Police Service Aide

Town of Gilbert • Police Department, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Police Service Aide is responsible for managing the police fleet of vehicles. This role involves preparing police vehicles for use by installing special equipment and completing repairs and maintenance before the vehicles are taken out of service. Additionally, the Police Service Aide ensures that police vehicles are properly stocked with consumable items like traffic cones and flares.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• One year of experience coordinating repairs and maintenance of vehicles
• Valid Arizona Driver's License
• Knowledge of motor vehicles and special police equipment to evaluate needed repairs and ensure maintenance is performed and scheduled in a timely manner
• Knowledge of mobile computer systems and basic functioning
• Skill in electronic database systems and MS Office
• Ability to safely operate a variety of passenger, RV, and special use vehicles
• Ability to communicate information effectively between employees, vendors, and management
• Ability to work independently with sound decision-making abilities
• Skill in utilizing hand tools for making minor adjustments to police-related hardware
• Successful completion of an extensive Police Department Background Investigation is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that new police vehicles are properly equipped and functioning before being placed into service.
• Evaluates daily repair needs of the police vehicles and schedules the necessary repairs with vendors or Fleet Division.
• Coordinates the transportation requirements to shuttle vehicles for maintenance; prioritizes vehicles for maintenance work to ensure patrol operations are not negatively impacted.
• Ensures inventory of equipment is maintained in the vehicles.
• Evaluates the need to disable the police radio while vehicles are in repair or maintenance service.
• Researches and determines that special equipment used in police vehicles is cost effective and provides the functionality necessary, and communicates that information to management.
• Prioritizes work and communicates that information to management.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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