Description
General Description
The Police Lieutenant performs highly responsible supervisory, administrative, and investigative law enforcement work. This position manages assigned divisions or specialized units, including Road Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Professional Standards, and Police Administration. The Lieutenant ensures the enforcement of laws, preservation of life and property, promotion of public trust, and the efficient operation of the department.
Requirements
Duties and Responsibilities
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.
General Duties:
- Supervises Sergeants, Detectives, and Officers across divisions.
- Manages scheduling, personnel development, discipline, and performance evaluations.
- Represents the department at public meetings, civic organizations, and events.
- Engages in crime prevention programs and community policing initiatives.
Patrol Operations Duties:
- Conducts roll calls, vehicle and uniform inspections, and administrative reviews.
- Deployment strategies.
- Oversees daily patrol activities and crime response operations.
- Responds to major incidents and provides scene command.
- Reviews patrol reports and adjusts field deployment strategies as needed.
Office of Professional Standards Duties:
- Conducts internal administrative investigations and audits.
- Ensures compliance with departmental policies, professional standards, and accreditation requirements.
- Prepares risk management and compliance reports.
Police Administration:
- Assists with budgeting, procurement, policy development, and records management.
- Oversees departmental certification processes (e.g., State Certification compliance).
- Advises executive staff on departmental improvements and innovations.
- Leads research, development, and implementation of special projects and programs.
Criminal Investigations
Assists with operational planning, crime trend analysis
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of modern law enforcement practices, criminal law, and investigation procedures.
- Knowledge of internal affairs protocols, risk management, and certification standards.
- Familiarity with crime growth patterns and community crime trends.
- Ability to supervise complex field operations, clandestine investigations, and administrative functions.
- Strong leadership, training, communication, and public relations skills.
- Proficiency in administrative tasks including policy development, budgeting, and auditing.
- Ability to maintain composure in high-stress situations and emergencies.
- Skilled in firearms, defensive tactics, and safe vehicle operation.
- Ability to use technology for reporting, analysis, and research purposes.
Summary
Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent; minimum of nine (9) years' experience as a Patrol Officer, Investigative experience; Georgia POST Basic certified; and other relevant certifications as directed for the position within 24 months; valid State of Georgia driver's license; successfully pass employment physical and drug screen; satisfactory Motor Vehicle Record (MVR); acceptable background investigation; equivalent combination of education and experience.
**Associates degree or two years of college coursework in a Criminal Justice related field desired; Bachelor's degree preferred;
ADA Compliance
Physical Ability: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use their hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, equipment, tools or controls. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, including stretching. Also frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk (to convey information and to ask questions, etc.), hear ordinary conversations on the phone or in person. Frequently lifts light objects (5-10 lbs.), utilizing proper body mechanics and techniques and potentially lift, carry or drag very heavy (more than 100 lbs) objects or persons (in emergency situations). Occasionally required to climb, push, kneel, squat, bend or stoop. Use equipment requiring a high degree of psychomotor skills (hand-eye coordination).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make discrimination in sound. Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading. Including color, depth perception, and field vision. Visual Acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures. Have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment. Have close visual acuity 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.
Environmental Factors: Work is performed either in an office environment or in a variety of field and office settings and may require exposure to dangerous and life-threatening situations. Must be willing to carry a firearm on and off the job; mentally and physically capable of taking the life of another, if justified; willing to work any hour of the day or night (shift work), overtime, weekends, on call and holidays; work at any location in the City and travel on specific assignments.