Harbor Police Officer

The Port of San Diego is seeking candidates for the position of Harbor Police Officer. This role involves a wide variety of professional law enforcement duties including the protection of life and property, education and enforcement of laws and ordinances, emergency response, criminal investigation, crime prevention and suppression, case preparation and testimony, and providing information and assistance to the public within the District's jurisdiction, including the San Diego Harbor, San Diego International Airport and the San Diego tidelands area.

Incumbents of this class are expected to perform the full range of Harbor Police duties with increasingly less supervision and direction. They are also expected to become familiar with Department policies, regulations, and operating procedures as well as Port personnel rules and procedures. Based upon an individual's assignment, duties are carried out on foot, from vehicles or aboard Harbor Police boats. Incumbents of this class are peace officers as defined in California Penal Code Section 830.1, and in these classifications may also perform a variety of specialized law enforcement duties including serving as a K-9 officer, a detective, a MARTAC/SWAT member, dive team member, and other specialized and/or collateral duty teams.

The Harbor Police Department is centered on the philosophy of Community Policing. Employees are expected to provide high quality service to the public. As with all employees, Harbor Police Officers are expected to make non-enforcement contacts with the public to identify the needs of the community more clearly, and to assist the public in solving community problems.

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