ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Non-Commissioned Police Personnel

(Dispatcher, Data Entry/911 Clerk, Records Clerk)

Physical Ability

Range of motion/flexibility: be able to move from normal daily duty station to public service counter in response to walk-in requests for service and/or complaints.

Manual Dexterity/Motor Skills: possess necessary dexterity and "fine motor skills" to operate department office equipment (i.e. touch tone telephone, computer, keyboards, typewriters, audio/video monitors and recorders)

Sight/Visual Acuity: possess adequate vision to effectively view computer monitors, interior/exterior security cameras and prisoner activity monitors.

Hearing

Possess ability to use standard telephones and radio equipment.

Possess hearing ability to monitor safety/security audio devices.

Possess ability to discern sound in frequencies determined to be within the "normal range of human hearing".

Communication Skills

Speak and write the English language in a clear and understandable manner.

Possess ability to reasonably identify and employ non-verbal communications.

Possess ability to effectively relate/communicate with a variety of personality types during interpersonal contacts.

Reasoning Ability

Possess ability to comprehend and implement verbal and written instructions.

Possess ability to apply reasoning skills when confronted with incidents or events requiring judgmental decisions be made.

Possess at a minimum, "average" short and long term memory skills in order to retain and retrieve information furnished in the form of written directives, verbal instructions, training bulletins, etc.