Job Description

Job Posting End Date:

Continuous

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Public Safety Worker I

Salary Range:

N/A

4,221.00 USD Monthly

Location:

Police Department Headquarters

Civil Service or Non Civil Service:

Civil ServiceProvides a variety of enforcement and protective services in the booking, detention, and transfer of arrested persons for the Kauai Police Department; assists officers with security and custodial tasks at the police facility; performs other related duties as required.

Examples of Duties:

(The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position).

• Conducts booking procedures, takes fingerprints and photographs, and processes suspected offenders;

• Performs sobriety testing;

• Receives, stores, and accounts for personal properties of persons being held at detention cells;

• Monitors and stands watch over detainees for unusual behavior and to prevent them from injuring themselves;

• Maintains operational logs and performs other receiving desk duties;

• Provides general information and assistance to the public and receives complaints over the telephone;

• Assists patrol sector officers by investigating non­criminal complaints;

• May assist arresting officers in taking custody and searching of suspects; may collect and preserve evidence;

• Maintains the security of the main police building, equipment, and materials;

• Directs traffic when necessary and issue citations for parking violations;

• Escorts prisoners to court and/or prison within and outside the State;

• Operates a motor vehicle and other equipment used on the job;

• Equipped with firearm when escorting prisoners; prepares necessary reports;

• Attends meeting, conferences, and workshops as requested and authorized; and

• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Training & Experience:

A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from high school, and

• one (1) year of general work experience.

Qualifying General Work Experience:

Any work experience which may involve the basic skills: reading, writing, computation and communication.

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Work Shift/ Schedule:

7 days/week operation; shift work (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the County of Kauaʻi that there shall be no discrimination in employment pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended, and the Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapters 368 and 378

Except for bona fide occupational or other legal requirements, no individual employed by the County, or applying for employment with the County, shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy or reproductive health decisions, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation, Veteran status, credit history, domestic/sexual violence victim status, or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination