The purpose of this position is to provide the Village of Bosque
Farms with personal and property protection. This position functions
under the supervision of the Chief of Police.
A police officer:
A.
Executes and returns all writs and processes as directed by the Municipal
Judge.
B.
Serves criminal writs and processes in any part of the county wherein
the municipality is situated.
C.
Within the municipality:
(1)
Suppresses all riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace.
(2)
Apprehends all disorderly persons.
(3)
Pursues and arrests any persons fleeing from justice.
(4)
Apprehends any person in the act of violating the laws of the
state or the ordinances of the municipality and brings him before
a competent authority for examination and trial.
D.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Normal work schedule is 40 hours to 43 hours, with rotating
shifts. The employee must be willing to be called for additional duty
if necessary. Night duty or alternate night/day duty may be required.
A.
The employee must pass a pre-employment physical agility test, psychological
test, and physical.
B.
The employee must demonstrate an attitude, personality, and character
compatible with good police work, good judgment, discretion, manners,
honesty, and an ability to keep information confidential. The employee
must maintain a high level of moral conduct. Police officer work under
the supervision of the Police Chief.
C.
Police officers are also required to adhere to rules and regulations
identified in the Bosque Farms Police Department Rules and Regulations
Manual.
The minimum qualifications for police officers are:
A.
High school diploma or GED.
B.
Certified with New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy or able to obtain
certification, with two-week course preferred.
C.
Valid New Mexico driver's license.
D.
Continued maintenance of firearms qualifications standards.
E.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
A.
The majority of the police work involves patrolling an assigned area
for the purpose of preventing and discovering crimes. Most of the
time, this position does not require heavy physical activity. However,
the police officer needs to be able to respond actively to any situation
in which the public or he/she may be in danger. The police officer
is required to pass a physical agility test, which requires maneuvering
through an obstacle course involving walking on a balance beam, climbing
a wall, crawling through windows, dragging a one-hundred-sixty-pound
dummy, and jogging a course within approximately three minutes.
B.
The officer must be able to walk, climb, crawl, stand, sit, crouch,
lay, kneel, bend, twist/rotate, carry, reach, work with arms extended,
arms bent, push/pull up to 50 pounds, lift. The position requires
hand movement of gross dexterity, grasp, speed, bilateral coordination,
and eye/hand coordination.
C.
The officer may be required to work in extreme cold, extreme hot
and extreme wet and humid temperatures.
There will be a twelve-month probationary period for new hires.
At this time, an evaluation of job performance will be conducted and
discussed with the employee. Following the evaluation, the employee
will either be made a regular employee, be allowed to continue on
probationary period (not to exceed 13 months) or be terminated based
on evaluation results, as appropriate.