• Job Description

  Req#: 4067905
  The City of Rosemount is accepting applications for the position of Community Service Officer (CSO) within its Police Department. This position will work approximately 20 to 29 hours per week depending on candidate availability. Primary duties include animal control, code enforcement, and various other police support duties. A CSO assignment is not to exceed three years and is intended to provide experience for candidates interested in becoming a Police Officer.
  
  This position is open until filled; applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
  Essential Duties & Responsibilities
  1. Enforce applicable ordinances and statutes pertaining to animals; perform various animal control duties.
  2. Investigate and enforce City ordinance violations and issue citations as allowed by ordinance. Perform motorist assists including vehicle lockout.
  3. Complete reports as required.
  4. Conduct speed and traffic surveys.
  5. Assist with public relations events and presentations.
  6. Assist patrol officers with various duties as directed.
  7. Assist in servicing and maintaining police vehicles and equipment.
  8. Assist in recovery and inventory of lost, abandoned, and confiscated property.
  9. Assist with reception-type duties including answering the telephone and handling customer service requests at the front counter.
  10. Perform other duties and assignments as directed.
  Minimum Qualifications
  1. Interest in law enforcement; presently enrolled or prepared to enroll within 12 months in a P.O.S.T. accredited law enforcement program. Preferred candidates will have a minimum of 6-12 months of study remaining in a P.O.S.T. accredited law enforcement program.
  2. Valid Driver's License.
  3. High school diploma, GED equivalent or will obtain within 12 months of hire.
  4. Successful completion of background investigation, drug screening, physical examination, and psychological evaluation.
  5. 18 years of age or older.
  6. No criminal convictions for any felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor assault.
  Necessary Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
  1. Working knowledge of English (spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) so as to write legible and comprehensible reports.
  2. Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing.
  3. Ability to learn applicable laws, ordinances, and department rules and regulations.
  4. Skill in operation of listed tools and equipment.
  5. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, officers, and other department employees.
  6. Ability to maintain a positive image to the public.
  7. Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions.
  8. Ability to act in a courteous, professional manner with colleagues and the public.
  
  Tools & Equipment
  Police car, police radio, first aid equipment, animal restraint tools, telephone, computer, and various software applications.
  
  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 the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
  
  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the 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 essential functions of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and with explosives and is occasionally exposed to wet and humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  
  The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. This job description does not constitute an employee agreement between the employer and the employee, and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job may change.
  
  Status
  Non-exempt
  
  The City of Rosemount is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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