Police Constable

8 months ago


Stand Off, Canada Blood Tribe Police Service Full time

**BLOOD TRIBE POLICE SERVICE**

**POSITION TITLE**:Constable (Community Policing Unit)

**REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS**:
**POSITION REPORTS TO**:Sergeant i/c Community Policing Unit

**POSITION FUNCTION**:
The Constable supports community policing, is responsible for maintaining law and order, protecting life and property, and enforcing laws.

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Patrols a designated area of the Blood Tribe to preserve law and order, discover and prevent the commission of crimes, and checks property for physical security

Responds to citizen calls for service and complaints

Provides assistance to the general public, counsels and refers citizens to appropriate social agencies, and answers questions regarding police policies and procedures, and laws.

Maintains contact with citizens regarding potential law enforcement related problems and preserves good relationships with the general public

Takes an active role in the area of public education relative to crime and crime prevention

Investigates motor vehicle collisions, performs first aid as necessary, secures and clears motor vehicle collision scenes, and directs traffic

Arrests offenders in violation of the law

Interviews victims and witness, and interrogates suspects

Transports victims, witnesses, and suspects to the BTPS headquarters

Books prisoners, assists in the custody, care, and welfare of prisoners

Prepares written reports, clearly and concisely on arrests made and activities performed

Serves subpoenas and summonses, and executes warrants for arrests

Appears and testifies in court

Maintains the peace during civil disturbances

Transports persons in custody to other facilities

Provides care to injured persons

Provides field training and supervision to cadets

Develops and utilizes informants, and forwards criminal intelligence to the Crime Reduction Unit

Maintain all BTPS personal issue equipment as well as assigned equipment (ex: patrol vehicle, firearms, radio, etc.)

Performs other duties as required.

**REQUIRED SKILL SETS**:
**_Occupational/Technical Skills Communication Skills_**

Ability to use: police firearms, baton, OC spray, taser, and Ability to let people know of decisions, changes, and other radio relevant information in a timely fashion

Knowledge of Federal, Provincial, and Blood Tribe bylaws as Ability to speak effectively one-to-one well as laws of arrest, and search and seizure

Ability to speak effectively before groups and respond to
Knowledge of agencies available to render needed assistance questions

Ability to use selected job-specific hardware and software Ability to demonstrate attention and convey understanding of the comments or questions of others

Must maintain a valid Alberta operator’s license
Ability to use appropriate style, format, and tone in informal

**_Administrative Skills _** and formal business communications

Ability to analyze and resolve situations and problems Knowledge of correct English usage, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary

Ability to organize work, set priorities and meet critical deadlines with a minimum of direction Ability to prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, and other written materials
Ability to handle multiple priorities and projects

**_Interpersonal Skills_**:

- _ Ability to keep clear and accurate records and reports

Ability to use tact and discretion
Ability to use a computer terminal to accurately and rapidly enter and retrieve data and information Ability to maintain smooth, cooperative working relationships with peers, subordinates and superiors
**_Cognitive Skills_**

Ability to maintain issue confidentiality
Ability to identify problems and recognize symptoms, causes, and alternative solutions Ability to bring conflict or dissent into the open and use it productively to enhance the quality of decisions
Ability to make timely, sound decisions

Ability to arrive at constructive solutions while maintaining
Ability to interpret complicated policies and procedures and positive working relationships protocols

**_Leadership Skills_**:

- _ Ability to develop original, unusual, and successful approaches to various problems Ability to take charge and initiate actions

Ability to create and readily draw on a large pool of diverse Ability to conduct and participate in meetings in which the sources of information collective resources of the group members are used effectively and efficiently
Ability to process or generate information without either overlooking important items or getting lost in technicalities Ability to clearly assign responsibilities and tasks to others

Ability to instruct and train others

**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS**:
Job requires the incumbent to sit, stand, walk, talk/hear, and be able to subdue suspects to affect arrests and meet all the basic requirements of a police constable.

**DESCRIPTION OF WORKING CONDITIONS**:
Work is typically performed outdoors in all weather conditions. Incumbent spends much of his/her ti