Law Enforcement Officer

Salary : $49, $87,422.05 Annually

Location : Roanoke, VA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 02296

Department: Department of Police

Division: Police - Patrol

Description

Join the Force in Blue

The City of Roanoke is in search of dedicated and driven individuals to undertake essential police protective service responsibilities. The role involves inherent risks associated with public safety. Candidates should possess a high school diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

BENEFITS

Educational Reimbursement, eligibility for GI Bill Educational Benefits approved by the VA State Approving Agency, access to an On-Site Fitness Center, and a Take Home Car Program (subject to tenure and eligibility). Tattoos and beards are permitted.

A degree from a community college in social or police science is preferred. A valid driver's permit issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia is required. Vision standards include 20/30 in the better eye corrected and 20/40 in the worse eye corrected.

Applicants must be at least 21 years old prior to taking the DCJS Certification test during academy training and must undergo a drug screening and polygraph examination.

Bilingual candidates, particularly Spanish/English speakers, are encouraged to apply. The position requires shift work, including weekends and holidays.

TO INITIATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION. Testing details will be communicated via phone and email.

Completion of the Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ) is required within two weeks following the Physical Agility Test.

Police Department Step Plan

Special Conditions

Police Packet (Revised 7/2024)

Personal History Questionnaire (PHQ)

Examples of Duties

SUMMARY

Conducts patrols in assigned areas on foot, motorcycle, bicycle, or patrol vehicle to manage traffic, deter crime, and maintain public order, while making arrests as necessary.

Duties may be performed in either a uniformed or non-uniformed capacity.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Additional duties may be assigned.

On an assigned shift, working nights and days; 12-hour shifts after completion of the basic academy.

Operates a vehicle or patrols on foot to monitor for traffic law violations, suspicious activities, or disturbances.

Responds to dispatch communications to address calls and complaints

Assists individuals in distress

Makes arrests based on warrants, personal observations, or investigations

Engages in criminal investigations

Testifies in court

Directs traffic as needed and reports hazardous conditions in public areas

Prepares detailed reports for record-keeping or inter-departmental use

Recovers stolen and lost property

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Typical Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS
To successfully perform this role, an individual must be able to execute each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Associate's degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with a focus on social or police science is desirable but not mandatory; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Supplemental Information

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety regulations, operating instructions, and procedural manuals. Ability to prepare reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with groups of customers or employees within the organization.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to identify problems, gather data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret various technical instructions and manage several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Possession of a valid appropriate driver's permit issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Successful completion of recertification as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia on a biennial basis.

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 essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to manipulate objects; reach with hands and arms; and communicate verbally.

The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee may occasionally be required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and utilize the senses of taste or smell.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 125 pounds: 25 pounds consistently, frequently, and over 70 pounds occasionally.

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 essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is typically loud.

This job description is not intended to be an individualized position description.

A job description defines the general character and scope of duties and responsibilities of all positions in a job classification, but it is not intended to describe and does not necessarily list the essential job functions for a specific position in a classification.

Overview of Benefits for Full-Time Employees:
Paid leave is time off from work available for use by an employee upon approval by a supervisor.

The first 24 consecutive leave hours for any illness must be charged to paid leave with additional time charged to extended illness leave.

Paid leave for city employees shall accrue as follows:

Years of Service Hours Per Month Fire 24-hr shift Employees

Extended Illness Leave:
shall accrue at the rate of six (6) hours per month. Fire suppression employees shall accrue extended illness leave at nine (9) hours per month.

Funeral Leave:
for family, up to three consecutive days.

Military Leave:
Twenty-one workdays per Federal fiscal year.

Holidays:
The City provides 96 hours of annual paid holiday time.

Mental Health & Well-Being Leave:
Employees receive 24 hours (Fire Suppression receives 34 hours) of Mental Health & Well-Being Leave upon hire. Certification of mental health diagnosis is not required and leave will not be paid out upon separation.

Shared Leave Bank (effective 1/1/2023): Voluntary membership for full-time Employees who will be out for an extended period and have exhausted all other forms of leave.

Members are required to provide 8 hours of their Extended Illness per fiscal year and at least 8 hours per assessment.

Assessments will be limited to 4 times per fiscal year (max of 40 hours per fiscal year).

Health Insurance:
Four coverage types are available: Employee only, Employee + 1 Child, Employee + Spouse, and Family. Coverage is available through payroll deduction.

Additionally, the city offers the following three
Aetna Health Plan Options:

PPO 300 - Provides 100% coverage for preventive care; lower deductible and out-of-pocket maximums than other medical plans; and has higher employee premiums. This is comparable to the current insurance program.

PPO/HRA 1000 - Provides 100% coverage for preventive care; has higher deductible and out-of-pocket maximum than the PPO 300 plan; has lower employee premiums than the PPO 300 plan; and the employer makes contributions to an account through a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA). The City of Roanoke contributes $500 for employee-only coverage and $1,000 for all other tiers. Contributions are pro-rated dependent upon enrollment date.

PPO/HSA 2700 - Provides 100% coverage for preventive care; has higher deductible and out-of-pocket maximum than other medical plans; has lower employee premiums; and both the employer and the employee make contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA) to pay for medical expenses which apply to the deductible. The City of Roanoke contributes towards the Health Savings Account (HSA), $1,300 for employee-only coverage and $2,600 for all other tiers. Contributions are pro-rated dependent upon enrollment date.

Optum RX (Pharmaceutical Benefits Manager) - Manages pharmacy benefits, processes employee pharmacy claims, and answers employee pharmacy benefit questions.

Aetna Health Plan 2022 Monthly Rates

PPO 300

Employee Only:
$70.94

Employee + Child:
$265.16

Employee + Spouse:
$621.98

Family:
$680.04

PPO/HRA 1000

Employee Only:
$45.94

Employee + Child:
$225.16

Employee + Spouse:
$571.98

Family:
$580.04

PPO/HSA 2700

Employee Only:
$21.72

Employee + Child:
$169.46

Employee + Spouse $474.36

Family:
$476.68

Dental Insurance:
Four coverage types are available: Family, Employee and Spouse, Employee and Child, and Employee only. Coverage is available through payroll deduction.

Delta Dental 2022 Monthly Rates

Employee:
$2.80

Employee/Child:
$18.88

Employee/Spouse:
$18.88

Family:
$49.36

Life Insurance:
Paid by the City at no cost to employees. Coverage is equal to the annual salary rounded to the next highest thousand and then doubled. For an accidental death, the coverage would be twice this amount.

Optional
Life Insurance:
Paid by the employee. Various amounts of coverage, including family members, available through payroll deduction.

Long Term Disability Insurance:

Designed to provide a monthly benefit to assist employees with bills and maintaining a standard of living when disabled as a result of a covered sickness or injury.

Coverage is available through payroll deduction.

Annual cost is your annual salary multiplied by This amount is half of the total premium and the City pays the other half.

Retirement:

Employees contribute 5% of salary and choose between participating in a traditional defined benefit plan or a hybrid program.

Employees vest in the employer component of either plan upon completing five (5) years of service.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan:

Normal retirement after 55th birthday, and when combination of age and creditable service equals 85; or, 65th birthday if completed at least five years of creditable service.

For sworn officers in Police and Fire/EMS, normal retirement after 50th birthday, and when combination of age and service equals 75; or, 65th birthday or older with 5 years of creditable service.

An annual retirement benefit equals 2.0% of salary (based on an average of the highest five years) times the number of creditable years with a maximum of 63%.

Early retirement options are available and reductions may apply based on age and service.

Hybrid Program:
Provides the characteristics of the traditional pension plan with that of a deferred compensation plan.

The pension plan provides an annual benefit equaling 1% of salary (based on an average of the highest five years) times the number of creditable years with a maximum of 63%.

The deferred compensation component provides for the employee contribution to be deposited in an account directed by the member.

The combination of the two components is structured to provide approximately the same actuarial benefit as the Defined Benefit Pension Plan.

International City Management Association - Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) provides the third party administration of this deferred compensation plan for participating employees.

Sheriff's Department Employees are covered by the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). Previous service covered by VRS may be portable to the Roanoke Retirement System.

Retirement Health Savings Plan:
All employees contribute 1% of salary to a 401(h) health savings account. Employees vest in the City match of 1% upon completing five (5) years of service. International City Management Association - Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) provides the third party administration of this plan for participating employees.

Deferred Compensation:
Employees may voluntarily contribute salary deferred dollars into a City Sponsored 457 Plan.

International City Management Association - Retirement Corporation (ICMA-RC) provides the third party administration of this deferred compensation plan for participating employees.

Flexible Spending Account:

Allows employees to set aside pre-tax dollars from their paychecks to pay for child care and/or medical and dental expenses not covered by the City's health care or dental plans.

You may also set aside pre-tax dollars to cover certain transit or parking expenses. Keep in mind only transit or parking expenses may be rolled over from year to year.

Virginia College Savings Plan:

Two plans to choose from at a reduced application fee, Virginia Prepaid Education Program and the Virginia Education Savings Trust.

Employee Health Services:
The City employee health services provides medical care for employees, retirees, and eligible spouses.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Support services available to assist employees facing life challenges.

Pay Days:
Direct deposit is required for all new employees. Paid bi-weekly, 26 pay periods per year.

Vision Insurance:
Paid by the Employee. Includes annual routine eye exam, discounts on eyeglass frames, eyeglass lenses, and contact lenses.
CEC 2022 Monthly Rates

Employee:
$6.68

Employee/Spouse:
$12.68

Employee/Child(ren): $13.36

Family:
$19.71

Discounts & Voluntary Benefits:
Employees may access discounts through various national and local retailers. Discounts include 10% off auto insurance and 5% off home or renters insurance with Liberty Mutual. Voluntary benefits offered through Corestream.

Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and Cancer Policies will be available through Colonial Life and Long Term Care will be available through Transamerica.

All voluntary benefits may be payroll deducted.

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