Part Time Police Officer - Savannah Police Department

Are you an experienced law enforcement professional looking to stay connected to the badge while maintaining flexibility in your schedule? 

Your experience matters and your community still needs it. Join the Savannah Police Department as a Part-Time Police Officer and bring your skills, instincts, and leadership back to the front lines in a flexible, impactful role.

The Part-ime Poice Officer opportunity offers the ideal balance allowing you to continue serving your community, applying your expertise, and making a meaningful impact without the demands of a full-time schedule. From proactive patrols and emergency response to investigations and community engagement, you’ll play a vital role in protecting lives and maintaining public safety. This is your opportunity to stay sharp, stay connected, and continue making a difference where it matters most.

As a Part-Time Police Officer you will enforce all statutes, ordinances and laws and regulations of state and federal government, and performs investigations, special details, and specific assignments within an assigned unit. In this role, you’ll be a visible and trusted presence, patrolling neighborhoods, responding to critical calls, supporting investigations, and engaging with the community. Your experience will play a vital role in maintaining public safety, mentoring others, and strengthening partnerships across the city.

Stay committed to the mission. Serve with purpose. Make every shift count.

Serve with purpose. Lead with experience. Protect with pride—part-time.

Enforces all city, state, and federal codes, ordinances, laws, and regulations, in order to protect life and property and to prevent crime and promote security.

• Maintains visibility by patrolling assigned areas, streets, parks, neighborhoods, and businesses to ensure security; makes observations for prowlers, suspicious people, and violators.

• Performs surveillance of various locations and criminal suspects; collects and reviews data; develops trends and/or patterns pe1iaining to location/suspects; files intelligence reports.

• Obtains waiTants; performs various search operations; locates missing persons.

• Determines probable cause to search and/or reasonable suspicion to detain suspects; pursues fleeing and subdues resisting suspects; effects arrests; processes and transports prisoners.

• Responds to emergency calls and calls for assistance; assists and/or backs fellow officers as requested/necessary on calls, executes warrants, and makes traffic stops; mediates disputes and advises suspects of rights.

• Responds to accident calls; gathers information at the accident scene; investigates and reconstructs serious injury or fatal accidents; interviews victims and witnesses; investigates hit and run accidents; notifies relatives of victims, as necessary.

• Establishes roadblocks; stops vehicles for traffic violations; issues traffic citations and warnings; administers field sobriety tests; identifies wanted persons/vehicles; impounds vehicles; assists stranded motorists; ensures roadways are clear of obstacles and hazards.

• Identifies illegal drugs and hazardous materials.

• Enters/retrieves data to/from computer system including stolen property, arrest and wanted persons information, investigation data, and criminal/driving records checks, reviews crime statistics.

• Assist with interdepartmental duties and City activities which may include working within school zones, directing traffic, assisting in Animal Control, providing security at City social events and athletic activities, special escorts, crowd/riot control, or other special assignments.

• Documents case information; assists in the prosecution of offenders; appears in court to present evidence and testimony.

• Responds to questions, complaints, and requests for infonnation by telephone or in person from merchants, community/civic organizations, the general public, employees, superiors, and other individuals; attends community meetings and assists with community activities, programs, and crime prevention.

Contacts command/supervisory personnel for emergency response and critical incident communications; exchanges information with dispatchers, attorneys, court personnel, medical exan1iner, medical professionals, and other depa1tments and agencies.

• Attends shift meetings, seminars, and specialized/update training sessions as required to maintain knowledge of departmental and City operations, to promote improved job performance and to maintain knowledge of changing policies, procedures, codes, and laws.

• Completes and prepares a variety of forms, logs, requests, records, reports, correspondence, and various other documents associated with daily responsibilities of this position; maintains administrative records and files.

• Cooperate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and their officers or representatives.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

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

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge oflaw enforcement procedures, practices, and policies.

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws.

• Knowledge of department and city policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of the boundaries and geography of the city.

• Skill in interpersonal relations.

• Skill in operating computers.

• Skill in operating emergency vehicles.

• Skill in conducting criminal investigations.

• Skill in the detection of crime patterns.

• Skill in preparing court orders and other legal documents.

• Skill in the use of radio/communications equipment.

• Skill in the use of firearms and restraint equipment.

• Skill in planning, organization, and decision making.

• Skill in public speaking and public relations