Police Officer - Zuni Police Department

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POLICE OFFICER I

FT/REGULAR

NON EXEMPT - LEVEL 7

GENERAL DEFINITION: The primary responsibility of this position is to protect life and property, preserve law and order, and keep the peace while promoting safety and wellbeing through the enforcement of local, state, and federal laws in a manner consistent with the mission and goals of the Pueblo of Zuni Police Department.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Work is performed under the supervision of a Police Sergeant. The incumbent works with a high degree of independence and is required to make instantaneous decisions in emergency situations to protect lives and property, prevent crimes and maintain order.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: No Supervisory Duties.

DUTIES:

Patrols areas of assignment in patrol vehicle and on foot to enforce various laws.

• Patrol specific areas of the community responding promptly to calls for assistance.
• Familiarizes self with the Zuni Reservation, jurisdiction, Pueblo of Zuni Criminal Code and Traffic Code and Pueblo of Zuni domestic Violence Code.
• Responsible for the enforcement of Federal, State of New Mexico and Pueblo of Zuni Tribal traffic and criminal codes, laws, ordinances and statues.
• Performs routine duties, reports hazards, investigates suspicious situations & abandoned vehicles, and takes appropriate action.
• Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
• Monitor traffic to ensure motorists observe traffic regulations and exhibit safe driving procedures.
• Maintains safe traffic conditions by monitoring and directing traffic, enforcing laws and ordinances, investigating accidents, providing escort, and reporting unsafe streets and facilities.
• Responds to 911 calls, emergency service call, and or service calls, either as the first officer responding or as backup to another.
• Notes suspicious persons and establishments and reports to superior officer.
• Conducts investigations of motor vehicle crashes, misdemeanors, and minor crimes.
• Calls for backup and emergency vehicles.
• Responds to accidents and renders aid to accident survivors and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries and radioing for medical assistance.
• Secures the scene, obtains physical evidence, seeks out and questions witnesses and suspects, takes detailed measurements and photographs.
• Issues citations or makes arrests as appropriate. In the case of major crimes, unattended deaths and serious accidents involving deaths, controls scene until investigators arrives and assists in investigation as required.

Apprehends individuals, writes reports, and attends related court hearings.

• Warns or arrests individuals and/or takes individuals into custody for booking procedure to the Zuni Detention Center and filing formal charges.
• Takes person into custody for booking procedure to the Zuni Detention Center and files formal charges as necessary.
• Prepares and submits reports of incidents, detailed investigative reports, daily activities and other narrative and statistical reports as required.
• Testifies at hearings and trials in Federal, State of New Mexico, and Pueblo of Zuni Tribal courts.

Provides related services associated with police work.

• Disperses unruly crowds at public gatherings.
• Coordinates and re-routes traffic and/or crowd control for funerals, ceremonies, parades, traffic around fires & other disruptions, and other large gatherings.
• Responds to calls for assistance from sick or injured persons and administers first aid.
• Accompanies social and child protective services workers in child abuse, child sexual assault or battered family cases.
• Serves or processes a variety of civil papers, such as summons, subpoenas, eviction notices, execution and restitution papers, and the like.
• Participates in sobriety checkpoints and enforce Pueblo of Zuni and State Of New Mexico Traffic Code.
• Direct traffic flow and reroute traffic in case of emergencies.
• Participates in drug raids and surveillance operations.
• Delivers death and emergency messages.
• Checks on the welfare of people who live in isolated reservation areas.

Performs other duties as necessary or delegated.

• Attends required bi-annual firearms qualification training and other periodic training…