City of Tampa

This is responsible community relations work serving as liaison between the police department and the local community.

This position reports directly to the Chief of Police and performs community relations work. The position is a liaison between the police department, the citizens, and community organizations that reside in the City of Tampa. Tasks are of more than average difficulty and require significant tact, diplomacy, and discretion in all interactions. Working under general supervision, the employee is required to exercise reasonable independent judgment and initiative in coordinating activities and responding to or initiating various exchanges with the public. The position requires performing work on weekends and during irregular hours. Work is reviewed while in progress through observation, and upon completion through reports submitted, public response, results obtained, and content produced. Through these partnerships, the Tampa Police Department aims to build additional trust with all residents, so they feel supported and protected and allow for collaborative problem-solving and confidence in the Department.  Appointed (unclassified) position; employee serves at the pleasure of the Mayor.

Promotes and creates trust and awareness for women/minorities within the community. Establishes effective working relationships with internal departments and consults with appropriate representatives to support diversity enhancements, awareness, and researches and recommends best practices for diversity and inclusion.

Represent the Tampa Police Department in a positive and effective manner; make presentations; attend meetings and events; participate in community and professional organizations as a representative of the police department.

Monitor emerging technologies and methods related to community engagement; develop specific outreach strategies to reach diverse, and hard-to-reach populations.

Recruits, trains, and places community volunteers to assist with strategic initiatives.

Provide weekly updates of community concerns, requests, and upcoming events to the Chief s Office and the Public Information Office. Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports reflecting program achievements.

Develop, implement, and coordinate educational and cooperative programs, notably for citizens living in high crime residential areas; work with citizens living in high crime residential areas; work with citizens residing in selected areas and police officers who patrol these areas in order to gain an insight into crime and public safety problems; coordinates with the local community and neighborhood civic organizations to promote a feeling of community responsibility, awareness, and cooperation; solicits suggestions from a variety of sources as to methods of alleviating crime and increasing public safety.

Performs related work as required.

Considerable knowledge of: conducting effective outreach to diverse communities; modern office practices, procedures, and equipment; Business English, spelling, and grammar.

Working knowledge of: research methods, principles, and practices related to community engagement and crime prevention; municipal police organization, administration, and activities; modern community development, human relations, and crime prevention programs.

Some knowledge of: statistics.

Ability to: follow oral and written instructions and arrive at sound decisions independently in accordance with established rules and regulations; communicate with varied groups of citizens and civic organizations and speak effectively in public; accomplish independent research and study for completion of projects; establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, officials and the public; maintain records and prepare and submit clear, concise, and accurate reports both orally and in writing.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in criminology, police science, criminal justice administration, business or public administration or the social sciences or a closely related field and six (6) years experience in law enforcement; or, an associate's degree in criminology, police science, criminal justice administration, business or public administration or the social sciences and eight (8) years experience in law enforcement.

Possession of a valid Florida driver's license.

Employees may be required to work rotating shifts, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. During periods when the Mayor issues an emergency declaration for the City of Tampa, all employees may be required to work in preparation, response or recovery activities related to the stated emergency.