INTRA-DEPARTMENT - Police Captain

Intra-Department

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #13 – POLICE CAPTAIN

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1

DEPARTMENT: Police

WORK LOCATION: Police Operations

HIRING RANGE: $6,939.53 - $8,062.85/mo.

PAY CLASS: PD1

HOURS WORKED: Varied

DAYS WORKED: Varied

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED THROUGH: Friday, January 29, 2016

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JOB DUTIES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Ensures that adherence to the mission statement of the Farmington Police Department is maintained by departmental employees, policies, procedures, processes, and practices. In addition, facilitates, safeguards, and enhances the professional reputation of the Farmington Police Department within the community, the state, civic organizations, educational organizations, and other law enforcement agencies.

Performs a variety of complex administrative, supervisory and professional work designed to enhance public safety and the quality of life in the community, including coordinating and directing the activities of the Police Department.

Works under the general guidance and direction of the Police Chief and Deputy Police Chief.

Exercises supervision over the Department's Lieutenants and the management of the Divisions and specialized units under their charge in addition to other employees, staff, management team members, groups, units, or Divisions that may or may not be directly under the supervision of a Lieutenant.

Assists in the planning, coordination, supervision and evaluation of the police department's operations and administrative functions, processes, programs, policies, procedures and the use and distribution of personnel.

Reviews recommendations for hiring and discipline in assigned areas. Prepares performance evaluations of subordinates.

Oversees, and may personally participate in, investigating citizen complaints, tort claims, internal investigations, inquiries, and reviews. Compiles reports, recommendations, and analyses regarding such investigations.

Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the Department in order to implement directives from the City Council or Manager and those from the Chief of Police. Ensures compliance with City and Departmental policies, ordinances, administrative regulations, directives, and standards of accreditation.

Plans and implements programs and goals for the efficient operation and management of the Department in order to better carry out the policies and goals of the police chief, city management and city council. Reviews, analyzes, researches, evaluates, and audits department performance and effectiveness to ensure consistency with the Mission Statement of the Farmington Police Department and that of the City of Farmington. Formulates, develops, and implements allocations, processes, programs, or policies to alleviate identified deficiencies.

Frequently participates in the Strategic Planning process of the Farmington Police Department. Maintains sufficient familiarity with emerging law enforcement trends, technologies, and legal changes so as to provide meaningful, articulate, and contemporary direction to the Department's strategic planning functions. Ensures timely and meaningful progress toward the identified goals objectives, and stratagems of the Department's Strategic Plan is accomplished according to the schedule identified therein.

Supervises and coordinates the preparation and presentation of assigned portions of the annual budget for the department; directs the implementation of the department's budget within these areas; plans for and reviews specifications for new or replaced equipment in assigned area.

Manages, oversees, analyzes, interprets and participates in a variety of personnel employment actions, including grievances, internal investigations, discipline, training, due process elements of employment, and conformance with local, state, and federal employment ordinances, statutes, regulations, and laws. Ensures employee and management compliance with City Personnel Rules and Administrative Regulations as well as the Police Department's Code of Conduct, Code of Ethics, Oath of Office, and Policies and Procedures. Maintains departmental discipline and ensures that the conduct and general behavior of assigned personnel remains consistent with the Mission Statement of the Farmington Police Department.

Ensures that the Department is prepared for the efficient succession of key departmental personnel through the development, mentorship, coaching, counseling, and advisement of department personnel, so as to mitigate the adverse impacts of both routine and unexpected attrition or departure of personnel, and the key skills and experience which they possess.

Monitors and ensures the Department's officers, policies, and practices are consistent and current with changing developments in technology, legislative enactments, current case law opinions, and judicial rulings.

Reviews all work incident reports on injury and coordinates interrogatories on workman's compensation claims. While recognizing that some functions of law enforcement are inherently dangerous and that such dangers are difficult or impossible to eliminate, ensures that, to the extent possible, unsafe practices, conditions, and environments are eliminated or mitigated and that Department personnel are provided adequate training and knowledge in the safe performance of their duties at their work stations or assigned areas.

Prepares and submits periodic or specialized reports regarding the department's activities to the City Manager, City Council, City Attorney, Police Chief, Deputy Chief, Command Staff, Department Administration, and other stakeholders in the operations of the City of Farmington or Farmington Police Department. Prepares a variety of other reports as appropriate or assigned.

Serves as a departmental liaison with the media; prepares news releases; maintains the City's interests in the Police Department's professional reputation with the media.

Serves as departmental liaison with the City's Legal office, District Attorney's office, Municipal Court, and represents the Police Department's interests and objectives therewith.

Reviews court dispositions and tort claims to maintain the department's interests.

Develops new approaches to investigate problems, streamline departmental operations and processes, and increase efficiency in all aspects of the department's responsibilities.

Conducts periodic performance evaluations and planning sessions for assigned personnel. Consistently and equitably counsels, coaches, and exercises progressive disciplinary processes with assigned personnel regarding job performance and disciplinary matters. Develops, implements, and monitors employee remediation or rehabilitation efforts, programs, or processes as a function of employee performance, discipline, and evaluation. Records, documents, and compiles data, information, statistics, and observations of employee performance, remedial efforts, and disciplinary actions.

Maintains normal availability by radio or telephone for consultation on major emergencies, potential emergent threats, or for events or incidents of import to the professional reputation of the Farmington Police Department.

In times of emergency or during the depleted availability of appropriate personnel, may be called upon to perform the duties of any subordinate.

Develops, facilitates, and maintains communication between police administration and line-level subordinates.

Develops and oversees promotional processes and functions. Ensures the absence of discriminatory practices in employment processes, practices, assignments, promotions, and disciplinary actions.

Prepares research, reports, grant applications, and public statements in furtherance of the department's needs, goals, and objectives.

Attends conferences, trainings and meetings to keep abreast of current trends in the field; represents the City and the Farmington Police Department in a variety of local, county, state, federal venues, locales, business meetings, political forums, and public gatherings.

In the absence of the Chief of Police and the Deputy Chief of Police, takes command of all aspects of the Department, its operations, and its personnel in a manner consistent with the Mission Statement of the Farmington Police Department and its written policies and procedures.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Schedules and conducts meetings.

Maintains departmental equipment, supplies and facilities.

Maintains a liaison relationship with community groups.

Performs the duties of subordinate personnel as needed.

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.

QUALIFICATIONS
This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy which includes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

High school diploma or equivalent required. Graduation from a college or university with a bachelor's degree in police science, law enforcement, criminal justice, public administration or a closely related field preferred. A minimum of nine (9) years of experience in police work, two (2) of which must have been at the position of Lieutenant.

Certification from the New Mexico Department of Safety Law Enforcement Training Academy required.

Thorough knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment and the ability to keep that knowledge current; thorough knowledge of applicable laws, ordinances, and department rules and regulations and the ability to keep that knowledge current;

Ability to train and supervise subordinate personnel; Ability to perform work requiring good physical condition; Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers and supervisors; Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions; Ability to give verbal and written instructions; Ability to meet the special requirements listed below;

Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid New Mexico State Driver's License without record of suspension or revocation in any state.

Must possess the ability to meet the department's physical standards.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Must demonstrate skill and thorough knowledge in the use of the following: police car, police radio, handgun and other weapons as required, baton, handcuffs, first aid equipment, and police related computer devices, common word processing software, and the use of police databases.

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.

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, or operate objects, controls, or tools listed above; 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, color 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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties 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/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.

As with all sworn law enforcement positions, circumstances in which the employee will be expected to perform his or her job responsibilities may be dynamic, rapidly changing, and uncertain with elements of hazard and danger that by other means are generally not preventable.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in the office, and moderately noisy in the field.

We are an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V.

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