Police Officer Position

4 weeks ago

Bellingham, Washington, United States City of Bellingham, WA Full time
Job Summary

This position performs fully responsible, professional, general duty police work in the protection of life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances.

Key Responsibilities
  • Patrols a designated area of the city on foot, bicycle, or in an automobile, motorcycle, or small watercraft to investigate, deter, and/or discover possible violations of criminal and vehicle (and/or boating) traffic laws, codes, and/or ordinances.
  • Responds to calls, complaints, or reports of the actual, possible, or potential occurrence of specific criminal activity and takes appropriate action.
  • Participates in community policing activities, gains familiarity with individuals, groups, businesses, and special issues of assigned communities, meets with and makes presentations to community groups, assists in neighborhood problem-solving projects, and sponsors public education programs and activities.
  • Administers immediate assistance to citizens in critical and/or emergency situations where the security of lives and/or property may be endangered.
  • Secures and controls crime scenes, administers aid, gathers and/or supervises the collection of evidence and witness statements, and arrests or supervises the arrest(s) of suspects.
  • Appears in court to present evidence and testify against persons accused of crime, maintains or supervises surveillance over suspected criminals, arranges and/or participates in the return of fugitives from other cities or from outside the state.
  • Develops and maintains required skills through participation in intermediate or advanced training classes in law enforcement methodology, first aid, regular or special weapons/tactics and procedures, and related subjects.
Additional Work Performed
  • Engages in specialized investigative assignments, such as Forensics, Drug/Gang Task Force, etc.
  • Performs specialized assignments, such as Neighborhood Resource Officer, Behavioral Health Officer, Canine Unit, SWAT, etc.
  • Works with other law enforcement agencies on special policing assignments and events and/or multi-jurisdiction emergencies as directed.
  • Performs special operations work, such as raids and searches, as directed.
  • Performs related duties as directed.
Working Environment

Work is performed both indoors and outdoors in any and all property existing in the City of Bellingham and its environs. This involves working in a variety of environmental conditions and may require walking, sitting, or standing for long periods, running, climbing, jumping, or physical exertion in inclement weather, physical agility in slippery conditions, mountainous or uneven terrain, or in water.

Officers work in unaccompanied automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, or on foot patrol, maintaining contact with the dispatch center. There is exposure to high-risk situations that require emergency response procedures, such as the use of masks, gloves, etc., to prevent contact with infectious diseases, and the use of protective clothing, equipment, firearms, and other gear.

While in uniform and/or driving a police vehicle, the Police Officer will not be allowed to use or display any tobacco product. Officers work rotating shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Physical abilities to perform the essential functions of the job include physical strength to restrain and control persons and physically defend self, manual dexterity to operate a motor vehicle or handle tools and guns in the performance of assigned tasks, including keyboarding, grasping, and reaching, occasionally lifting, pushing, carrying, and pulling materials, objects, or persons weighing up to 100 lbs using proper lifting techniques, frequently sitting, standing, walking, driving a vehicle, or riding a bicycle, occasionally running, jumping, climbing, balancing, kneeling, crawling, or crouching, frequently communicating verbally, uncorrected vision in either eye of 20/100 or better, vision able to be corrected to 20/20 in the better eye and 20/30 in the lesser eye, visual acuity including closeness, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, with the ability to adjust focus and to read a computer screen and typewritten page.

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