Police Captain - City of Riviera Beach

The purpose of this position is to manage employees assigned responsibility for directing and controlling such major segments of Police Department activity as the command of the patrol or traffic forces of the department, the supervision and command of activities and personnel including critical incidents or planned special events, conducting special investigations, criminal investigations, controlling vice and apprehending criminals as well as the administrative responsibilities of budget, payroll, recruiting, hiring, training, discipline, and building maintenance. These responsibilities generally are carried out in accordance with established departmental rules and regulations and modern principles of police practices with considerable latitude in the exercise of sound command judgment in the conduct of all phases of their duties.

This class works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies, and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Requires an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice, Police Science or closely related field.

Requires seven years of law Enforcement experience with two years of progressively responsible supervisory experience in Law Enforcement.