POLICE OFFICER 1 OR 2 (HARBOR POLICE)

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POLICE OFFICER 1 OR 2 (HARBOR POLICE)

Salary

$3,220.53 - $5,252.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

PNO-849-072524-AM

Department

Port of New Orleans Port Commission

Opening Date

07/25/2024

Closing Date

12/15/2024 12:00 AM Central

• Description

• Benefits

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Supplemental Information

PNO-849-072524-AM

As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an (Police Officer 1, or Police Officer 2) depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the ‘Job Specifications’ tab located at the top of the LA Careers ‘Current Job Opportunities’ page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications and job concepts for each level.

Salary ranges are listed below for the various positions.

Starting salary depends upon qualifications:

PS108 / Special Entrance Rate $18.58/hr.

PS109/ Special Entrance Rate $19.88/hr.

Port NOLA offers competitive benefits that prioritize safety, health and wellness for our employees. Employees have access to the following benefits:

• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Life Insurance options

• Long Term Disability Plan

• State of Louisiana LASERS state pension program

• Deferred Compensation Plan (457 plan) with employer match

• Paid Louisiana State Holidays; and paid Annual and Sick Leave

• Wellness Center located in the Port Administration Building

• Ship Shape Wellness Program

Applicants must have Civil Service test scores for2100-Protective Services Exam (PSE)in order to be considered for this vacancy unless exempted by Civil Service rule or policy. The PSE is not required for applicants that are currently P.O.S.T (Peace Officer Standards Training) certified. If you are required to have a PSE score, but do not have a score prior to applying to this posting, it may result in your application not being considered.

Applicantswithout current test scores can apply to take the test here (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/3147666/2100-protective-services-exam-pse) .

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

April McKnight

Port of New Orleans / Human Resources

P.O. Box 60046

New Orleans, LA 70160

504-528-3277

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

No experience or training is required.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must have attained eighteenth birthday at time of appointment.

An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.

May be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver's license at time of appointment.

May be required to complete a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) course.

May be required to qualify annually with a firearm.

For some positions, applicant must be eligible for bond.

Job Concepts

FUNCTION OF WORK:

To protect lives and property by conducting foot and mobile security patrols, enforcing parking and traffic regulations, rendering emergency services, investigating minor crimes, and making arrests when necessary. Provides a limited range of police services.

LEVEL OF WORK:

Entry.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

General from a higher-level police official. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

LOCATION OF WORK:

Statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:

Differs from Police Officer 2 by the absence of experienced level duties.

Examples of Work

PATROL SERVICES 75%, FIREFIGHTING DUTIES 20%, OTHER DUTIES 5%

65% POLICE PATROLS/CRIME PREVENTION

Conducts anti-terrorism patrols of Port facilities, perimeter fence lines, roadways, waterways, and other areas of critical infrastructure.

Provides a full range of police services with a primary emphasis on enforcement of laws, investigation of crimes, accidents and hazardous material incidents including chemical spills. Responds to calls for service, routine and emergency. Writes police reports on certain incidents when required.

Affects arrests, issue summons, writes traffic citation, and conducts accident investigations, traffic enforcement and traffic control activities. Conducts incident investigations or other major disturbance investigations and prepares written reports to document same.

Documents arriving and departing marine vessels, including ships, barges and tugboats.

20% BOAT CERTIFIED/FIREFIGHTING & RESCUE DUTIES

Attends in-house training programs to become boat certified along with ongoing training once certified. While on Port vessels the officer will assist with mooring lines, body recovery, first aid, and security sweeps of critical infrastructure. Will also board the Fireboat to conduct law enforcement duties along with assisting Fireboat crew as needed including firefighting duties; will complete firefighting training course to be familiar with firefighting techniques, lifesaving equipment, types of fire extinguishers, and operating rescue boats.

10% ALTERNATE DUTIES

In the absence of dispatcher, performs duties of a police dispatcher, including but not limited to dispatching police units to calls for service, operating computer-aided dispatch system, operate and verify warrants through NCIC or MOTIONS computer systems, and operate port-wide camera system for electronic surveillance and monitoring of roadways.

5% OTHER DUTIES AS DIRECTED

100%

Work requires wearing specialized personal protective equipment, including but not limited to respirator and ballistic vest.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

  01

  Are you currently an employee at the Port of New Orleans Port Commission?

• Yes

• No

  02

  Have you included ALL of your work experience on your application? If not, please return to the "Work Experience" section to complete your application.

• Yes

• No

  03

  Are you P.O.S.T (Peace Officer Standards Training) certified? If so the 2100 PSE (Protective Services Exam) is not required.

• Yes

• No

  04

  Have you ever been on probation or sentenced to jail/prison as a result of a felony conviction or guilty plea to a felony charge?

• Yes

• No

  05

  If 'YES', give the law enforcement authority (city police, sheriff, FBI, etc), the offense, place and disposition of case. If 'NO', enter N/A.

  Required Question

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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