POLICE TRANSPORT OFFICER
City of Bullhead City
- Bullhead City, AZ
- $14.73 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Valid State Driver's License.
- Communicate verbally with prisoners, the general public, other City employees, Court officials, and other agency personnel in order to direct prisoners in compliance with fingerprinting and photographing procedures.
- Discuss and verify charges with arresting officer.
- Search and fingerprint prisoners; may also be required to testify in court.
- Produce written documents including booking slips, fingerprint cards, checklists, memos, and department reports in order to transport prisoner(s).
- Operate a motor vehicle, computer, typewriter, copier, printer, and camera in order to transport prisoner(s) in custody.
- Enter information into the department records management system in order to prepare a prisoner for transport to the Mohave County Jail, or Court system.
- Moves light objects short distances in order to feed, restrain, or move prisoner(s).
- Properly restrain prisoner(s) for transport to and from the Mohave County Jail system.
- Transfer prisoner(s) from one cell to another.
- Operate a prisoner transport van requiring a standard Driver's License to transport prisoner(s) to various locations.
- Secure, inventory, and document prisoner's personal property.
- Observe and monitor the status and behavior of prisoner(s) in order to comply with prescribed operating and safety standards.
- Observe, inspect, and monitor transport vehicles, including the cleanliness and orderliness of the vehicles in order to comply with prescribed operating and safety standards and to safeguard against any potential hazards.
- Detect smoke or other toxic materials, which may affect the safety of prisoner(s).
- Identify any contraband in the vehicles and document and/or notify appropriate personnel.
- Use specialized, non-routine, protective equipment when exposed to hazardous agents and chemicals.
- Assist officers in handling combative, uncooperative, and argumentative prisoner(s).
- Determine when medical attention is required for prisoner(s) and facilitate obtaining the proper medical attention.
- Complies with and promotes safety practices in agreement with the safety rules and procedures set forth in the Loss Control Program.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Represents the City with respect, confidence and trust that our colleagues and community place in us. Responsible for conducting ourselves with, and using our value statement of PRIDE: Being Professional, Responsible, being an employee of Integrity, Dedicated and striving for Excellence with staff and the public.
- Modern police practices and methods.
- Operation and services normally provided by police departments; booking and detention of male, female and juvenile prisoners.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with Police Services staff, City employees, City officials, and the general public.
- Maintain confidential and sensitive information.
- Carry out assigned projects to their completion.
- Ability to enter data or information into a computer terminal, PC or other keyboard device.
- Read and understand departmental City policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
- Operate a computer terminal in order to book a prisoner into the City's holding facility.
- Learn first aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation procedures.
- Deal effectively with upset individuals, and when required, use sufficient physical force to complete the booking and detention of City prisoners.
- Recognize unusual medical, physical or mental conditions of prisoners.
- Fingerprint and photograph prisoners.
- Attention to detail and quickly carry-out procedural steps.
- Deal tactfully and courteously with public.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, and personnel from other agencies.
- To use police radio, restraint devices, pepper spray and first aid equipment.
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