To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
Job Title: Police Captain
Department: Police Department
Pay Grade: 116 Salary Range $59,269.02 - $91,856.98
FLSA Status: Exempt
JOB SUMMARY
This is high-level administrative and supervisory work responsible for directing the Departments Uniform Patrol/CID/Special Operations Divisions. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Chief of Police.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
High school diploma or GED; Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a Criminal Justice, Psychology, or related field preferred; minimum five years of experience in a Police Department with at least three (3) years of supervisory experience; Georgia POST certified and the completion of various yearly service trainings. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Guidelines:
Guidelines include federal and state laws and regulations, departmental policies and operating procedures, and city codes, policies, and procedures. These guidelines require judgment, selection, and interpretation in application. The employee develops and interprets guidelines.
Complexity:
The work consists of various administrative, technical, and supervisory duties.
Scope and Effect:
The purpose of this position is to assist with managing, directing, and training police officers to ensure the maintenance of good order and protection of life and property in the community.
Personal Contacts:
Contacts are typically with co-workers, vendors, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, patrol officers, trainers, firefighters, EMS, EMA, attorneys, news media, and the general public.
Purpose of Contacts:
Contacts are typically to give or exchange information, train officers, or resolve problems.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is sedentary work. The employee is occasionally required to exert up to 20 pounds of force and/or light physical effort that includes some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight. Work is typically performed at a desk with intermittent periods of standing or walking. This position occasionally requires the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Most of the administrative tasks are performed in the office. The employee may also be required to work in outside weather conditions, in wet and/or humid conditions, near moving mechanical parts, near fumes, airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals, near risk of electrical shock and or vibration.
Supervisory and Management Responsibility:
Responsible for supervising assigned personnel.
The City of Powder Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All applicants must complete a City of Powder Springs employment application. Applications may be downloaded and printed from the website at www.cityofpowdersprings.org or visit 1114 Richard D. Sailors Parkway(9am-4pm), Powder Springs, GA 30127 to receive an application.
Please submit letter of interest or resume along with a City of Powder Springs employment application to:
Rosalyn Nealy, Human Resources Director
City of Powder Springs
P.O. Box 46
Powder Springs, GA 30127
Please note: Amended closing date
Closing Date: Sunday April 21, 2024
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