Police Sergeant

This position is a mid-management level position, reporting directly to the Police Chief, which performs management and administrative duties over designated areas of operations and personnel on assigned shifts. The position provides direction, mentorship, supervision, and leadership to police officers and assigned non-sworn personnel. This position will help to provide focus to the calls for service and coordination of response level. The position will assume charge of police field and/or office operations as assigned; to supervise and personally perform investigation, patrol, and administrative duties; to take an active role in community-based policing and facilitate familiarization between law enforcement and community residents through active engagement.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general supervision from the Police Chief. Exercises direct supervision over sworn and non-sworn employees.Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Supervise patrol, investigations, traffic, records, animal/wildlife control, code compliance and other related law enforcement activities, direct and supervises the deployment of officers and equipment during assigned duty and coordination of overall schedules.
• Supervise and conduct complete and detailed investigations of general and specialized crimes; review all investigation reports and make recommendations and suggestions to officers; coordinate investigations involving several officers, including narcotics investigations.
• Maintain discipline and ensure that Department rules and policies are followed. Monitors morale, personnel issues, internal or community complaints, responding as required and conducting follow up on matters brought forward as necessary.
• Review, implement and train employees on Federal, State, Departmental and Town rules, policies, and procedures. Assist in development of departmental policies and procedures.
• Supervise officers in follow-up investigations and personally participate in investigations including the routine gathering of evidence, questioning of witnesses, and apprehension of suspects.
• Participate in all normal shift activities as assigned, including enforcing local and state laws, issuing citations, making arrests, and transporting prisoners and working with juveniles.
• Supervise officers in preparing reports and personally prepare reports in cases for trial, and personally appear in court to present evidence and testimony as required.
• Confer with prosecutors and maintain contact with other law enforcement agencies.
• Contact and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in matters relating to the investigation of crimes, the apprehension of offenders, joint training programs and specialized response.
• Respond to difficult inquiries and complaints; from citizens, businesses or visitors and requests for information; maintain contact with citizens regarding response.
• Maintain positive relationships with the public to promote and participate in proactive policing and intentional community engagement programs.
• Oversee officer training and development and manage special assignments. Establish and manage program for in-house training for perishable skills. Conduct in-service training.
• Provide and facilitate community forums and events; attend, participate, and represent the department at a variety of community, public, and school events, building and maintaining relationships with residents of and visitors to the Town.
• Analyze and synthesize a variety of data concerning Departmental activities and prepare reports and statistics.
• Performs mid-management level administrative police work for assigned areas or responsibility, such as assist in budget preparation and administration, oversee property and evidence, prepare and manage staffing plan, work programs and schedules. Serve as watch commander.
• Supervise, train, and evaluate sworn and non-sworn staff. Evaluates the performance of subordinates including recommendations for pay adjustments and implementation of disciplinary actions.
• Manage assigned non-sworn personnel and programs including Animal Control, Wildlife Management, Code Compliance, Evidence/Property storage and administration, Records, and public services. 
• Conducts briefing sessions; ensures compliance with and disseminates information for shift change. 
• Reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures for improving organizational performance; directs, train, assists, supervises and inspects the work of employees assigned to various tasks or specialized areas of work.
• Assist in the training and administration in animal control/wildlife in the use of lethal and less lethal weapons against bears; quarantine animals; write reports; issue citations; work with animal shelters; euthanize animals and respond to public complaints and requests.
• May assist the Police Chief and/or Town Department heads with completion of special projects, reports and assignments.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Police methods and procedures, including patrol, crime prevention, traffic control, investigations, and identification techniques and equipment, police records and reports, and first aid techniques.
• Police Departmental rules, policies, procedures, and regulations; State Laws and regulations; and applicable Federal laws and regulations.
• Criminal law with reference to the apprehension, arrest, and custody of persons committing misdemeanors and felonies, including rules of evidence pertaining to the search and seizure and the preservation of evidence in traffic and criminal cases.
• Principles of supervision and training.
• Principles and techniques used in public and community relations as they relate to law enforcement activities.
• Modern office practices, procedures, methods, and equipment.

Ability to:

• Gather, assemble, analyze, and evaluate facts and evidence.
• Analyze situations and adopt effective courses of action.
• Provide a positive image of the Town of Mammoth Lakes and the Mammoth Lakes Police Department.
• Interpret and apply administrative and departmental policies, and state and federal laws and regulations.
• Use and care of firearms, radios, vehicles, non-lethal weapons, and assigned tactical gear.
• Demonstrate keen powers of observation and memory.
• Meet the physical requirements of the Department.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions and provide clear oral and written directions to subordinate staff.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing in a variety of settings demonstrating the ability to make sound decisions embracing emotional and cultural intelligence.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Foster and contribute to a work environment that supports and exhibits professionalism, honesty, integrity, trust, and respect.
• Identify community related issues and problems, direct an appropriate course of action, work interdepartmentally as well as with community members to successfully resolve issues.
• Ability to lead and command the respect of personnel and make independent command decisions when necessary.

Experience and Training Requirements:

• A high school diploma or equivalent. 
• An associate degree (AA/AS) or 60 college credits from an accredited college. 
• A bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) from an accredited college with major course work in police science, criminal justice or a related field is highly desirable.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Basic, Intermediate and Advanced California POST certificate. 
• A POST Supervisory certificate is required upon two (2) years of appointment. 
• Possession of, or ability to obtain within the state-required time frame of ten (10) days from hire date, a valid California Class C Driver’s License.

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. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.