POLICE LIEUTENANT

at Delaware River and Bay Authority in New Castle, Delaware, United States Job Description

II. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involved in many planning and administrative functions, such as coordinating the implementation and progress of projects
• Recommends policy or procedural changes based upon the need for change and measuring or evaluating the progress of projects
• Responsible for supervisory functions, including approving overtime and annual leave, prioritizing work assignments, giving assignments to employees and reviewing/approving reports and paperwork
• Monitor absenteeism of subordinates, ensure adequate staffing, schedule shift and day-off assignments, delegate authority to subordinates and counsel subordinates for work-related problems
• Build positive relationships with subordinates, observe/correct/coach and train subordinates and prepare performance evaluations
• Produce written documents, such as interdepartmental memorandums, administrative or budgetary reports, written directives and weekly/monthly/yearly reports
• Schedule meetings and discuss operational issues
• Engage in liaison activities, such as representing the department at meetings with other law enforcement agencies or at meetings with other departments within the Authority
• Utilize a variety of equipment in the performance of their job duties, including an automobile, baton, FAX machine, computer, fire extinguisher, police radio, copier, police car radio, semi-automatic pistol, body armor, and telephone
• May be involved in managing the department's accreditation function and completing specialized projects for the Police Administrator
• May be involved in managing the department's professional standards function
• May be involved in functions such as investigating citizen complaints, enforcing criminal laws, conducting roll call training, assigning/recommending personnel to training programs, overseeing subordinate's care and control of equipment and supplies and disseminating police information to patrol units which would include NCIC, DELJIS, etc. (Operations Officer/Counter-terrorism Coordinator).
• May supervise large numbers of officers and employees at special events and assist the Police Administrator with the overall management of the department and completion of other duties as assigned
• May also conduct research and coordinate Authority-wide activities
• Ability to provide superior customer service to everyone by responding in a courteous and efficient manner

III. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrate usable knowledge of laws, court decisions and department rules/regulations/procedures (the breadth of relevant job knowledge necessary to perform the job of a Lieutenant distinguishes this class from Sergeants and Patrol Officers)
• Knowledge of accepted police procedure, accepted principles of supervision and management and knowledge of other law enforcement agencies
• Able to drive in emergency and non-emergency conditions
• Skilled in the applications of filing techniques and have organization and grammar skills
• Able to express themselves orally and in writing
• Able to cope with stressful situations, evaluate a situation, respond correctly and apply appropriate discretion and common sense
• Able to train and supervise others and evaluate the job performance of subordinates
• Ability to provide excellent customer service To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account