Police Officer 3 Salary $3,340.00 - $6,758.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number BRCC05282024-LH Department Baton Rouge Community College Opening Date 05/28/2024 Closing Date Continuous **Supplemental Information** Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) seeks to fill the position of Police Officer 3. The Police Officer 3 is located in the Public Safety Department. This is a full-time position. This position is open for recruitment. **REPORTS TO** : Assistant Chief of Police **COMPENSATION:** Anticipated starting salary will be commensurate with education and work experience. For more information about Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC), visit http://www.mybrcc.edu/ . **APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:** Applications for this position should include a cover letter, resume/CV, transcripts, and names of contact information for three (3) work-related references. These documents must be attached to your application to be considered. *****Incomplete applications will not be considered***** **CONTACT INFORMATION:** LaTasha Howard, MBA Office of Human Resources Baton Rouge Community College 201 Community College Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 RecruitTalent@mybrcc.edu A criminal background check will be required of all selected applicants. An offer of employment is contingent upon passing a pre-employment background check. This organization participates in the E-Verify program. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at (888) 464-4218. **BRCC is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.** We promote diversity of thought, culture, and background, which connects the entire BRCC family. We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our students, and our institution. **Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability** As an executive branch state agency, the Baton Rouge Community College is required by La. R.S. 46:2597 to establish annual strategies and goals related to employment of individuals with disabilities. In order to effectively measure and report our progress to this end, La. R.S. 46:2597 requires us to ask employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five (5) years. Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so (if applicable). Your answer will be maintained confidentially. Completing the form will not negatively impact you in any way. For more information about this form or the Americans with Disabilities Act, visit the Office of the State Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator’s website at https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/office-of-state-ada-coordinator/ . **Minimum Qualifications** MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of experience in law enforcement work. SUBSTITUTIONS: College training will substitute for the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Must have attained eighteenth birthday at time of appointment. An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted. May be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver's license at time of appointment. For some positions, evidence of POST certification must be submitted at the time of the application. May be required to qualify annually with a firearm. For some positions, applicant must be eligible for bond. NOTE: All classified jobs in State service with police officer and wildlife enforcement titles qualify as law enforcement. Jobs outside State service that will qualify as law enforcement are those performed while commissioned with the power of arrest. Military police in the armed services are law enforcement; security/guard duty is NOT qualifying. NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university. **Job Concepts** FUNCTION OF WORK: To provide a full range of police services with a primary emphasis on enforcement of laws, investigations of crimes and accidents, and providing emergency services and crime prevention programs; may serve as assistant shift supervisor by overseeing the full range of police services on an assigned shift. LEVEL OF WORK: Advanced. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: General from a higher-level police official. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: May serve as a lead worker over lower-level police officers on an assigned shift. LOCATION OF WORK: Statewide. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Police Officer 2 by the presence of routine involvement in complex investigations, intelligence gathering, and surveillance operations. Differs from Police Sergeant by the absence of direct supervisory responsibility. **Examples of Work** EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED. May serve on a hazardous materials or crisis intervention response team and routinely investigate serious crimes and accidents. Protects lives and property with primary emphasis on enforcement of laws, investigations of crimes and accidents, and providing emergency services and crime prevention programs. Intervenes in complex matters requiring criminal investigation and collection of evidence, arrests, and testimony in court. Works special assignments involving large crowd control operations, surveillance activities, intelligence gathering activities, and matters involving fire safety, environmental safety, hazardous materials, and selective enforcement programs. May serve as an assistant shift supervisor. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to _make a difference_ through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: **Insurance Coverage** More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ **Parental Leave** – Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx **Holidays and Leave** – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. **Retirement** – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System ( www.lasersonline.org _). LASERS has provided this_ video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) _to give you more detailed information about their system_ + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana ( www.trsl.org ), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System ( www.lsers.net ), among others