ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (PT)

SALARY: $15.00 per hour starting MINIMUM AGE: 18 years of age

Enforcement Officers works three shifts - day, afternoon & evening; rotating weekends are required. This year-round position works 28 hours per week. Some holidays, snow emergencies and special events required. Up to four-week in-house training program will take place M-Th 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (for all hires regardless of assigned shift). All shifts work rotating weekends.

General Description

This is limited authority, sworn public safety work enforcing local ordinances across the city including parks. Operates police ordinance enforcement vehicle to: respond to related parking complaints, patrol public streets and parks, City-owned parking lots, parking meters, structures, commercial parking area, enforcing local and parking ordinances. This position is also responsible for monitoring policy and procedure compliance, City code/blight ordinances and will be subject to occasional abnormal work hours for snow emergencies, etc. This work falls under the general supervisor of the Ordinance Enforcement Coordinator and the CICSU Sergeant; however, this Enforcement Officer is expected to exercise independent judgment and initiative.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Patrol structures, city-owned parking areas, residential and commercial parking areas, parks, and any other areas to enforce city ordinances, on foot or by vehicle.
• Demonstrate personal character, temperament and judgment to effectively respond to complaints.
• Ability to operate city vehicle in a safe and prudent manner obeying all traffic laws and general orders.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and to learn assigned tasks, and procedures readily.
• Strong verbal skills and the ability to communicate with a diverse public in a respectful and professional manner.
• Ability to effectively operate computers both in the ordinance enforcement vehicle and in the station.
• Ability to prepare written and computer-generated reports, citations, and records as well as testify in court.
• Ability to withstand and endure adverse weather conditions depending on the assignment.
• Ability to learn City streets, locations of businesses, and be able to provide directions to the public.
• Ability to pick up and deliver crowd control fencing, portable generators, traffic cones, etc.
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
• Ability to assist other City departments in emergency situations.