State of Maryland

A Police Officer Supervisor is the supervisory level of law enforcement work at a State facility.  Employees in this classification supervise lower-level Police Officers and other security personnel.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Police Officer Manager.  Employees may be assigned to day, evening, night or rotating shifts which may include holidays and weekends.  Employees may be subject to call-in and overtime based on staffing needs.  Employees may be required to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Police Officer Supervisor is differentiated from the Police Officer III in that the Police Officer Supervisor has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Police Officers while the Police Officer III assigns, reviews and approves the work of and train lower-level Police Officers.  The Police Officer Supervisor is differentiated from the Police Officer Manager in that the Police Officer Manager has supervisory responsibility for Police Officer Supervisors and manages all security operations on an assigned shift.

Supervises Police Officers and building guards on an assigned shift;

Ensures all posts are staffed by making periodic rounds throughout the shift;

Trains and instructs Police Officers concerning post assignments, traffic control, alarm controls and communications apparatus;

Testifies in court in connection with arrests made during the shift;

Coordinates staff efforts in the enforcement of criminal laws and agency rules and regulations;

Directs and participates in rendering aid at the scene of emergencies;

Authorizes use of Criminal Information Justice System by subordinate staff;

Prepares and maintains financial, statistical and special reports;

Performs other related duties.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

Employees in this classification are eligible to receive overtime compensation.  An employee who works more than the normal workweek is entitled to be compensated for that overtime, as provided by the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 8-305.