KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Modern police methods and procedures.
• Statutory and case laws and ordinances related to evidence, search and seizure.
• City and Department policies and procedures.
• Community Oriented Policing and Problem-Solving.
• Information technology, personal computers and related software applications.
• Principles of supervision, training, employee appraisal, discipline and development.

ABILITY TO:

• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Operate a variety of public safety equipment, including computers and related applications.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with the public and fellow employees
• Supervise, train, evaluate, schedule and organize the work of subordinate personnel.
• Effectively mentor and develop subordinate employees.

LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICAL AND REASONING SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents. Ability to write reports and correspondence. Ability to speak to individuals and groups. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Possession of California P.O.S.T. Basic Certificate with 30 college semester units or possession of (or eligible and applied for) a California P.O.S.T. Intermediate Certificate with no college required. Three years experience as a Police Officer or higher rank and at least two years experience as a Police Officer or higher rank with the San Rafael Police Department. US citizen. At least age 21. Valid driver’s license.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100+ pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to video display and outdoors weather conditions and frequently works evenings or weekends, frequently in environmental conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Hazards: Hazards are substantial and there is a regular high and real risk of serious injury.