Listing Summary

The Oakwood Police Department is hiring Police Officers to work for the department that is the best-kept secret in North Georgia.  We are building an agency that is close-knit, like a family.  The kind of department we want is one where everyone, from the Chief on down, would enjoy working on the road and serving our citizens.  Our equipment and vehicles are some of the newest and nicest you can get.  Our pay is competitive and our benefits package is one of the best in the State of Georgia for a municipal agency.

Pay is negotiable, depending on experience, but new-hired employees who are certified in Georgia as Law Enforcement Officers can typically earn between $1,650.00 and $2,120.00 every two weeks after taxes and deductions.

Oakwood offeres the following benefits and incentives:

1.  Competitive pay that is adjusted annually according to the June CPI for Atlanta, plus a 2.5% increase annually while the employee is not topped out on the City's pay plan.  
2.  Overtime hours will be compensated at the end of each pay period.
3.  The City of Oakwood observes 13 holidays annually, and Patrol personnel accrue 8 hours of leave time per holiday or recieve pay at double time for time worked during a Holiday.
4.  Employees can accrue a maximum of 120 hours of vacation time, 80 hours of holiday time, 480 hours of sick time and 480 hours of comp time.
5.  Unused vacation time may be sold to the City on the employee's anniversary date each year.
6.  The City provides health insurance coverage for the employee and the employee's family at 100%; there is no payroll deduction to the employee.
7.  The City provides each employee with retirement through the Georgia Municipal Association at no cost to the employee.  Employees receive a 3.6% annual multiplier in this program, are vested in 5 years, and reach full retirement within 25 years.  Full retirement is 90% of the employee's salary and the employee can draw these funds when their age and years of service in Oakwood equal 75.
8.  The City's retirement plan replaces Social Security, and employees are only deducted for Medicare, not Social Security.
9.  The department offers a 5% incentive if the employee is conversational in Spanish.
10.  Sworn members of the Police Department are issued a vehicle which can be taken home if the employee resides within 35 miles of the Police Department.  (This is a straight-line distance calculated using the measuring tool found on Google Earth.)
11.  Our vehicle fleet management is done through Enterprise Fleet Management and employees typically receive a new vehicle every 5 years or less.

 

Direct any additional inquiries to Sergeant Mathis or Lieutenant Ivey at 770-534-2364.

 

City of Oakwood

Title: POLICE OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Essential Duties

Required to perform shift work which may include days, evenings, and nights including weekends and holidays;

Works on performing security patrols, traffic control, investigation and investigation of traffic accidents, detection, investigation and arrest of persons involved in crimes or misconduct;

Works an assigned shift using own judgment in deciding course of action being expected to handle difficult and emergency situations without assistance;

Maintains normal availability by radio or telephone to respond to police matters;

Carries out duties in conformance with Federal, State, County, and City laws and ordinances;

Patrols City streets, parks, commercial and residential areas to preserve the peace and enforce the law, control vehicular traffic, prevent or detect and investigate misconduct involving misdemeanors, felonies and other law violations; and to otherwise serve and protect;

Responds to emergency radio calls and investigates accidents, robberies, civil disturbances, domestic disputes, fights, drunkenness, missing children, prowlers, abuse of drugs, etc. Takes appropriate law enforcement action;

Interrogates suspects, witnesses and drivers. Preserves evidence. Arrests or cites violators. Investigates and renders assistance at scene of vehicular accidents. Summons ambulances and other law enforcement vehicles. Takes measurements and draws diagrams of scene;

Conducts follow-up investigations of crimes committed during assigned shift. Seeks out and questions victims, witnesses and suspects. Develops leads and tips, searches scene of crimes for clues. Evaluates evidence and arrests offenders. Prepares cases for giving testimony and testifies in court proceedings;

Prepares a variety of reports such as offense/incidents, field interrogation cards, DUI, towed vehicle, and accident reports;

Undertakes community oriented police work, and assists citizens with such matters as stalled vehicles, crime prevention, drug abuse, traffic and bicycle safety, etc;

Participates in investigating criminal law violations occurring within the City limits, obtaining evidence and compiling information regarding these crimes, preparing cases for filing charges, testifying in court, and related activities;

Conducts patrol activities including directing traffic, investigation of reported or observed violations of law, and conduction patrol activities;

Coordinates activities with other officers or other City departments as needed, exchanges information with officers in other law enforcement agencies, and obtains advice from the City Attorney or district attorney's office regarding cases, policies and procedures as needed and assigned;

Maintains contact with police supervisory personnel to coordinate investigation activities, provide mutual assistance during emergency situations and provides general information about department activities;

Using excellent customer service skills establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public;

Operates a motor vehicle to carry out the business of the department and the City;

Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.

 

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Ability to operate or quickly learn to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks;

Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology;

Maintains departmental equipment, supplies and facilities;

Maintains contact with general public, court officials, and other City officials in the performance of police operating activities;

May serve as a member of various employee committees;

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

This position is subject to the City of Oakwood’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes, pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing;

Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment;

Must possess a valid Georgia driver’s license with acceptable driving record for past three years;

Must be a United States citizen;

Felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories are not allowed;

Must be able to read and write the English language;

Must be of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits;

Must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent;

Ability to learn the applicable laws, ordinances and department rules and regulations;

Ability to perform work requiring good physical condition;

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates peers and supervisors;

Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions;

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions;

Ability to learn the City's geography;

 

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Ability to operate a police car, police radio, radar gun, handgun and other weapons as required,  handcuffs, breathalyzer, pager, on-board video camera and chemical agent. Extensive use of computers for dispatching, reporting and communicating is required.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be able to frequently lift and/or move heavy objects or persons. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Must be able to sit, stand, talk and hear.

Must be able to use hands and fingers to feel objects or controls.

Must be able to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, run and physically subdue combative subjects.

The employee is required to perform shift work which may include days, evenings, and nights including weekends and holidays.

 

REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS

Oral board interview; polygraph examination; medical examination; physical agility testing; and extensive background investigation.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is performed inside/outside in all types of weather conditions.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate.