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**Responsibilities**
Participates in and successfully completes training programs to achieve and maintain proficiency requirements. Training will prepare employee to perform the following duties:

- Patrols designated areas, in a vehicle and on foot, to maintain a visible presence to deter crime, detects violations of laws and ordinances, identifies wanted vehicles, persons, and unusual conditions.
- Responds to calls for service, evaluates situations, and determines appropriate course of action, intervenes in fights, subdues attacking people and disarms suspects, restrains hostile individuals, and pursues fleeing suspects, assists in crowd control, performs rescue operations, responds to emergency situations under hazardous conditions, administers emergency medical aid, extinguishes small fires.
- Conducts preliminary and follow-up investigations by interviewing and obtaining statements of victims, witnesses, suspects, and confidential informants. Collects, preserves, and processes evidence, performs searches, detains suspicious vehicles and persons, arrests when probable cause exists, searches, restrains, transports, guards, and processes people. Serves warrants and summonses, conducts surveillance, and participates in raids or search parties.
- Identifies community problems through community interaction, recommends possible solutions to the department, attends, and participates in community meetings at the direction of the department, performs security surveys, and establishes a rapport with the public.
- Mediates disputes and advises victims, suspects, and the general public of rights and processes, performs crisis mediation with persons involved in domestic and civil disputes, suspects attempting suicide or hostage situations.
- Communicates effectively over law enforcement radio channels and through computer networks, utilizes communication equipment to verify warrants or identify wanted vehicles or people, prepares accurate and complete written investigative and other administrative reports and forms, arrest warrants and statements of charges using appropriate grammar and math, prepares cases, appears, and testifies in court.
- Enforces all traffic laws and ordinances, operates various types of radar and breathalyzer equipment, administers roadside sobriety tests, arranges for blood or other chemical tests, investigates accidents, directs traffic, and assists in special details.
- Inspects and maintains all assigned equipment, including vehicles, firearms, and clothing.

**Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities**
- Ability to maintain composure and demonstrate appropriate restraint in stressful and dangerous situations. Ability to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor. Ability to read, understand and interpret Federal, State, and local laws and ordinances. Ability to sit, drive, stand, walk, and run for sustained periods of time. Ability to function effectively under hazardous conditions.
- Ability to observe and identify people, objects, places, and conditions utilizing the appropriate senses. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and supervisors. Ability to accept criticism and evaluation and to function in a structured organization with strict rules of conduct. Ability to follow directions. Ability to respond quickly and effectively to situations requiring physical stamina and force. Ability to enter and exit vehicles frequently and quickly. Ability to operate vehicles under all conditions. Ability to lift, drag and carry heavy objects. Ability to develop skill in the care and use of firearms to meet proficiency requirements.
- Police Officers may be required to work overtime as necessary, with little or no notice. Police Officers must adopt to changes in working conditions, which include working nights, weekends, and holidays, changing shift configurations, and variables of weather.
- Police Officers may be required to use deadly force.
- Applicants must be able to safely perform the duties of the position without posing a threat to the health or safety of themselves or others as determined by a test of physical ability.
- All applicants and employees in this position must be of good moral character and emotionally stable.

**Qualifications**
- Graduation from a recognized high school or its equivalent. Must be willing and able to participate in a Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission approved police academy. Upon completion of academy training, Police Officers will be assigned to field training and a patrol shift at the discretion of the Police Department.
- Experience in public safety (including but not limited to policing, emergency communication, fire, rescue, emergency medical service) or related knowledge, skills, and abilities is preferred.
- Possess a valid driver's license to legally operate any class of vehicles or equipment necessary to perform the duties of the position is required at the time of appointment.
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