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Job Description Job Description Salary: $22.00 - $37.00 per hour, DOE
CITY OF BISHOP
Police Department
RESERVE OFFICER
PART-TIME
The City of Bishop is accepting applications for the position of Reserve Officer for the Police Department. The Reserve Officer is a part-time position reporting to the Police Chief and Police Lieutenant and/or the designee.
The salary range for this position is currently $22.00 - $37.00 per hour, DOE. Hours for this position can vary. Maximum of 20 hours per week.
Deadline to apply for this position is: Open until filled
E.O.E
For more information, please contact Jana Currie at 760-873-5863 ext. 122 or jcurrie@cityofbishop.com.
CITY OF BISHOP
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Reserve Officer – Levels III, II, I
DEFINITION
Level III reserve officers may perform specified limited support duties, and other duties that are not likely to result in physical arrests, while supervised in the accessible vicinity by a Level I reserve officer or a full-time regular officer. Additionally, Level III reserves officers may transport prisoners without immediate supervision.
Level II reserve officers may perform general law enforcement assignments while under the immediate supervision of a peace officer who possesses a Basic Post Certificate. Duties comprise of patrolling assigned areas, responding to calls or observed violations, and enforcing public safety and traffic laws, regulating city ordinances; performing crime prevention and investigative work to protect life and property; testifying in court hearings; assisting other officers and performing special detail work as needed; performing related responsibilities as required. Additionally, Level II reserve officers may transport prisoners without immediate supervision.
Level I reserve officer may work alone and perform the same duties as full-time regular officers upon completion of a POST certified FTO program.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
- Receives supervision from the Police Chief, Police Lieutenant and/or the designee.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.
- Patrols by automobile, motorcycle, and bicycle or on foot in order to prevent and detect crime activity and enforce laws, regulations and ordinances.
- Responds to radio communications or citizen requests and investigates reported disorders, observed violations, and related incidents;
- Collects, preserves and transports physical evidence.
- Notes and reports traffic problems, abandoned or damaged vehicles and other safety hazards.
- Issues verbal warnings or written citations for parking or moving violations.
- Directs and controls the flow of traffic at the scene of accidents, signal failures and special events.
- Investigates, interviews witnesses, and prepares crime, incident, traffic collision, drug influence, missing person, and suspicious person reports; prepares special reports as assigned.
- Restores order and maintains peace at public gatherings or in conflict situations.
- Provides general information and assistance to the public.
- Identifies, pursues, apprehends, makes arrests, advises of rights, searches, and transports suspects.
- Appears in Court to testify regarding arrests or other law enforcement activity and case evidence.
- Administers emergency first aid to injured or incapacitated persons until medical personnel arrive.
- Participates in community awareness programs as information program to inform citizens of police functions, and crime prevention techniques.
- The employee may be called to respond to police service calls at any time during assigned shifts and may be called out for assistance during off-duty hours.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
- State motor vehicle codes, traffic safety regulations and municipal ordinances.
- Police department policies, practices and procedures.
- Federal and state laws, statutes, local ordinances and Court decisions governing arrest and custody of prisoners, search and seizure, rules of evidence, and privacy rights.
- First aid techniques.
- Safety rules and procedures; criminal investigation, crime prevention principles and techniques.
- Self-defense methods and physical restraint techniques.
- Radio codes and communications procedures.
- City geography, streets layouts and traffic and crime patterns; understand and interpret maps to determine locations of calls.
Ability to:
- Pass physical, psychological and agility tests.
- Work effectively in team response situations.
- Communicate clearly and concisely in conveying commands.
- Maintain alertness and concentration in emergency situations.
- Follow proper safety rules and procedures.
- Work under variable weather conditions.
- Communicate and work cooperatively with co-workers, supervision, and public and private representatives.
- Understand and carry out oral or written commands and instructions.
- Complete clear and accurate police reports and work activity records.
- Work under variable weather conditions.
- Communicate and work cooperatively with co-workers, supervision, and public and private representatives.
- Understand and carry out oral or written commands and instructions.
- Complete clear and accurate police reports and work activity records.
Skilled in:
- Operation of a police motor vehicle, firearms and weapons skillfully and safely.
- Operation of a two-way radio following proper communications procedures.
- Operation of a computer and various computer software programs.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
- Before appointment as Police Reserve:
- Level III applicants must have completed Modules III of the Regular Basic Course or higher.
- Level II applicants must have completed Modules III and II, of the Regular Basic Course or higher.
- Level I applicants must complete the Regular Basic Course or have completed Modules III, II, and I and successfully graduate from a POST Level I-III academy.
Special Requirements:
- All applicants shall be required to meet and pass the same pre-employment procedures as regular police officers before appointment:
- Successfully pass a POST background security investigation, meet City standards and successfully pass a pre-employment physical examination, and medical examination, as a condition of employment.
Licenses or Certificates:
- Must possess a valid California driver’s license or have the ability to obtain one prior to employment.
Tools and Equipment Used :
- Computer, copier, fax and other standard office equipment.
- Radios, cell phones and other communication devices.
- Department weapons.
- Department vehicles.
PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must be found to be free from any physical, emotional or mental conditions, as determined by a qualified physician and/or psychologist, which with or without accommodations might affect exercises of the powers of a peace officer or adversely affect the ability of the employee to perform essential job functions. The position may require prolonged sitting, standing, walking, reaching, twisting, turning, kneeling, bending, squatting, and stooping in the performance of daily office activities. Additionally, the position requires grasping, repetitive hand movement, and fine coordination in retrieving and entering data using a computer keyboard. Near and far vision is required in order to read work related documents and use the computer. Acute hearing is required when providing phone and personal service.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions, which may include extreme cold, windy and other wintery conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in high, precarious places; and with explosives and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
SELECTION GUIDELINES
All Reserves shall not have a vested right of employment and will have “at will” status.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference checks; job related tests as well as a polygraph examination may be required.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
Approved by City Council on: May 28, 2024