Airport Police Officer

Performs protective service work in the areas of security and safety at the County Airport, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the close supervision of the Airport Police Lieutenant and/or Chief.
 
 All applicants must meet NC Minimum Standards for Certification of Law Enforcement Officers. All Applicants must also have an active valid certification issued by the NC Criminal Justice Training and Standards or the NC Sheriff’s Training and Standard’s.
 
 Out-of-state applicants will be evaluated to determine the amount and quality of their training and experience. At a minimum, out-of-state candidates must have two years of full-time, sworn law enforcement experience and have successfully completed a basic law enforcement training course accredited by the state from which they are transferring in order to be considered for transfer to a North Carolina law enforcement agency. Out-of-state transferees cannot have a break in service exceeding three years

• Enforce all local, state and federal laws; patrolling assigned area; investigating criminal activity; ensuring safety of the public; testifying in court; maintaining records and files; preparing reports.
• Responds to radio dispatches and answers calls and complaints.
• Provides law enforcement support in passenger screening and baggage check-in area; maintains records in accordance with law.
• Provides airport security training to airport personnel and tenants.
• Provides and maintains support on curbside for unattended vehicles and baggage.
• Routinely patrols airport perimeter access gates and fuel barn.
• Conducts daily inventory of vehicles in parking lot.
• Enforces parking regulations in front of terminal and on access roads; issues citations.
• Operationalizes Airport Emergency Plan in cooperation with local LEO agencies.
• Conducts spot-inspections of personnel for proper wearing of security badges; controls badge inventory.
• Enforces County Taxi Ordinance; issues taxi permits; inspects taxis.
• Provides security escort for contractors, vendors and maintenance personnel, along with military charter flights.
• Serves as airport emergency point of contact with TSA.
• Coordinates airlines security procedures with tenant airlines.
• Investigates traffic accidents on airport property.
• Controls vehicle access inside airport perimeter; issues permits, decals and access media.
• Performs assigned functions as a Disaster Ready Team (DRT) member, if appointed or volunteer.
• Performs related tasks as required.

Thorough knowledge of police methods, practices and procedures; general knowledge of local, State and Federal laws and FAA security and airport operations procedures; general knowledge of the principles and techniques of emergency medical care; ability to deal courteously, but firmly, with the public; ability to analyze situations and to adopt quick, effective and reasonable course of action with due regard to surrounding hazards and circumstances; possession of physical agility and endurance ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

High school diploma or GED and considerable experience in law enforcement, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting and occasionally requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, working with explosives, exposure to vibration and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Special Requirements

• Current NC BLET Certification Required (In order to be considered for this position, you must attach a copy of your NC BLET Certification to this application)
• Valid North Carolina Driver's License Required

 In order to be considered for this position, your final transcript showing the date that your degree was awarded and/or any required certificates or licenses must be uploaded with your application even if you are a current employee or we have received it with a previous application.Salary will be determined based on qualifications, internal equity, budget, and market considerations.

Salary : $51,628 - $67,116