Police Major

Note: Only current, permanent employees of Lake Charles Harbor & terminal District will be considered.

About this position: 

The qualified candidate would serve as a chief officer and administrator of the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District’s (Port of Lake Charles) Harbor Police Department. Physical abilities such as standing, stooping, bending, walking, running, pushing, pulling, (subduing persons who are resisting arrest), climbing (such as gangplanks; 5 to 10 flights of stairs to ships’ control rooms), lifting 30 pounds or more (such as 110-pound bags of rice; removing an injured person from danger); work outdoors in all types of weather and work around the waterfront are required in order to fulfill the duties of this position

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy. 

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their applications to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Jo Ellen Elliot
Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District
jelliott@portlc.com

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Five years of experience in law enforcement work.
 
SUBSTITUTIONS:
College training will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.
 
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must have attained eighteenth birthday at time of appointment.
 
An applicant who has been convicted of a felony or who is under indictment on a felony charge will be disqualified until relief from the disabilities imposed by state and federal laws is granted.
 
May be required to possess a valid Louisiana driver's license at time of appointment.
 
For some positions, evidence of POST certification must be submitted at the time of the application.
 
May be required to qualify annually with a firearm.
 
For some positions, applicant must be eligible for bond.
 
NOTE:
All classified jobs in State service with police officer and wildlife enforcement titles qualify as law enforcement.
Jobs outside State service that will qualify as law enforcement are those performed while commissioned with the power of arrest.
Military police in the armed services are law enforcement; security/guard duty is NOT qualifying.
 
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as assistant chief by enforcing laws, investigating crimes and accidents, and providing emergency services and crime prevention programs.
 
LEVEL OF WORK:
Manager.
 
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad direction from higher-level police official. Other reporting relationships may be approved by SCS.
 
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct line over Police Captains and lower-level police officers.
 
LOCATION OF WORK:
Statewide.
 
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Police Captain by the presence of responsibility for serving as assistant police chief.
 
Differs from Police Chief by the absence of independent responsibility for managing a police department.EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Manages a very large group of lower-level officers engaged in ensuring compliance with the overall objectives of the police department.

Oversees operational functions such as patrols, criminal investigations, emergency services, crime prevention programs, establishment of training programs, and review and processing of department expenditures through the budgetary processes.

Interviews prospective employees, recommends disciplinary action, and counsels subordinates.

Prepares reports of work activities performed.