Listing Summary

Are you ready to walk through the door of opportunity? The time is now to chase your dream! This is your opportunity to embrace a new beginning!

  

The Savannah Police Department is seeking fifteen (15) customer-service focused Community Services Officer to perform various non-emergency public service-related functions. Our ideal candidate is an efficient, dynamic, and cooperative individual who can perform well with little to no direct supervision.  A career as an as the new Community Services Officer is a career where every new opportunity offers new challenges that allows you to utilize your knowledge and experience. If you are hardworking, motivated, dependable, and you are ready to take the next step, then we want you on our team!

 

We offer an excellent benefits package to include health, dental and vision, defined contribution plan (457 B), life insurance, wellness programs, vacation, sick leave, 12 paid holidays, employee assistance program, employee referral program, employer home purchase assistance, and tuition reimbursement.

 

Women, minorities and Veterans are encouraged to apply!

Essential Job Functions:

• Writes up various types of police reports, i.e. crime/incident reports, supplemental reports, burglary, theft, fraud, and battery, worthless document reports, missing person report and runaway juvenile incidents.
• Investigates motor vehicle traffic accidents on private property, writes traffic accident reports, tow vehicles, and issues traffic citations.
• Enforces City of Savannah Codes and Ordinances (i.e.; parking violations, handicap violations, illegal boat parking, etc.)
• Directs traffic and responds to calls for service that are non-emergency in nature.
• Participates in special details such as transporting victim/witnesses, DUI checkpoints, and special task force and holiday events.
• Assists police officers in any non-hazardous situations.
• Processes crime scenes, i.e. photographing, latent print recovery, collection and preservation of physical evidence, requesting laboratory examination, canvassing and suspect elimination fingerprinting.
• Testifies in civil and criminal court proceedings and gives depositions as required.
• Works in conjunction with other departments or local agencies engaged in various traffic problems or code compliance tasks, i.e., fire codes, municipal health and sanitation codes.
• Provides information and/or assistance to the public, victims, witnesses and relatives concerning available services in the community.
• May be required to operate a motor vehicle in performance of assigned tasks.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED. Must successfully complete 120 hours of Savannah Police Department's Community Service Officer Academy training to include criminal investigation procedures, constitutional law, driver's training, forensic investigations, and other job-related instructional processes, must be at least 18 years old, must possess a valid driver's license, vision must be correctable to 20/20 in each eye with normal color vision, and must not have a felony conviction, pattern of misdemeanor convictions, or repeated traffic violations.

Work Location: varies with assignment   Work Hours: varies with assignment

Additional Information
Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

Additional Information:

• Knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of city and county ordinances and federal and state laws.
• Knowledge of first aid and CPR techniques.
• Knowledge of geography of the city.
• Skill in interpersonal relations.
• Skill in organization and problem solving.
• Skill in the use of radios.
• Skill in the operation of a motor vehicle.
• Skill in the use of standard office equipment.
• Skill in the use of computers and various software programs.
• Skill in oral and written communication.