Police Reserve Officer
City of Wichita
- Wichita, KS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Answers calls and complaints received by radio, telephone, or in person involving emergency, disorder, and crime.
- Interviews persons with complaints or inquiries, takes statements and tends to proper disposition of the information or directs them to proper authorities.
- Conducts preliminary investigations, gathers evidence and locates witnesses.
- Makes arrests and/or takes prisoners to jail.
- Appears in court to present evidence and/or testify as required.
- Conducts specialized investigations and raids.
- Conducts police-related community awareness and public relations work.
- May administer basic first aid.
- The examples of work performed are not intended to be all-inclusive. The City of Wichita reserves the right to assign additional duties as needed.
- Working knowledge of the geography of the City and the location of important buildings.
- Some knowledge of first-aid methods.
- Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergencies; to record details about names, faces, and incidents quickly, clearly, and accurately.
- Ability to accurately and effectively discharge a rifle, shotgun, and handgun with both left and right hands.
- Ability to subdue a violent and/or uncooperative person by methods requiring physical force.
- Ability to drag or carry an average adult person, about 160 pounds, a distance of fifteen to twenty feet, away from danger.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, other employees, representatives of other organizations, and the public.
- Ability to operate an automobile.
- Possession of and ability to maintain a valid Kansas driver's license.
- An employee shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Successfully completed the Wichita Law Enforcement Training Center's courses.
- Must possess a valid Kansas driver's license.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need of a sponsorship.
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