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2024 Summer Opening Position Title: Water Safety Patrol Officer
Contact: Chief Tommy Thompson
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 715-419-4675
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Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Chief of the Water Safety patrol or any directly assigned superior or any other superior Water Safety Patrol Officer of the Lake District; to perform Water Safety
Patrol tasks, and to perform any assignment directed to him/her.
Duties/Responsibilities: The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned and are to be performed.
- Enforce Federal and State regulations, especially Chapter 30, Wis. Stats., and BLPRD Ordinances.
- Perform Water Safety Patrol duties, protecting persons and property.
- Investigate all complaints assigned to the Officer and all incidents that come to the Officer’s attention while on patrol.
- Investigate accidents, including taking photographs, collecting, and preserving evidence, and providing emergency first aid whenever necessary.
- Keep records and write/dictate complete, accurate, and concise reports.
- Attend court on behalf of BLPRD, whenever necessary as witness or otherwise.
- Attend schools and in-service as directed, successfully attaining passing grades.
- Operate/drive a boat, as required.
- Work a minimum of 60 hours per year on water safety patrol duties on Balsam Lake, not including boater safety course instructor duties. This position entails weekday and weekend/Holiday scheduling availability.
- Comply with the Policies and Special Orders of the BLPRD
- Successfully meet or exceed the minimum standard or performance levels of BLPRD Policies or Special Orders that require periodic testing or qualifying.
- Maintain Police Certification, Minimum Training hours, EVOC, and Weapon Qualifications.
Work Direction Received:
Works under the supervision of the Chief of the Water Safety Patrol, any directly assigned superior, or any other superior Water Safety Patrol Officer of the Lake District.
Interaction:
There is significant interaction with other law enforcement agencies, County departments, the District Attorney’s Office, the court system, BLPRD employees and Commissioners, and the public.
Essential Knowledge and Abilities:
Ability to assimilate knowledge of Federal and State regulations, especially Chapter 30, Wis. Stats., and BLPRD, Ordinances, courtroom procedures, and statutory provisions relating to arrest, search, and seizure, the methods employed in crime and accident prevention, the methods employed in the apprehension of criminals and State law and BLPRD Ordinance offenders. Working skill in learning and applying policy principles, practices methods, techniques, and equipment as required. Ability to assimilate knowledge of first aid practices and procedures, utilizing this knowledge effectively. Working skill in operating a boat safely. Knowledge of safe boating, laws, and practices. Ability in gathering information and keeping clear and concise records and reports. Considerable skill to act with judgement in emergency and stressful situations. Able to fulfill physical demands of a job, sensory demands (seeing and hearing), and cognitive demands (concentration, conceptualization, memorization).
Training and Experience:
Must have a high school diploma or GED’s equivalent. Associate degree or sixty (60) college credits from an accredited technical school, college, or university in police science or related field. Must possess certification as a law enforcement officer or be eligible for certification as a law enforcement officer by the State of Wisconsin (having completed requirements of police recruit school). Must be a citizen of the United States, attained the age of 21 by the final application date, possess an unrestricted Wisconsin driver’s license with vision correctable to 20/20, ability to distinguish color, and shall not have been convicted of a crime equivalent to a felony or serious misdemeanor under Wisconsin law. Must pass a required physical exam, and drug testing prior to employment. Maintain good physical condition with weight proportioned to height.