Lateral Police Officer

About this role

<strong>**Must be 20+ years old to qualify. This position is for LATERAL Police Officers Only. Please read minimum qualifications.**</strong><br><br>Police Officers perform general policing functions intended to ensure the safety and security of lives and property within the City. Activities include patrol, traffic enforcement, and investigative duties. Officers work under the general supervision of a Sergeant and are assigned to a particular area of the City. Officers may be assigned to special activities or projects on an ongoing or short-term basis (e.g., crime prevention, investigations, school resource officer, etc.). The work performed involves a considerable risk to personal safety for self and others and requires quick decision-making when determining the appropriate action to take in a given situation. While much of this work is performed independently and without the immediate presence of a supervisor, incumbents are required to draw upon their extensive training and the department's procedural guidelines, mandates, and laws governing an officer's response and conduct when determining the appropriate action to take in a particular situation. Officers are subject to call b

Requirements

<br>Have successfully completed a law enforcement skills academy and be North Dakota <div style="font-style: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">POST licensed, or hold an out-of-state peace officer license. &nbsp;</div><div style="font-style: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">A minimum of three years’ employment as a full-time sworn law enforcement officer&nbsp;</div><div style="font-style: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">in a local, state, or federal capacity, performing law enforcement