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Salary: $51,379.94 - $81,180.29 Annually
Location : 200 S. Center Street, Goldsboro
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 2020-00074
Department: Police
Opening Date: 08/11/2020
Closing Date: Continuous
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE
Hiring range is negotiable between $51,379 and 66,280 depending on a candidate's qualifications and experience.
THIS POSITION IS FOR PEOPLE WHO CURRENTLY HOLD STATE CERTIFICATION OR ARE CURRENTLY IN A BLET PROGRAM***
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• Must submit High School Diploma or GED certificate along with any other higher education attainment
• Must submit valid NC Driver's License
• Must submit Birth Certificate
• Must submit an appropriate North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) certification or show proof of current enrollment in a BLET program
• Must submit City of Goldsboro PAF 1-3: PAF 1 - 3 Forms
• Must submit NC Department of Justice Form F-3: F3 Personal History Statement 04/24
• Must meet and maintain minimum qualifications for the position as established by the department and/or State of North Carolina

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***Police Officer Benefits***
Take Home Cars: Officers residing in the County of Wayne are eligible for a take home car once they have completed the Field Training Program.
Phone Stipend: Officers that use their personal cell phone for work related calls receive a stipend of $40 for regular phone, $60 for smart phone.
PD Gym Equipment: The Goldsboro Police Department has its own gym open to all employees that features updated equipment and machines.
Call Back Pay: Compensation for officers working over the required 171 hrs.
Recruitment: The City of Goldsboro offers at least two (2) scholarships for non-certified applicants, up to a maximum of $5,000.00, along with a monthly stipend to area residents who demonstrate a financial need. Check City website for updates.
Wellness Benefit: $25 per month that can be used to offset gym membership or dental insurance.
Career Progression: Officers meeting the 2, 4 and 7 year requirement along with specialized training receive an increase in pay. Police Officer, Police Officer I at 2 years (5%), Police Officer II at 4 years (5%), Senior Police Officer at 7 years (5%)
Starting Pay Based on Experience: Starting salary for officers with previous law enforcement experience will be based on the following, but not limited to, the type of experience, size of the previous agency, population served, and calls for service. Military Police service will also be considered. For every 1 year of credit given for previous law enforcement experience results in a 1% increase in the starting salary.
Education Benefit: 2 year degree - 2.5% or 4 year degree - 5%.
Leave Accrual: Police Officers with 0-4 years of service earn 12 days of vacation and sick leave per year; 8.55 hours per month.
General Statement of Duties
Performs general duty law enforcement work to protect life and property in the City.
An employee in this class performs a full range of general law enforcement duties. Work includes patrolling the City during an assigned shift in a police car or on foot; preventing, detecting and investigating disturbances and crime; performing traffic control work; apprehending suspects; and executing related assignments. Work may be performed as a member of a patrol squad or in a specialty unit assigned to housing, parks or warrants. Employees must exercise judgment, initiative, and calm control when performing duties; more difficult problems are normally carried out under the direction of or in conjunction with a Police Corporal or Police Sergeant assigned to the same shift. Work involves frequent public contact requiring tact, firmness and decisiveness. Work is performed in accordance with departmental policy and state and federal law, supplemented with specific directions from superior officers. Employees are subject to hazards associated with law enforcement work including working in both inside and outside environments, in extreme hot and cold weather, and exposure to various hazards such as dangerous persons, loud noises, and hazardous spills with fumes, oils, gases, or flammable liquids. Law enforcement duties are also subject to the final standards of OSHA on bloodborne pathogens. Work is performed under the direct supervision of a Police Sergeant and is evaluated through observation, discussion and review of reports for adherence to laws, department procedures, and proper judgment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Patrols streets in a police car or on foot; checks doors and windows; examines premises of unoccupied residences or buildings; detects unusual conditions, may maintain surveillance and observation for stolen cars, missing persons, or suspects; report dangerous or defective streets, sidewalks, traffic lights, or other hazardous conditions.
• Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted.
• Serves and executes search warrants and warrants for arrest; maintains warrants in the DCI system.
• Investigates traffic accidents; issues traffic citations; directs traffic and participates in other emergency operation activities and traffic checkpoints; regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times at local schools and when traffic signal malfunctions or accidents require.
• Performs investigations of accidents or possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks, arrests and processes criminal suspects; presents findings in court.
• Issues citations for violation of traffic regulations, serves warrants; confiscates drugs, contraband, weapons, found/recovered property, and revoked license plates or driver's licenses; apprehends and processes criminal suspects and transports to County magistrate and/or County detention facilities.
• Operates a two-way radio to receive instructions and information from or to report information to police headquarters; maintains vehicle, weapons and other equipment in standard working order.
• Prepares records and reports of activities.
• Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; serves papers as needed.
• Assists stranded motorists; gives information and directions to visitors and the general public.
• Attends monthly and regularly scheduled training classes and other training as allowed or required by the department.
• Performs other related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITITES

• Considerable knowledge of state and federal laws, local ordinances and policies of the police department, especially relating to search and seizure, traffic control, pursuit, and arrest.
• Working knowledge of law enforcement principles, practices, methods and equipment.
• Some knowledge of scientific crime detection and criminal identification methods and procedures.
• Skill in the use of firearms and other police equipment and in the application of self-defense tactics.
• Ability to act with sound judgment in routine and emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
• Ability to present effective court testimony.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise activity reports.
• Ability to build and maintain cooperative and effective public relations with the citizens.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, and other public officials.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing, lifting of objects weighing in excess of 74 pounds, moving in areas of difficult or dangerous access, and defending oneself or others against physical attack or harm.
The work environment involves extremely high risks with exposure to potentially life threatening (traffic, biological, chemical, fire, gun fire) situations or unusual environmental risk which require a full range of safety and other precautions, but in some cases, these precautions cannot prevent injury, illness, or possibly death. These risks occur on a more frequent basis.
Minimum Education and Experience
B.L.E.T. Certification or enrolled in B.L.E.T. Certification Program.
Before assignment to sworn duties, employees must posses a valid North Carolina driver's license and have completed at least the minimum requirements established by the North Carolina Justice Training and Standards Commission for certified law enforcement officers with prospects of successfully completing the entire certification process within prescribed time frames.
The City of Goldsboro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Benefits Summary
The following is a summary of the City of Goldsboro benefits:
Vacation Leave: Employees earn vacation leave as follows:
Years of Service Days per Year
0 - 4 years 12
5 - 9 years 15
10 - 14 years 18
15 - 19 years 21
20 + years 23
A maximum of 30 vacation days may be carried over from one calendar year to the next. Any excess of 30 vacation days on December 31 of each year may be transferred to employees sick leave balance, provided that they have taken five (5) days of vacation in the calendar year.
Holidays: City paid holidays are New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving (2 days) and Christmas (3 days).
When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the previous Friday shall be observed. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be observed. In order to receive a paid holiday, an employee must be on paid status before and after the holiday.
Sick Leave: Sick leave is accrued at one day per month or 12 days per year.
Employee Assistance Program
The Employee Assistance Program is available to all full-time employees and covered dependents on the employee's health insurance plan. Part-time employees who work 30 hours or more per week on a continuous year-round basis are also eligible for EAP services. Employees and dependents each receive three free visits per year. Services include, but are not limited to, financial counseling, depression, mental illness, and end of life/terminal illness.
Medical and Dental Insurance: The City of Goldsboro is fully-insured, and provides medical, dental, and vision insurance through the State Health Plan (SHP), MetLife, and Community Eye Care respectively. Medical, dental, and vision coverage is available to all full-time employees. Part-time employees who are scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week on a continuous year-round basis may, if they so desire, purchase available group health through the City for themselves and qualified dependents. The coverage for medical is the first day of the month following the date of employment and dental is effective on the first day of employment, vision insurance is effective the first day of the month following the effective date of employment. Medical insurance is provided to full-time employees at a minimal cost and pro-rated for part-time employees. The types of coverage available are individual (Employees only), Employee/Child, Employee/Spouse, and family. Dental and vision insurance is available at cost to the employee and/or his/her dependents. Premiums are paid through payroll deduction on a pre-tax basis.
Life Insurance: All regular employees are provided a basic term life insurance coverage policy in the amount of $20,000.00 at no cost.
Wellness Assistance Benefit
The City of Goldsboro offers a wellness assistance benefit of $25/month to employees. This can be used to offset the cost of dental insurance or gym membership. Employees must meet eligibility requirements for the State Health Plan and show proof of membership (if gym membership is selected).
Flexible Spending Account
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) provide you with an important tax advantage that can help you pay for health care and dependent care expenses on a pre-tax basis. By estimating your family's health care and dependent care costs for the next year, you can lower your taxable income and save money. The City of Goldsboro offers a FSA through Health Equity. The Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is available to all full-time employees who are scheduled to work 40 hours per week. The FSA is effective the first day of the month following the date of employment. These are some of the expenses FSAs can be used for: medical and dental services, chiropractic services, orthodontia, and the child or adult dependent care.
Social Security: The City employees are members of the Social Security System. The employee contributes 6.2% (FICA) and 1.45% (Medicare) for a total of 7.65% of their annual salary and the City contributes the same amount. Social Security benefits include retirement and disability payments and survivor's insurance.
Tuition Reimbursement: Tuition reimbursement is available to all full-time employees up to $2500 per fiscal year for job-related courses or required courses leading to a job-related degree. This is subject to department approval and an employee must complete probation before reimbursement is granted.
Promotion Opportunities: Employees a