Entry Level Police Officer

Salary : $81,544.44 - $105,294.84 Annually

Location : Mukilteo, WA

Job Type : Full-time

Job Number : 2023-00023

Department : Police Department

Opening Date : 08 / 22 / 2023

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit : LEO

Description

Performs the functions of law enforcement necessary to maintain public peace, protect life and property, prevent crime, apprehend violators of the law and otherwise assure proper enforcement of the laws and ordinances of the City of Mukilteo and the State of Washington.

To apply for this position, please complete your application selecting "City of Mukilteo" through Public Safety Testing

Interviews are conducted monthly to populate a continuous eligibility list through Civil Service.

Essential Duties

• Contributes to the preservation of peace and protection of life and property by patrolling an assigned area primarily by car, and occasionally on foot, bicycle and motorcycle. Responds to a wide variety of calls and complaints involving automobile accidents, burglaries, theft, robberies, domestic disturbances, assaults and other misdemeanors and felonies.
• Contributes to the apprehension of criminal suspects by conducting preliminary and follow-up investigations, This would involve contacting and interviewing witnesses and victims of a crime; photographing a crime scene; dusting for latent fingerprints; and collecting other evidence and preserving the chain of evidence. The position prepares criminal investigation reports and testifies in court.
• Contributes to the smooth and safe movement of traffic on City streets by performing traffic and parking enforcement functions. This would include observing traffic movement, operating radar speed detection units, directing traffic, and issuing traffic citations.
• Contributes to understanding the cause of traffic accidents by conducting accident investigations. Attempts to determine the cause (driver error or mechanical failure) of the accident.
• Contributes to the enforcement of City laws and ordinances by apprehending violators. The subduing and arresting of violators could range from simply advising the suspect that he / she is under arrest to a physical confrontation involving the use of force up to and including the use of a firearm. Once the suspect is in custody, a complete booking procedure will be followed.
• Contributes to the prevention of crime by giving talks; maintaining a high degree of visibility. This involves knowing the layout of City streets; extensive knowledge of federal, state, and municipal law; patrolling key problem areas, and knowing the routines of the City and its citizens in order to identify unusual or abnormal activities.
• Contributes to a favorable image of the Department.
• Performs various other duties as assigned, including the transportation of prisoners to county jails, and serving misdemeanor and felony warrants for arrest.

Peripheral Duties :

Qualifications

Skills and Abilities Required :

Minimum Educational and Experience Qualifications :

Any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the applicant with the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the job.

License or Certification :

Other requirements identified by the Mukilteo Civil Service Commission Rules and Regulations.

Supplemental Information

Working Conditions :

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 sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Duties are primarily performed in a patrol vehicle in a variety of weather conditions where traffic control can be potentially dangerous. The employee is required to work in a sitting position for eight to ten hours a day while operating a patrol vehicle.

Contact with irate and combative citizens may occur. Must be able to occasionally lift and move objects weighing up to 100 pounds and to physically and verbally respond appropriately to combative citizens. Must have the physical ability and willingness to affect an arrest or restrain a hostile prisoner.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Employees must be able to perform multiple work tasks at the same time, perform well with frequent interruptions, and tolerate a fairly high level of stress.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This is a Civil Service position.

This position is represented by the Mukilteo Police Guild.

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION :

Premium Pay - 5% for duty as Corporal, Investigative Officer (Detective), Field Training Officer, Crime Prevention Officer, Youth / Dare Officer, or Administrative Assistant

Education Pay - 2% for AA, 4% for BA / BS

Merit Pay (Longevity Pay) - 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%

Extra Duty Pay

INSURANCE :

Medical Insurance provided through LEOFF Trust.

Employer pays 100% of employee premiums and 90% of dependent premiums

Dental and Vision Insurance provided through LEOFF Trust.

Employer pays 100% of employee and dependent premiums

Life Insurance

Value equal to annual salary

Medical Insurance Opt-Out Program

Wellness Program

Other voluntary plans available

LEAVE : Paid Vacation

Progressive accrual beginning with 108 hours per year

Paid Holidays

Ten paid holidays per year

Two paid floating holidays per year

Holiday pay for officers in Patrol Division when required to work on a holiday

Paid Sick Leave

Accrue eight hours per month

For patrol officers, every other weekend is a 3-day weekend

INVESTMENT AND RETIREMENT PROGRAMS :

Washington State Department of Retirement Systems

Three 457 Deferred Compensation Plans to choose from

Flexible Spending Account for Healthcare and Dependent Care

ADDITIONAL :

Tuition Reimbursement