Recruitment #210407-007457-001
Department | Tampa Police Department |
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Open Date | 4/9/2021 5:00:00 PM |
Filing Deadline | 6/14/2021 4:00:00 PM |
Salary | $45.67 - $56.04/hour; $7,916.13 - $9,713.60/month; $94,993.60 - $116,563.20/year |
Employment Type |
Full-Time
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Type of Recruitment | Departmental |
An employee in this class is responsible for supervisory tasks of average difficulty involving planning, assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of detectives, police officers or other personnel. Under general supervision, employees must exercise initiative and independent judgment in performing assigned tasks to include performance appraisals, investigation and adjustment of grievances, and discipline of subordinates. The employee must also exercise tact and courtesy in dealing with the public and be able to make accurate decisions and give advice to subordinate officers calmly and quickly in emergency or hazardous situations. Most positions require the employee to work on rotating shifts including nights, weekends and holidays. Work is reviewed through reports submitted, observation and results obtained.
Considerable knowledge of: civil and criminal laws, police rules and regulations and standard operating procedures; modern police procedures, methods and terminology.
Some knowledge of: supervisory and administrative techniques; police personnel administration; basic psychology; the operation of electronic surveillance equipment may be required. Ability to: perform complete and thorough investigations; give directions and act calmly and quickly in emergency or hazardous situations; write clear and accurate reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships with officers, supervisors, officials and recruits as necessary.
Skill in: the use and care of firearms and other standard police equipment.
For Examination Participation:
NOTE: Experience must be obtained prior to midnight, August 11, 2021.
For Promotion Consideration:
In accordance with TPD SOP 504.10 effective April 2021.
NOTE: Applications and associated documentation must be received no later than 4:00PM on June 14, 2021. All submissions received after this date will not be processed.
Date of the Written Test: 08/11/2021, 1:00PM (location TBD).
Examination Sources:
Examination Scoring:
The written test will be a combination of 80 multiple choice questions and 20 multiple-choice in-basket questions. Candidates must attain a minimum passing score of 70% on the written test. Employees who earn a passing score on the written test, will be granted education and seniority points consistent with Article 35.3.5. As previously determined, seniority will be calculated up to the date of the examination, August 11, 2021. Candidates who qualify for Veterans' Preference based on the required documentation will have the appropriate points assigned based on their category after earning a passing score per current Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs guidelines (http://floridavets.org) Additional information related to source material question breakdown will be communicated in the invitation to sit for the exam.
Education Points (to receive education points, the college attended must be accredited as recognized by the FDLE salary incentive program):
Candidates participating in this promotional process for the first time must submit a copy of their degree or official transcript (with signature and/or seal affixed) to Employment Services prior to the closing date/filing deadline. Candidates who participated in the 2019 promotion process will have points awarded based on the degree currently on file in Employment Services and/or verified by the TPD Personnel Unit.
If an attained degree is not on file with TPD Personnel, it is the candidate’s responsibility to forward a copy of the degree or official transcript (with signature and/or seal affixed) showing the degree has been awarded. All forwarded education documents must be received prior to 4:00PM on June 14, 2021 to receive consideration for education points. The transcript or diploma may be scanned and attached via upload to the online application or forwarded via email to careers@tampagov.net. If the file you are uploading exceeds the attachment size allowed, you can try a free file compression tool online such as http://pdfcompressor.com/ to reduce the size of your upload.
Sample Candidate Examination Score:
Component Your Score Possible Points Converted Score Multiple Choice 51 80 51% In-Basket 19 20 19% Total Written Score 70% (PASS)
Component Your Score Possible Points Written 70 100 Education 3 10 Seniority 5 20 Final Score 78 130