The Reserve Patrol Officer is a part-time police position in the Town of Dixfield. Candidates for this position must be at least 21 years of age, possess a valid Maine driver's license (or equivalent), be a High School graduate or possess a GED and have successfully completed the 100-hour Reserve Police Training Program of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy (or already be a certified full-time police officer in the State of Maine). Applicants already full-time certified in the State of Maine are preferred.
Reserve Patrol Officers conduct regular patrol activities in the Town of Dixfield. These duties include responding to emergency and other calls for police service, traffic enforcement, accident investigation, security checks of public, commercial and private residential addresses as requested and assigned. All public safety issues are directly addressed by on-duty officers (either full-time or part-time).
Reserve Patrol Officers are expected to cooperate with and assist the other agencies in the Town of Dixfield to include Public Works and the local school district. Since the Dixfield Police Department believes in and seeks to practice the Community Policing model, all police personnel are expected to interact effectively with members of the community on a regular basis. Personnel are expected to be as proactive as possible, seeking to be problem-solvers in the community. Whenever appropriate, police personnel in Dixfield seek the assistance and cooperation of all available resources within the community seeking to solve existing problems.
Reserve Patrol Officers answer to the Patrol Sergeant. They are also responsible to assist and cooperate with all other full-time police personnel as they are assigned. |
