Nampa - Community Service Officer

                                                                          NAMPA POLICE DEPARTMENT
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                                                                                  Community Service Officer

The position of Community Service Officer supports patrol with calls for service by responding to low level calls and taking police reports.

Nampa Police department adopted the Community Service Officer (CSO) program in 1995, employing two CSOs; now the department employs six full time CSOs. When the program was developed, the primary functions were to assist patrol, however, CSOs began running the evidence facility, taking care of the vehicle fleet, traffic control, procurement and much more. 

As time has passed and the program has developed, we now have three CSOs working behind the scenes assisting detectives, assuring training is kept up to date, as well as coordinating and reviewing data for directed patrols. We employee three full time CSOs that work as patrol CSOs; while these three CSOs still work behind the scenes, they also handle a wide variety of calls for service.

• These calls for service include:
  Abandoned vehicles
  Theft reports
  Automotive burglaries
  Fraud
  Harassment
  Found property
  Runaway and missing persons
  Traffic control
  Process crime scene
• CSOs also coordinate:
  The Nampa Public Safety Academy
  Community service with Juveniles
  Graffiti clean-up
  Ride-a-longs
  Bike auctions
  Volunteers
• Community Service Officer Employment Requirements
  No felony or serious misdemeanor convictions since the age of 18
  No under the age of 18 adult criminal waivers
  No undetected felony or serious misdemeanors committed by applicant since the age of 18
  No minor misdemeanor convictions in the last 5 years or extensive minor misdemeanor history
  No marijuana/cannabis use in the last 3 years
  No other illicit drug use in the last 5 years
  High school diploma or equivalent required
  Must be 19 years of age or older
  Must be a legal citizen of the United States
• Ability to take and pass required;
  Oral board evaluation
  Extensive FBI & criminal background check
  Polygraph examination
  Extensive psychological examination and evaluation
  Medical fitness examination

Preference Points
Preference Points will be given to those individuals who meet one of the following criteria:

• Military experience will be accepted if the applicant’s actual duties were directly related to civil police work.
  Bilingual in Spanish/English - A language fluency test will be conducted.