The jobholder must accept the responsibility to support and promote this organizations mission and comply with it's directives. This position requires a high level of problem solving ability, self-initiative, and the ability and willingness to work a majority of time without direct supervision. Successful performers are those who are capable and willing to make decisions that are consistently in line with the agency's mission, goals and objectives. Work conditions vary by shift. The majority of tasks are performed outside while working from a police cruiser.
Few tasks require heavy lifting, pushing, pulling or carrying heavy loads.
Flexibility is important because of the need to enter and exit vehicles frequently, inspect buildings, climb over and around obstacles, suddenly move out of the way of dangers, etc. Mental alertness is very important because of the need to make fine discriminations and decisions concerning subtle cues of impending danger or to discover inconsistencies in witnesses' or suspects' testimonies, etc. Removal can with or without fault of the jobholder or the agency. Economic conditions that cause reductions in work force, the member's inability to attend regularly to work, chronic illness, and a failure to perform competently on any of the critical tasks of the position or a consistent failure to perform competently on regular tasks are among the major reasons for job removal without fault. In addition, accruing a typical amounts of dysfunctional work time or requiring a typical amounts of supervisory counseling or remedial training will lead to removal with or without fault.