Police Captain

[Police Captain Job Flyer](https://www.cdaid.org/media/0qwbcja2/police-captain-flyer.pdf) [Coeur d'Alene Police Department Website](https://www.cdaid.org/government/departments/police/) The Police Captain plans, organizes and manages an assigned division of the Coeur d'Alene Police Department to accomplish long-range community policing goals. Work requires the exercise of considerable initiative and judgment and is reviewed for accomplishment of objectives and for effectiveness of law enforcement services provided by the division managed. The position requires leadership responsibilities for employees assigned to the division. Each Division (Support Services or Patrol) could have a multitude of responsibilities including Special Events, Traffic Unit Records, Investigations, Sergeants, SROs or Task Force. In the absence of the Police Chief, the Captain would assume that role. The Police Captain exercises independent judgment to direct others' work and have the authority to take corrective action, and utilizes people skills to communicate, motivate and direct a person, group, or division. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as are time management and organizational skills. The Police Captain requires an Associate's Degree in Law Enforcement or related field, Idaho POST Basic certification with eligibility for Intermediate and Supervisory certifications, and eight (8) years' of law enforcement experience with two (2) years as a Lieutenant. This position is required to supervise employees during the performance of critical incident functions which require employees to qualify to carry firearms, perform emergency medical, and/or lifesaving activities. The work is accomplished primarily in an office environment but situations arise wherein the employee is subject to dangerous, potentially life-threatening events, and inclement weather. ***(illustrative only and may vary by assignment)*** - Plans, organizes and manages an assigned division of the Police Department; - Supervises division sworn and civilian staff directly and through subordinate supervisors; recommends and/or effects the full range of duties (with appropriate managerial review), including hiring, performance evaluations, transferring, promoting, assigning of significant duties, rewarding, disciplining and terminating employment; - Establishes and maintains a culture of professionalism and community engagement between members of the department and the citizens and visitors to the City of Coeur d'Alene; - Plans for the build out population of the city through forecasting the staffing needs of the department and develops a succession plan to fill any leadership or knowledge gaps presented; - Assesses strength of staff, assigns and reassigns workload; - Identifies personnel and equipment resources needed to meet work demands; - Advises staff on current issues, instructions, policies and other matters of importance; - Deals with employee performance and personnel situations; - Addresses allegations of misconduct through fair and impartial investigations and evaluates conduct; - Assists in preparing and manages division budget; monitors and approves division purchases; - Establishes division goals, objectives and priorities; - Develops policing strategy to include community engagement, intelligence led policing methods, COMPSTAT based assessment of effectiveness and the mentoring of mid-level managers to analyze existing practices and recommend improvements and changes as needed; - Optimizes the use of technology in policing while maintaining compliance with public records laws and balancing the cost/benefit of the efficiencies provided against the impact on the budget; - Maintains proficiency in the fundamentals of policing such as shooting, defensive tactics and patrol procedures in addition to remaining up to date with case law and emerging trends in the field of law enforcement to ensure quality improvement; - Prepares management and a…