Job Announcement:
Starting Salary: $66,862.00
Population served: 9,000 Department Size: 13
Enforces state laws and town ordinances, maintains order, prevents crime, makes arrests, and performs related work as required.
Benefits: Vacation/Sick/Personal Leave, paid holidays, health insurance, life insurance, 20-year Defined Benefit Pension, 457 Deferred Compensation Plan; AFSCME Union.
Candidates who successfully pass all phases of the examination for this position will have their names placed on an Eligibility List. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Submit application to: First Selectman’s Office, P.O. Box 71, Portland, CT 06480-0071 or Email: mceppaglia@portlandct.org
Minimum qualification:
High School Diploma or GED
Must be US citizen
CT resident
Possess valid CT Driver’s License
Never been convicted of crime
Twenty-one years of age or older at time of appointment
Testing:
written test
oral interview
physical agility test
psychological & polygraph exams
drug screening
background investigation
Essential Job Functions include but are not limited to the following:
Patrol an assigned area on foot or in a patrol car. Continuously check windows and doors of business establishments and of assigned private homes; investigate any suspicious activity or condition.
Maintain continuous enforcement of motor vehicle laws, criminal statutes, and local ordinances.
Assist stranded motorists, injured persons, and ill persons. Escort and guard payroll deliveries and tax deposits.
Give information concerning street and building locations, routes, bus schedules, etc.
Investigate reports of wanted or missing persons or property.
Conduct arrests, fingerprint and process suspects.
Prepare written reports for the Prosecuting Attorney, presenting all of the facts pertaining to a particular crime.
Testify in court and present evidence.
Direct traffic at assigned area or as indicated and conduct parking enforcement.
Prepare reports of all activities and complaints.
Report unsafe and hazardous conditions while on patrol.
Conduct accident investigations.
Conduct public talks and before special interest groups to speak on various aspects of police work.
Perform clerical duties.
Respond to medical emergencies.
The Town reserves the right to reject any eligible candidate whom, on the basis of background and character investigation or medical examination, does not appear to be the most suitable qualified candidate for the position in accordance with provisions of the Town of Portland Personnel Rules. If you fail to appear for any part of the examination process, or if you do not pass any part of the examination, your name will be removed from any further consideration. An individual appointed to the position must satisfactorily complete a 12-month probationary period, which starts on the date of hire.
Please direct questions regarding this position to mceppaglia@portlandct.org
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