BLUFF CITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
4391 Bluff City Hwy
Bluff City, TN 37618
phone: (423) 538-3700 fax: (423) 538-6031
e-mail: bcpd@charterinternet.com
Employment Information
Salary
Police Officer = $9.93 per hour (Entry Level)
Duties
A Police Officer works under supervision to perform law enforcement duties, protecting life, property, and the civil rights of individuals. Primary duties include patrol; interacting with citizens to provide service and render assistance; and preparing records, reports, and other paperwork documenting incidents for use in prosecution. A police officer is dispatched to crime and emergency scenes in response to reported violations, accidents, domestic disputes and abuses, and other incidents. Police Officers handle crime scene investigations; makes arrests and perform searches/seizures; and interviews witnesses, suspects, and complainants.
Police officers are also trained and required to conduct their duties in a community- and problem-oriented fashion. This means that officers attempt to identify and resolve community problems or conflicts before they can lead to criminal behavior. This is known as proactive policing.
Minimum Qualifications
* 21 years of age and a citizen of the United States.
* A high school diploma or equivalency certificate.
* No record, conviction, plea of guilty, plea of Nolo Contendre to a felony charge or to any violation of any federal, state, or city laws or ordinances relating to force, violence, theft dishonesty, moral turpitude, gambling, liquor, or controlled substances, and not under any other than an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed forces of the United States.
* A candidate may be disqualified for evidence of character clearly unsuited for police services. Candidates for employee must agree to submit to a comprehensive background check as part of the selection process.
* Candidates for employment are required to pass both a medical examination and a psychological evaluation before employment.
* A valid Tennessee Drivers License.
* Fully competent to perform the essential functions / requirements of position.
* All candidates appointed as full-time police officers will be required to successfully complete a Tennessee Basic Law Enforcement Officer Academy or equivalent, and maintain their POST certification (Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission).