Police Captain

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

The Police Captain performs complex administrative and technical functions and oversees subordinate commanders who manage the agency’s Support Services Bureau, Administrative Services Bureau, and Patrol.
Operations Bureau, Special Operations Division, Automated speed program, and the Neighborhood Commercial Compliance Division. The nature of work involves considerable decision-making, initiative, and independent judgment in conformity with agency objectives, standards, rules, policies, procedures, and law. The Police Captain position is an appointed position that serves at the pleasure of the Chief of Police.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TASKS

Monitors changes in laws, regulations, technology and recent judicial rulings likely affect agency operations or procedures.
• Motivates, supervises, coaches, and evaluates subordinate commanders to ensure conformance with agency values, objectives, priorities, and performance standards.
• Regularly communicates with commanders regarding job expectations, statistical crime data, community policing, law enforcement administration, the status of assignments, and quality of work output.
• Performs local police records queries for security clearances, immigration visas, criminal justice employment
• Remains alert for criminal activity and, when necessary, apprehends offenders, interviews persons, testifies in judicial proceedings, and renders emergency aid.
• Occasionally serves as an agency representative at community events, press conferences, meetings, and public safety forums.
• Create strong relationships with regional law enforcement agencies, public service organizations, and community members.
• Researches, develops, modifies, and implements general orders, standard operating procedures, and other policies.
• Assists with preparing annual budgets, law enforcement grants, and compulsory governmental reports.
• Documents unsatisfactory work performance identifies developmental needs and takes action to remedy deficiencies.
• Recognizes the achievements of subordinate employees and shows genuine appreciation for their contributions.
• Ensures that police services are rendered effectively, professionally, timely, economical, and lawfully.
• Devises strategies and tactical plans to remediate civil unrest, major disasters, and unusual surges in crime.
• Manages the LEFTA SHIELD system, reviews entries for accuracy, and generates detailed reports of disciplinary actions.
• Responds to public inquiries investigates citizen complaints and addresses community concerns.
• Performs executive reviews on the use of force incidents to ensure the accuracy of supervisory findings.
• Promotes harmony and collaboration within the agency and effectively resolves grievances. 

• Gathers relevant information to compose accurate, detailed, and concise press releases.
• Renders decisions on proposed disciplinary sanctions according to established guidelines.
• Responds to critical incidents, assumes command when necessary, and makes proper notifications.
• Maintains compliance with Brady v. Maryland and Giglio v. U.S. judicial rulings
• Forecasts staffing needs and recommends the acquisition of equipment and supplies.
• Responsible for determining eligibility for “U” Non-immigrant Status certifications.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Assistant Chief of Police.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES

• Read, understand, analyze, and interpret technical procedures, laws, regulations, court rulings, professional journals, directives, policies, and job-related documents.
• Establish, foster, and maintain positive working relationships with superiors, colleagues, subordinate employees, area businesses, other law enforcement agencies, community organizations, news media outlets, and the public
• Analyze situations quickly and objectively to adopt reasonable courses of action with due regard for surrounding hazards and circumstances
• Properly use and care for general office equipment, telephones, computers, digital software, firearms, police vehicles, portable radios, expandable batons, handcuffs, flares, pepper spray, conducted electrical weapons, FN303s, preliminary breath-tests devices, body-worn cameras, smokeless range, and StarChase system.
• Provide effective leadership, resolve friction, maintain discipline, and promote good morale within the agency.
• Follow complicated instructions, accept constructive criticism, independently organize work, set priorities, meet deadlines, and follow up on assignments.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, using proper vocabulary, spelling, grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation.
• Manage multiple assignments simultaneously with a minimum number of errors and omissions
• Consistently exercise courtesy, tact, professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Supervise, counsel, coach, evaluate, discipline, and direct subordinate employees.

THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF:
• Applicable Federal statutes, State laws, regulations, local ordinances, and the U.S. Constitution.

• Administrative investigations, hearings, and trial boards. Knowledge and understanding of police accountability reform
• The principles and practices of law enforcement such as search and seizure, rules of evidence, crime suppression strategies, traffic enforcement, investigation, crime scene control, evidence collection, interview and interrogation, laws of arrest, juvenile detentions, criminal procedures, and community policing.
• Administrative principles and practices of risk management, goal setting, program development, report preparation, record-keeping, business letter writing, work performance evaluations, and supervision of staff, both directly and through subordinate levels of supervision
• Serves at the pleasure of the Chief of Police

REQUIRED PHYSICAL ABILITIES/WORKING CONDITIONS

PHYSICAL:
• Exertion of up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force to constantly move objects.
• Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, running, pushing, pulling, lifting, twisting, fingering, grasping, handling, smelling, seizing, holding, controlling, feeling, and assuming cramped or unusual positions.
• Vocal communication for expressing or exchanging ideas using spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, and quickly.
• Color vision to identify and distinguish colors
• Visual acuity for depth perception, night vision, peripheral vision, preparing and analyzing written or computer data, use of measuring devices, operation of machines, operation of motor vehicles or equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities.
• Hearing to perceive information at normal volumes of spoken word, receive information through oral communications, and make fine distinctions in sound.

ENVIRONMENTAL:
• Exposure to indoor and outdoor conditions includes extreme cold, heat, noise, vibration, electrical shock, and radiant energy.
• Exposure to fumes, noxious odors, dust, mists, and gases impacts the eyes, skin, and respiratory system.
• Exposure to blood, other bodily fluids, and communicable diseases.
• Contact with water or other liquids; or non-weather-related humidity.
• Working near and handling mechanical parts and explosives.