JOB
Definition:
The City of Palos Verdes Estates Police Department is seeking professional and responsible individuals that make important decisions quickly, and possess strong customer service skills. Successful candidates must communicate courteously and tactfully with patrons and work well under stress.
Distinguishing Characteristics
This is a part-time unrepresented classification in which incumbents learn and gain additional qualifications in preparation for a career in law enforcement.
Under supervision, a Police Service Aide performs a wide variety of entry level, support and paraprofessional police services duties in a learning capacity; assists and observes Police Officers and non-sworn police personnel and performs related work as assigned.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Duties
The following list of duties is intended only to describe the various types of work that may be performed and the level of technical complexity of the assignment(s) and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties. The omission of a specific duty statement does not exclude it from the position if the work is consistent with the concept of the classification, or is similar or closely related to another duty statement.
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Operates police computer systems, and telephones to research information at the direction of an Officer or police civilian; assists in processing, packaging, labeling, storing and destroying property and evidence;
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Photocopies, files, indexes and locates police records and related paperwork;
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Rides with officers to observe and learn peace officer responsibilities and techniques;
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Performs errands for the department such as transporting information and paperwork to court and district attorney offices;
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Provides traffic direction and control for commuter traffic and special events;
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Performs related duties as assigned.
