Police Officer 1

Salary : $57,712.00 Annually Location : POLICE - 135 Commerce Street Clarksville Job Type: Fulltime Job Number: 001710 Department: Police Opening Date: 04/04/2026 Closing Date: Continuous Description GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB This is the first of eight levels in the Police series. Incumbents respond to calls for service and enforce local, State, and Federal statutes. Responsibilities may include patrolling assigned routes; making traffic stops; interviewing victims, witnesses, and suspects; making arrests; completing incident reports; determining charges to be applied; completing affidavits for court; and testifying in court when necessary. Incumbents may be assigned to a specialized unit or function. PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE POLICE OFFICER I APPLICATION. PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS AND COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS OF THE APPLICATION (TO INCLUDE WORK HISTORY EVEN IF ATTACHING A RESUME) TO ENSURE YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. Please limit work history to your two most recent employers, including your current position, if employed. Testing for this application pool will vary. You will select a testing date via email once your application has been reviewed and approved and you have appropriately responded to your intial email. ALMOST ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE VIA EMAIL. IT ITS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU RESPOND TO ALL EMAILS IN A TIMELY MANNER, PREFERABLY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT. Starting Salary: $57,712 After completion of an eighteen month probationary period, you will advance to Police Officer 2 with a starting salary of $60,598. CERTIFIED OFFICER EXPERIENCE MATTERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (931) 551-5111 OR EMAIL: CPDJOBS@CITYOFCLARKSVILLE.COM. Example of Duties SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Essential Functions: Responds to routine and complex emergency situations; answerand respond to radio or telephone dispatches; and enforce local, State, and Federal statutes.Performs specialized activities such as interviewing witnesses and related parties, monitoring electronic surveillance, and/or performing related duties.Communicates with the public and employees while patrolling City streets; assists individuals with disabled vehicles and vehicle lockouts; checks building security; and observes the behavior of citizens.Prepares suspect illness and injury, accident, arrest, and administrative reports. Prepares affidavits for court.Enforces vehicle and traffic laws, which includes checking speed with radar and making traffic stops.Apprehends criminals and offenders. Determines charges to be applied.Testifies in court.Performs other work as required. Typical Qualifications MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING Education and Experience High school diploma or GED equivalent.Successfully completes the Clarksville Police Department's In-House Training Program.Successfully graduates from a Tennessee Police Officer Standard Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission-approved Law Enforcement School and become a Tennessee P.O.S.T. Certified Officer.License and Certifications Tennessee Peace Officer CertificationA valid driver's license.Residence Requirements Must reside within a sixty (60) minute drive time (obeying all traffic laws) to Police Headquarters at 135 Commerce Street.Supplemental Information MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of: Modern police practices and methods.Departmental procedures, rules, and regulations.Effective methods of investigation.Applicable Federal and State laws, city statutes, and laws of arrest.Street layout and geography of the cityCustomer service principles.Recordkeeping principlesCourt procedures.Training principles.Computers and related software applications.Skill in: Enforcing Federal, State laws, and city statutes.Analyzing situations quickly and objectively.Investigating crime scenes.Operating a police vehicle.Training officers in work methods.Maintaining required records and preparing reports.Providing customer service.Testifying in court.Using a computer and related software applications.Communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc., sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.Physical Requirements: The work is heavy work which requires exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.Crawling: Moving about on hands, knees, hands, and feet.Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the leg and spine.Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture, by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand.Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound.Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to rest on the knee or knees.Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something steady to thrust forward, downward, or outward.Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist. It occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.Visual ability 2: sufficient to include color, depth perception, and field vision.Visual ability 3: sufficient to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.Visual ability 4: sufficient to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, day and night.Visual ability 5: sufficient to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another. Please see the City of Clarksville's for applicable benefits information. 01 Please supply your social security number in the following format: XXX-XX-XXXX. FAILURE TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON YOUR APPLICATION MAY BE CAUSE FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE REMOVED. 02 You will be contacted via email communication at different stages throughout the application process. Please ensure you have used a current email address in the personal information section of this application. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO UPDATE THE EMAIL ADDRESS ON YOUR APPLICATION ONCE THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. All email correspondence will be sent to the email address on the application. Should this email address become obsolete, please contact Professional Integrity Unit personnel at the following number (931) 551-5111 or via email at: CPDJobs@cityofclarksville.com. Please select YES to acknowledge you understand and will abide by these instructions. YesNo 03 Are you currently a United States citizen? YesNo 04 There is a minimum and a maximum age for Clarksville Police Officers. Are you currently 21 years of age but less than 60 years of age? YesNo 05 Did you graduate from high school or earn a G.E.D.? YesNo 06 We anticipate hiring from this applicant pool throughout the remainder of the year to coincide with specific academy dates. If you are currently serving in the military, you must be completely separated from active duty military with a DD-214 as of your applicable hire date. What is your EXACT ETS date? 07 As part of the job description you just read, if selected you are required to reside within 60 minutes of Police Headquarters at 135 Commerce Street Clarksville, Tennessee, upon completion of the Field Training Program. Please acknowledge that you understand and are willing to meet this residence requirement by replying YES to this question. YesNo 08 If applicable, are you a POST Certified Officer? (You must be POST Certified in the STATE OF TENNESSEE to be waived from taking the written examination if you successfully pass the physical agility test.) THIS QUESTION ONLY PERTAINS TO APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN CERTIFIED AS A POLICE OFFICER IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. All other applicants should answer NO.Yes YesNo 09 What academy did you attend to receive your POST certification? 10 I hereby affirm that the following information on this application and employment history is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any falsified, misrepresented, incomplete, or omitted information may disqualify me from consideration for employment or result in my dismissal of employment. I understand that nothing contained in this employment application or in granting me an interview is intended to create an express or implied employment contract between Clarksville Police Department and myself. No promises regarding employment or duration of employment have been made to me. I understand that any offer of employment will be conditional on successful completion of a number of requirements, including a health assessment, verification of credentials and experience, and similar screenings required for the position. I understand that drug and/or alcohol tests are required for appointment to health and safety positions. The results of the above screenings or assessments will be release to the Clarksville Police Department and may be a factor in determining my suitability for the position for which I have signed. I authorize the City of Clarksville Police Department or its representatives to investigate and verify any and all the information contained in this employment application and to conduct a criminal background investigation. I also authorize all previous employers, schools, organizations, and individuals listed herein to verify any and all information I have provided and to give any additional information in response to reference questions intended to determine my suitability for employment. I understand that in compliance with Tennessee Laws, all applications are subject to public disclosure. YesNo Required Question