Community Services Officer

City of Hemet • Hemet, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Hemet Police Department is accepting applications for Community Services Officer. The ideal candidate will be highly-motivated and challenged by fast-paced work involved in a law enforcement agency. As a Community Services Officer, the ideal candidate must be detail-oriented, conscientious, fast, and accurate in completing assignments. To excel in this position, this individual must be a proven team player and must possess excellent customer service skills, exceptional verbal and written communication skills. The purpose for this recruitment is to establish an eligible list for a one (1) year period, and/or to fill vacancies as needed. Under general supervision, Community Services Officer(s) perform a wide variety of technical duties in support of police operations and activities. These duties may include taking reports of crimes and accidents from witnesses, victims, and other involved parties. Community Services Officer(s) are responsible for collecting and preserving evidence, enforcing or investigating specified vehicle code, parking, City codes, and business license violations. Community Services Officer(s) responsibilities also include: booking, fingerprinting and transporting prisoners, conducting vacation patrol, commercial security checks, assisting in traffic control, performing dispatch and central reception duties, and other duties as required.

Requirements

• Public contact techniques, data collection and report writing techniques.
• Learn and apply department policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Perform civilian patrol duty, dispatch emergency vehicles.
• Use computer equipment, write clear, concise, and accurate reports.
• Analyze situations and take quick, effective, reasonable action.
• Follow verbal and written directions, establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and make public presentations.
• Any combination of education or training which demonstrates competency in the requisite knowledge and abilities.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a valid California Driver License prior to appointment.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or equivalent is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Takes reports of crimes and accidents from witnesses, victims, and other involved parties; takes latent fingerprints and photographs; collects and preserves evidence; draws diagrams of accident and crime scenes.
• Enforces or investigates specified vehicle code, parking, city codes, and business license violations.
• Books, fingerprints, and transports prisoners; completes related forms; receives and stores property and evidence.
• Conducts vacation patrol and commercial security checks; assists in traffic control.
• Makes presentations on crime prevention, public safety, and similar topics to a variety of neighborhood or civic groups and school audiences.
• Maintains department vehicles and equipment; performs routine maintenance checks; transports vehicles or equipment for repair.
• Maintains inventory records; assists in property and/or animal control and disposal functions; moves equipment, supplies, and property.
• Performs dispatch and central reception duties; assists in Records Unit and with public counter traffic, signs off vehicle equipment correction citations; acts as courier in the delivery of materials, supplies, and equipment as directed.
• Provides temporary and vacation relief in similar occupational fields as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED