Specialized Police Officer (K9 Handler)

Overview

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• Students are our top priority.
• We strive for excellence.
• We thrive on diversity.
• We celebrate collaboration.
• We champion innovation.
• We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• We act ethically.
• We are responsible stewards.
  
  
  

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Location

Atlanta, Ga

Job Summary

Specialized police officers supervise the performance of police personnel under his/her command as assigned by the division commander, lieutenant, or sergeant, and/or have significant responsibilities beyond the scope of the police officer position requiring them to remain on-call 24-hours-a-day.

This position will interact on a regular basis with supervisor and co-workers, GT employees, students, and campus visitors.

This position typically will advise and counsel GT employees, students, and campus visitors.

This position will supervise Police Officers in Training assigned to the Field Training and Evaluation (FTEP) program.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Oversee, organize, and direct the activities of assigned law enforcement personnel in the Field Training and Evaluation Program (FTEP)

Job Duty 2 -

Assist in evaluating performance of assigned personnel

Job Duty 3 -

Participate in training and complete related records as required or directed

Job Duty 4 -

Review reports of subordinates for accuracy and completeness as directed

Job Duty 5 -

Provide advice and instruction on situations requiring expertise of an experienced officer as directed by supervision

Job Duty 6 -

Serve as Officer in Charge (OIC) at the discretion of supervision

Job Duty 7 -

Perform Other Related Duties As Required

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

High School Diploma/GED or Vocational School Diploma

Other Required Qualifications

Certifications or licenses required for this job:

• Georgia Peace Officer Standards Training Council- Field Training Officer Certification; or
• Canine Handler Certification; or
• Georgia Peace Officer Standards Training Council- Criminal Investigator Certification
  
  
  

Required Experience

One to two years job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Technical Diploma, Associate Degree, or two years college course work. Bachelor's Degree a plus.

Preferred Experience

One to three years as a police officer within a police department, military experience with Honorable Discharge (DD214) or experience in a related field

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum 2 years' experience as a police K9 Handler

Experience working with Explosive Ordnance Detection Doggs (EODD)

"Resides at or is willing to move to a domicile with suitable outdoor living conditions for Police K9 (fenced in backyard)" Resides at or is willing to move to a domicile with suitable outdoor living conditions for Police K9 (fenced in backyard)

Proposed Salary

Offer Hourly Range: $26.06 - $29.36

Offer Annual Range: $54,208.02 - $56,900.99

ABILITIES

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, controls, or tools listed above; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

SKILLS

This job requires excellent verbal and written communications skills; honesty, ability to take action quickly, use independent and sound judgment, and display initiative in applying work methods. Additionally, ability to prepare reports is required.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is not considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position will not travel

This position does not require security clearance.