SPECIAL NOTE FOR POSTING: Open to candidates who are permanent in the title of Special Officer and will therefore be eligible to take the promotional exam for Supervising Special Officer whenever it becomes available
Division/Program Summary Description:
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
-Supervise Special Officers
-Supervise Supervising Special Officer Level I
- Review work performance of Special Officers and conduct evaluations.
- Responsible for any disciplinary matters pertaining direct reports.
- Direct and train subordinates in their duties and responsibilities and ensure poor work performances are corrected and appropriately carried out.
- Assign patrols and review patrol sheets from officers.
- Inspect Special Officers posts and other work assigned.
- Perform uniform and equipment inspection to ensure both direct reports and contract guards are in proper uniform attire and equipped for duty.
- Patrol Health Department facilities and surrounding areas to maintain order and a safe environment.
- Prepare, review and submit detailed incident reports to their direct superiors.
- Issue summonses to violators of penal law and submit summonses from your direct reports.
- Testify in court on arrests made and/or summonses issued.
- Sign, review and maintain logbooks and memo books up to date.
- Generate post orders for each assigned supervised location and ensure post orders are carried out.
- Ensure appropriate coverage is assigned to all supervised locations.
- Visit site locations and ensure daily field reports are adequately submitted on a daily basis.
- Approve, review, submit and adjust time sheets for leave requests, heat days, excess leaves and overtime requests.
- Work with assigned Special Officer to ensure that all reports are in compliance with required trainings.
SUPERVISING SPECIAL OFFICER - 70817
A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of fulltime satisfactory experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security.
Individuals serving in this title are designated as Peace Officers by the New York State Criminal Procedure Law. Therefore, all candidates must be qualified to serve as Peace Officers. Incumbents must satisfy the training requirements established by the State of New York for Peace Officers and obtain certification. Once obtained, this certification must be maintained for the duration of employment.
For Assignment To Assignment Level II:
A. One year of experience as a Supervising Special Officer-Assignment Level I; or
B. In addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements for Assignment Level I above, one year of experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security in a supervisory capacity.
For Assignment to Assignment Level III:
A. Two years of experience as a Supervising Special Officer; or
B. In addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements for Assignment Level I above, two additional years of full-time experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security, at least one year of which must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity.
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