Supervising Special Officer, Bureau of Operations

New York City, NY • Queens, NY

126d • Remote

About The Position

The Division of Administration-Bureau of Operations/Health Police Unit seeks to fill the position of Supervising Special Officer Level I. Health Police Unit oversees, directs, and protects DOHMH employees, clients, visitors, and properties throughout NYC areas on a 24/7 basis. In meeting the growing needs and demands of the agency, this Unit requires adequate resources and staff to perform these services in an effective and efficient manner. Such services include the extension of hours of operations beyond the normal hours of operations at Public Health Laboratories and District Health Centers Neighborhood Health clinics. Supervising Special Officers are necessary to oversee these operations and make sure each site is sufficiently staffed and equipped.

Requirements

• 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.
• Must be qualified to serve as Peace Officers and satisfy the training requirements established by the State of New York for Peace Officers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a supervisory capacity in law enforcement, protection or security.
• Experience as a Supervising Special Officer.

Responsibilities

• Review work performance of Special Officers and conduct evaluations.
• Responsible for any disciplinary matters pertaining to direct reports.
• Direct and train subordinates in their duties and responsibilities and ensure poor work performances are corrected and appropriately carried out.
• Assign patrols and review patrol sheets from officers.
• Inspect Special Officers posts and other work assigned.
• Perform uniform and equipment inspection to ensure both direct reports and contract guards are in proper uniform attire and equipped for duty.
• Patrol Health Department facilities and surrounding areas to maintain order and a safe environment.
• Prepare, review and submit detailed incident reports to their direct superiors.
• Issue summonses to violators of penal law and submit summonses from your direct reports.
• Testify in court on arrests made and/or summonses issued.
• Sign, review and maintain logbooks and memo books up to date.
• Generate post orders for each assigned supervised location and ensure post orders are carried out.
• Ensure appropriate coverage is assigned to all supervised locations.
• Visit site locations and ensure daily field reports are adequately submitted on a daily basis.
• Approve, review, submit and adjust time sheets for leave requests, heat days, excess leaves and overtime requests.
• Work with assigned Special Officer to ensure that all reports are in compliance with required trainings.

Benefits

• Loan Forgiveness programs available for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance.
• Premium-free health insurance plan saving employees over $10K annually.
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan.
• Tax-deferred savings program.
• Robust Worksite Wellness Program.
• Work From Home Policy allowing up to two days from home per week.
• Job security compared to private sector employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees