ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

60% Protection of Life and Property

• Enforce state laws and city ordinances.
• Patrol the community routinely and conduct traffic enforcement to ensure a safe and secure community.
• Engage in citizen contact situations such as business checks, assisting stranded motorists, suspicious person contacts, crime prevention sharing with civic organizations or homeowners, and any action in furtherance of the community policing philosophy of the department.
• Provide basic response to crime scenes including identification, preservation, and collection of evidence.
• Provide advanced processing of non-critical crime scene as assigned by the on-duty Watch Commander. (Police Officer 2 & 3)
• Conduct thorough criminal and traffic investigations.
• Apprehend violators in a reasonable and lawful manner following established laws, policies and regulations. Transport detainees to appropriate facilities.
• Assist citizens with situations that involve crime, traffic concerns, quality of life issues or any situation that requires a police response.
• Answer citizen complaints, investigate suspicious conditions, and take necessary action, including preparing necessary police reports.
• Alert citizens of hazardous and dangerous conditions. Direct traffic when needed.
• Operate motor vehicle on a regular basis.
• Carry and maintain qualification for authorized firearms and other weapons pursuant to department standard operating procedures.

30% Administrative Duties 

• Conduct crime prevention surveys and other activities.
• Complete all necessary official forms and reports.
• Prepare cases for successful prosecution and provide credible courtroom testimony.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and readiness of assigned work area and equipment (booking desk, gun cleaning station, report writing, locker room, etc.). (Police Officer 2)
• Ensure active participation in and reporting on an assigned open beat project by officers assigned to his or her shift. (Police Officer 2)
• Ensure successful planning and execution of shift-related special enforcement activities (i.e. traffic) at the discretion of the on-duty Watch Commander. (Police Officer 2 & 3)
• Conduct and present analysis of crime trends and statistics to assigned beat team. (Police Officer 2 & 3)

10% Training Participation 

• Attend training and seminars to maintain proficiency and certifications.
• Actively participate in training and drill sessions, tests, and evaluations.
• Act as a liaison with homeowners’ associations and neighborhood watch programs, attending meetings and events as requested. (Police Officer 2)
• Plan and present law enforcement/public safety-related training classes in areas of expertise. (Police Officer 2 & 3)

Continually looks for new and improved ways of completing the above functions.  Other tasks as assigned will be performed in order to address business needs.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Latitude:  Most duties are assigned and then the employee arranges tasks in order to complete duties.  Problem-solving and decision-making involving the protection of life and property is accomplished independently most of the time. Regular and reliable attendance at work is required.

Interaction:  Frequent interaction with employees throughout the organization, prosecutors, and the general public.  Occasional interaction with outside agencies including municipal, county, state, and federal agencies.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent, required.
• Some college, preferred.
• Must have satisfied all requirements as set forth in K.S.A. 74-5605 “Qualifications of Applicant (Police Officer) for Training Course Requirements.”
• Must complete 40 hours of continuing education training annually, as required.
• One year of law enforcement experience, preferred.
• Valid Kansas driver’s license and driving record must meet commercial liability insurance requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of law enforcement techniques and procedures.
• Knowledge of all federal, state, and local ordinances governing police activities.
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify issues and ability to make decisions in a timely manner.
• Ability to apply intermediate level mathematics skills.
• Ability to operate firearms, patrol vehicles, mobile/portable/base radios, crime scene processing equipment, and all other police related equipment.
• Ability to operate office-related equipment, including ability to access, input, and retrieve information from various computer software programs.
• Ability to meet and deal tactfully with the general public and to communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Must be able to provide reliable courtroom testimony. Criminal convictions for acts of dishonesty, or sustained disciplinary findings of misconduct related to truthfulness, racial bias, or other acts that would lead to potential impeachment of courtroom testimony as detailed in Brady v. Maryland or Giglio v. U.S. will be cause for disqualification for applicants and termination for employees.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:  Must have the ability to pass and maintain all physical requirements and activities of the law enforcement training center.  Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, and lifting of 50 pounds required.  Must maintain ability to apprehend and take persons into custody.  Exposure to adverse weather conditions, dangerous, and hazardous situations is required.   Must be able to work all shifts and any day of the week.

Police Officer Applicant Testing Notice of Disqualification 

It is the practice of the Derby Police Department to disqualify from consideration for appointment to any job within the Department any applicant who has done any of the following:

• Convicted / committed a felony (violation of any state law or UCMJ)
• Ever convicted of the following:
• Domestic violence crimes
• Sexual battery
• Theft
• Criminal deprivation of property
• Perjury
• Within the past five years been convicted of:
• Possession of Marijuana
• Criminal damage to property (vandalism)
• Drive under the influence of alcohol/drugs
• Drive with suspended driver’s license from DUI conviction/diversion/chemical test failure
• Leave the scene of a traffic accident (hit & run)
• Transporting an open container of alcohol

• Ever discharged (terminated) from employment for theft, lying, any dishonest act
• Within the past five years having been discharged (terminated) from employment for cause (misconduct).
• As a law enforcement officer, having a sustained complaint for misconduct or improper use of force.
• Dependent upon the facts of the case, convictions of:
• Battery of a law enforcement officer
• Battery
• Weapons violations
• Assault
• Failure to appear
• Obstruct official duty of police or judicial officer

In addition to the preceding conduct, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a United States citizen; 

• Have graduated from a high school accredited by the Kansas state board of education or the appropriate accrediting agency of another state jurisdiction or have obtained the equivalent of a high school education as defined by rules and regulations of the commission; 

• Be of good moral character sufficient to warrant the public trust in the applicant as a police officer or law enforcement officer; 

• Be free of any physical or mental condition which adversely affects the ability to perform the essential functions of a police officer or law enforcement officer with reasonable skill, safety and judgment; and 

• Be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment.

Starting Pay: $21.07

EOE