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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSergeant 7/10/23 City of Port Townsend Job Description Police Sergeant Classification title: Police Sergeant Working title: Sergeant Department: Police Union: Yes FLSA status: Non-exempt Wage Classification: Represented Hours: 40 Effective date: 7/1/16; 7/10/23 Reports to: Deputy Police Chief Civil Service: Yes JOB SUMMARY Police Officers are sworn, general authority law enforcement officers who perform a wide variety of public safety and community care-taking duties including preserving the peace, protecting life and property, enforcing laws and ordinances, deterring and preventing crime, investigating criminal activity and providing public safety education. In addition, Sergeants also supervise law enforcement officers and/or administrative staff in the performance of their work. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Supervise operations in a section or unit in the police department. Develop, review, approve and implement section work plans, services, policies, procedures and reports. Hold daily briefings. Set performance standards. Serve as a member of the division leadership team. Evaluate performance and program effectiveness and recommend action for improvement as necessary. • Supervise staff to ensure City goals and objectives are met. Uphold the department’s community- based policing philosophy. Schedule, assign and review work. Participate in the hiring process and make recommendations. Provide opportunities for developmental training and performance coaching to employees. Conduct performance evaluations. Respond to employee grievances and oversee disciplinary process according to collective bargaining agreement and City policy. • Participate in the investigation of complaints involving police department personnel. Initiate discipline and testify at hearings as necessary. • Participate in police patrol duties including monitoring and responding to requests for assistance, responding to police scenes or sensitive incidents and assuming field command or assisting the officer in charge. • Advise personnel on new laws and ensure compliance with rules, regulations, policies and procedures. • Review police reports and other official records to assure accuracy and adequacy. Assure that cases are properly prepared and presented in court. • Maintain communication with other teams. Attend various meetings. Police Sergeant - 2 • Research and submit information for the budget process. Monitor and document expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget and procedures. Provide explanation for variances. • Develop work plans, timelines and resource allocations for assigned projects. Monitor progress to ensure objectives are met. • Exhibit leadership to staff, work teams and fellow employees. Serve as a model for accomplishing City’s vision and goals. Create an environment in which employees are focused on and produce excellent quality results and customer service. • Produce an acceptable quantity and quality of work that is completed within established timelines. • Provide direction and set standards for excellence in internal and external customer service. Promote professional and courteous behavior with a creative approach to problem resolution that creates a positive experience for the customer. • Represent the Police Department and/or City to the public, in legal or administrative proceedings, to other organizations or entities and in other situations as required. Make presentations and provide comment and testimony. Advance and protect the interests of the City and its citizens in all matters. • Provide employees with job appropriate training, legal updates, and safety instruction. Actively support safety and loss control measures. Ensure employees are held to departmental safety and loss control standards. • Develop safe work habits and follow all required safety policies, procedures and techniques. Contribute to safety of self, co-workers and the general public. • Participate in the City Emergency Management program including classes, training sessions and emergency events. • Follow standards as outlined in the City’s Personnel Policies Manual. • Actively promote and support diversity in the workplace through training and career development. Model respect for diversity in the workplace. • Serve on or provide support to a variety of committees, task forces and advisory groups as necessary. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES • Advanced knowledge of applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances and bar press guidelines. • Advanced knowledge of practices and principles of criminal justice and crime prevention. • Advanced knowledge of the laws and regulations governing criminal justice. • Advanced knowledge of community policing philosophies. • Advanced knowledge of safety regulations, procedures and practices in law enforcement. • Advanced knowledge of practices and principles of public/business administration and decision- making. • Working knowledge of strategic planning methods with an emphasis on services related to community policing and criminal justice programs. • Working knowledge of public purchasing and contracting laws and regulations. Police Sergeant - 3 • Knowledge of human resources management practices. • Advanced ability to control and direct dangerous and sensitive situations and perform effectively in emergency situations. • Advanced ability to perform departmentally authorized use of force techniques to affect the physical arrest of criminal suspects. • Advanced ability to operate firearms and equipment safely, skillfully and in conformance with applicable laws and regulations. • Strong skill in conceptual analysis and policy/program development and implementation. • Ability to assist with preparation and administration of a budget. • Advanced ability to productively manage and/or lead a team in a team environment including the ability to develop a team approach to producing high quality results. • Strong ability to effectively manage multiple programs and a staff including participation in the hiring process, training, coaching, disciplinary action, performance management. • Strong ability to demonstrate leadership behavior to employees, contractors, public officials, other agencies, customers and the general public. • Strong ability to build consensus. • Strong ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, contractors, other agencies, public officials and the general public. • Strong ability to coach employees on and to apply excellent internal and external customer service skills. • Advanced ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with diverse customers, employees, contractors, other agencies, public officials and the general public regarding criminal justice and crime prevention. • Ability to make presentations and develop reports that may include technical information. • Ability to use keyboard, word-processing, spreadsheet programs or other application software as required for position. • Ability to use general office equipment. QUALIFICATIONS Required • Requires, at the time of appointment, an Associate degree or 90 college credit hours toward a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college. • 5 years of experience as a police officer, with at least 1 year at the City of Port Townsend. • Positions in this classification are required to possess a valid driver’s license and maintain a driving record acceptable to the City’s insurance carrier. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS • WA State Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) or equivalent. • Completion of CJTC’s Pre-Supervisors course within six months of promotion to Sergeant. • Completion of CJTC’s First Level Supervision course within one year of promotion to Sergeant. WORKING CONDITIONS Work in a 24-hour environment with varied shifts including weekends and holidays; daily standing for 30 minutes at a time; daily sitting in a police vehicle for prolonged periods; daily focus on a computer screen; daily precise control of fingers and hand movements; daily dealing with distraught or difficult individuals; daily wearing of protective gear or clothing; frequent working outdoors in inclement weather Police Sergeant - 4 and in traffic work zones; daily operation of a motor vehicle on public roads; daily lifting, moving or carrying of objects between 20 and 50 pounds; occasional lifting, moving or carrying of objects between 50 and 100 pounds; frequent running, jumping, crouching, crawling, bending, kneeling, climbing or balancing; occasional handling of hazardous chemicals or materials; occasional exposure to equipment with cutting or crushing potential; frequent exposure to disease, injury, and high noise levels; occasional evening/weekend meetings or activities. 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. OTHER CITY REQUIREMENTS • Punctual and consistent attendance. • Possess a Washington Driver’s License and maintain a driving record acceptable to the City’s insurance carrier. • Dress and grooming appropriate to the position. • Safety attire, equipment and practices appropriate to the position. • Deal tactfully and respectfully with the public. • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees. The City of Port Townsend is an equal employment opportunity employer. The City employs, retains, promotes, disciplines and otherwise treats all employees and job applicants strictly on the basis of job- related qualifications and competence. These policies and all employment practices shall be applied without regard to any individual's sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation (including gender identity), pregnancy, age, marital status, military status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. The employee occupying the position will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisors. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the City and the employee and is subject to change as the needs of the City and requirements of the job change.