES
● Maintains departmental equipment, supplies and facilities.
● Maintains contact with general public, court officials, and other City officials in the performance of police operating activities.
● Serves as a member of various employee committees.
● Acts as a dispatcher in the absence of the dispatcher.
DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
● High school diploma or equivalent.
● Minimum of two years law enforcement experience.
● Experience in crime prevention program planning.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
● Considerable knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment.
● Considerable knowledge of applicable laws, ordinances, and department rules and regulations.
● Extensive knowledge of City's geography.
● Skill in the operation of the tools and equipment listed below.
● Ability to train and supervise subordinate personnel.
● Ability to perform work requiring good physical condition.
● Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
● Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers, supervisors, and the general public.
● Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions.
● Ability to follow and give verbal and written instructions.
● Ability to meet the special requirements listed below.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
● Valid Kansas state driver's license without record of suspension or revocation in any state.
● Ability to meet department's physical standards.
● Must maintain the ability to pass psychological evaluation.
● Basic Law Enforcement Training certification or equivalent.
● Must be willing to work shift work, weekend days, and holidays.
● Must have telephone service for emergency contact.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED
Police car, police radio, radar gun, handgun and other weapons as required, sidehandle baton, handcuffs, breathalyzer, pager, first aid equipment. Personal/desktop computer, Microsoft and Google applications, police software/applications, telephone, base radio, fax, and copy machine.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to listen and verbally communicate; sit, stand, walk, and climb stairs; use hands and fingers to handle, operate objects, controls, or tools listed above; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; run; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The office noise level is usually moderately quiet with occasional loud activity. The work environment can become highly intense on occasion in dealing with irate citizens in an office and outside setting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and with explosives and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
SELECTION GUIDELINES
A City of Iola application form must be fully completed and submitted to Human Resources before consideration for this position. Applicants are required to participate in an oral interview, reference check, past employment verification, and rating of education and experience as part of the selection process. Applicants may be subject to participate in job related tests, such as written assessments, physical agility tests, psychological examination, or polygraph test. The selected applicant is required to submit to a background check, pre-employment drug screen, and pre-employment physical examination. An appointee to this position is subject to, the satisfactory, completion of probation period. Duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. Omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similarly related or a logical assignment to the position. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Closing date is Monday May 12, 2025 at noon.
