Police Sergeant

Overview

The City of West Linn’s Police Department embraces the importance of the core values:
Service, Transparency, Accountability, Integrity, and Respect. The City of West Linn Police Department (PD) is currently seeking skilled law enforcement professionals that can effectively lead the Department as a Police Sergeant on a variety of projects, supervise the performance of teams and coach as well as mentor individuals and groups that may have competing interests. The City of West Linn Police Department (PD) believes in community-based policing and seeks involvement with all community programs, civic groups and neighborhood associations.

Police Sergeants may receive up to 22% in incentives in addition to the base salary.

• Special Assignments = 5%
• Education and Certification = up to 17%
• Longevity = 2%

Interested applicants must submit a completed City of West Linn employment application and a cover letter with a comprehensive resume attached to be considered.

For assigned shift, assigns, supervises and performs law enforcement work as necessary to maintain public peace and order, to protect life and property, and to prevent crime. Federal, State, and local laws and City ordinances are enforced while performing supervisory, administrative, patrol, and investigative activities. Plans and supervises assigned special projects, programs, or specific special functions such as purchasing, record keeping, scheduling, training, reserve liaison, public relations, crime prevention, and general support services.

(An employee in this classification may perform any of the following duties; however, these examples do not include all the specific tasks that an employee may be expected to perform)

• Establishes and maintains a positive work environment for members of the Department through consistent administration of Departmental policies, effective communication of expectations, cooperation and respect.
• Maintains a positive relationship with contacts specific to them and positions outside the City organization.
• Supervises daily: patrol, investigative and administrative activities.
• Performs routine police officer duties and responsibilities such as routine patrol, report writing, investigations, responding to public inquiries, testifying in court as a witness, and performing CPR, AED and minor first aid at scenes of accidents.
• Supervises, assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work performance of police officers for compliance with established Departmental policies and procedures and legal obligations.
• Receives written reports prepared by police officers and reviews for content, accuracy and completeness.
• Participates in the interview process and provides recommendations to the Captain, and/or Chief of Police regarding the selection of candidates for employment, promotions and transfers based on independent evaluation of the relative skills and ability of such candidates.
• Manages crime scenes, interviews complainants, interrogates suspects, procures and processes evidence, and prepares reports on investigations.
• Directs briefing and planning activities of a patrol or detective shift; reviews and determines assignments and makes recommendations concerning Departmental policies and activities.
• Plans, supervises, and may perform specific tasks and special projects, programs, or functions in one or more of the following areas of responsibility: purchasing, record keeping, scheduling, training, reserve liaison, public relations, crime prevention, and general support and administrative services.
• May be required to speak before community, civic, and other groups.
• Maintains good working relationships with other City staff. On matters involving inter-jurisdictional investigations, maintains good working relationships with other law enforcement agencies.
• May serve as a management liaison to the City during labor negotiations. And represents the City's interests during the grievance process as directed, consistent with the collective bargaining agreement.
• Conducts internal investigations as directed and presents the findings to the Captain and/or Chief of Police.

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