Police Officer

Town of Colonial Beach • Colonial Beach Police Department, VA

26d

About The Position

The Police Officer patrols streets and performs general-duty police work to protect life and property by enforcing laws and ordinances and preventing crime. The officer may be assigned to specialized functions, including training, bike patrol, and investigations, as well as other duties as assigned. New hires undergo drug testing, a polygraph, and a physical test before an offer is extended.

Requirements

• Knowledge of police methods, practices, and procedures; departmental rules and regulations; and federal, state, and local laws governing traffic and crime, search and seizure, and evidence.
• Knowledge of first aid principles and practices, conflict management, investigative techniques, interviewing and interrogation techniques, and crime patterns and trends in the assigned area.
• Skill in operating a vehicle under normal or adverse conditions and using firearms and related police emergency equipment.
• Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and grammatically correct written reports; analyze situations and take quick, effective, and reasonable action; and remain composed and work effectively under highly stressful conditions.
• Ability to treat people courteously and respectfully, understand complex written information, observe and recall details, and apply deadly force in accordance with law and department policy.
• Ability to work independently and maintain cooperative working relationships with people contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to work extended periods in extreme heat or cold or wet conditions and use specialized protective equipment or clothing.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the work, including running or jumping over rough terrain and obstacles; taking custody of people; subduing and apprehending combative suspects; searching people and places; pushing or pulling heavy objects and applying force; and reaching, bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting, and turning.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical and statistical calculations; communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing; and operate a computer to input and retrieve information.
• Must undergo a drug test, polygraph, and physical test before an offer is extended.

Responsibilities

• Patrol streets and perform general-duty police work to protect life and property.
• Enforce laws and ordinances and help prevent crime.
• Perform specialized assignments, which may include training, bike patrol, and investigations.
• Prepare written reports and communicate clearly with others.
• Operate a vehicle, firearms, related police emergency equipment, and a computer as needed.
• Work assigned hours, including weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, call-outs, and overtime.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed