Parking Enforcement Officer

Qualifications and Attributes:

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible work experience which required frequent difficult public contact in person, preferably in the parking industry.
• Experience with the understanding, interpretation and enforcement of laws or ordinances.
• The ability to successfully pass a national background check, fingerprint check and a Voice Stress Analysis (VSA). 

Licenses and Certifications:

• Must possess a valid Nevada Driver’s License and be able to provide a DMV driving record printout, free of traffic violations for the past five (5) years.
• Possession of a Flagger Certification within four (4) weeks of the date of hire or reclassification.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Modern office procedures and methods and basic record keeping principles.
• The ability to follow the City’s safe driving policies and procedures. 
• Performing basic mathematical calculations.
• Learning to operate IT equipment to process and acquire data relative to enforcement activities. 
• Drive and maintain assigned vehicle in a safe manner. 
• Learn all City parking and related ordinances.
• Ability to lift and/or move objects that weigh up to 50 pounds.
• Assess and immediately respond to traffic hazards while directing traffic. 
• Learn the Nevada motor vehicle codes related to non-moving traffic violations. 
• Learn the geography of all assigned enforcement areas. 
• Enforce parking regulations in a firm but tactful manner. 
• Work independently without constant supervision.
• Learn, understand and apply pertinent laws, rules and regulations.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.  Understand and follow oral and written instructions. 
• Respond to requests and inquiries from the general public. 
• Learn the 400 radio codes.
• Ability to communicate clearly and precisely with police dispatch over 2-way radio. 
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, both internal and external.

Evaluation:

• Selected candidates must pass written exam with a score of 70% or above to qualify for an interview
• Selected candidated determined 100% from the Oral Interview.