New York City, NY-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Remote • Manhattan, NY
5,001-10,000 employees
Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities

The Division of ADM/Operations-Health Police is looking to fill the position of Captain. This is an integral position in Health Police as it entails overseeing the entire unit in the absence of the Chief of Police, and the Deputy Chief. The captain must ensure the unit provides safety and security management for the entire Agency and must be able to lead a team to implement every facet of employee safety. The position also entails being able to handle administrative roles and work in collaboration with the Lieutenants, Sergeants, and officers. This is a very demanding position which requires 24/7 availability. As the Captain you will be reporting directly to the Deputy Chief and The Chief and assist with all day-to-day operations of Health Police, as well as be responsible for the entire unit while the Deputy Chief and the Chief is out of the office. You will be tasked with entire process of assisting with hiring, training, and disciplinary actions of every officer in Health Police.

  • Maintain a professional behavior in dealing with Agency employees and members of the public.
  • Support teamwork, creative problem solving, and staff development within the Health Police Unit.
  • Assign patrols and other work to Health Police Officers and contract guards.
  • Visit each site under jurisdiction to review daily security logbook, investigate incidents where occurred, assign site security surveys, and follow-up surveys.
  • Review incident reports.
  • Assign schedules for new officers.
  • Review Post Orders for the Officers and for the 24/7 locations.
  • Conduct site visits to inspect Officers and review logbooks when requested by the Deputy Chiefs and the Chief of Police.
  • Submit weekly reports of past week's schedule and findings to Deputy Chief and the Chief.
  • Counsel officers regarding uniform deficiencies in a clear and easily understood fashion.
  • Draft evaluations on MOS in the absence of a sergeant and review it prior to being issued.
  • Conduct individual performance evaluation conferences with each performance report and guide employees in developing a plan for improvement when corrective action is needed.
  • Hold staff meetings to train sergeants and contract guards in new procedures and/or job skills, as needed.
  • Orient new employees to unit rules, agency policies, and procedures.
  • Perform duty in uniform, equipped with citywide radio and agency city phone.
  • Document daily activity, site visits, etc., and notify Command of site conditions.
  • Submit status reports on visits to facilities and supervision of sergeants, observations and corrective action taken, major incidents or unusual occurrences, radio calls/assignments responded to, and recommendations to improve security/police services.
  • Supervise all personnel performing duty and special details/assignments and oversee their progress.
  • Respond to major incidents or unusual occurrences.
  • Visit all facilities when performing patrol duties.
  • Inspect and sign logbook of all sites visited.
  • Review and approve the re-assignment of extra personnel to other locations for the tour to ensure adequate security coverage, when necessary.
  • Confer with sergeants regarding arrests and summonses issued during tour and verify all such enforcement actions prior to processing.
  • Supervise and review the preparation of required agency reports involving workers compensation injuries and vehicle accidents involving agency vehicles and deliver them to Command prior to completion of tour of duty.
  • Review camera footage and layout to ensure that if any repairs are needed, a vendor is obtained.
  • Review patrol sheets submitted to ensure proper documentation of patrols and findings.
  • Submit service request tickets where needed to ensure repairs are done.
  • Run access reports when requested by the Employee Law Unit.
  • Ensure adequate coverage is put in place when site sergeant is absent.
  • Request contracted security, when needed.
  • Address all issues pertaining to contracted guards by gathering information and discussing matters with contracted guard's supervisor/Command.
  • Correspond with contract guard's supervisor in reviewing camera footage for field locations and address any issues Health Police is having with the contracting security coverage.
  • Generate incident reports when employees report items lost/stolen.
  • Release keys lost and found items, and releases items that have been retrieved from clipped lockers at Command.
  • Receive and review incident reports to ensure that they are accurate, and all information has been properly documented from assigned officers and/or sergeants.
  • Correct incident reports and scan/email back to the sergeant/officer for corrections.
  • Follow up with the sergeant and/or officer to obtain missing reports.
  • Generate employee evaluations for assigned MOS.
  • Review submitted evaluations from sergeants regarding their direct reports' work performance.
  • Make necessary corrections and scan/email corrections to sergeant for review.
  • Review and finalize submitted timesheets to ensure payment of hours worked by direct reports.
  • Perform follow ups to ensure timesheet documentation for absence(s) is submitted.
  • Ensure that all direct reports' timesheets are submitted and final approved if a sergeant is on an approved leave.
  • Attend Health Police hiring pools to assist in selecting potential Health Police candidates.
  • A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization.
  • One year of full-time satisfactory experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security.
  • Qualified to serve as Peace Officers as per New York State Criminal Procedure Law.
  • Must satisfy the training requirements established by the State of New York for Peace Officers and obtain certification.
  • Experience with Emergency Management Planning; Principles and Practices of Incident Command Systems and Structures.
  • Experience with electronic security, including system design, project management and installation oversight.
  • Experience with infrastructure protection physical security system design, procurement, project management and contractual process.
  • At least 5 years of prior managerial experience in human resources management or personnel administration, public administration, budget, or financial administration.
  • Loan Forgiveness: Eligibility for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs.
  • Premium-free health insurance plan saving employees over $10K annually.
  • Public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
  • Tax-deferred savings program.
  • Robust Worksite Wellness Program offering resources and opportunities to keep you healthy.
  • Work From Home Policy: Ability to work up to two days during the week from home.
  • Job Security compared to private sector employment.
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