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About the Role

The Superintendent of Police serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Cayuga Nation Police Department, setting the agency's mission, vision, and core values. This role involves setting goals, prioritizing work, authorizing policy, coordinating with external agencies, and developing collaborative efforts.

Responsibilities

• Supervising staff, including prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring training, and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions.
• Responding to questions and concerns from supervisors, staff, and the public.
• Responding to emergencies and deploying appropriate resources.
• Assisting with developing and enforcing department policies and procedures.
• Preparing and reviewing police policies, procedures, records, inspections, press releases, security notices, and other documents.
• Coordinating and communicating public safety activities, trainings, and process changes with other Nation departments, enterprises, and external agencies.
• Supervising and participating in special or sensitive investigations.
• Assisting with developing and administering the department budget.
• Ensuring compliance with Federal or state regulations, funding guidelines, and laws.
• Representing the Police Department to other agencies and the media.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to department employees.
• Conducting continuous recruitment activities to fill department vacancies.
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Nation government.

Requirements

• Previous certification and at least fifteen years of work experience as a competitively appointed police officer or federal law enforcement officer.
• Completion of a basic law enforcement academy for sworn law enforcement officers.
• Completion of advanced coursework in Police Supervision.
• Experience as a lead investigator or detective.
• At least ten years of prior experience as a law enforcement supervisor or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be a U. S. citizen.
• Must have a clean criminal record.

Skills

• Supervisory principles
• Monitoring and evaluating employees
• Training and mentoring employees
• Prioritizing and assigning tasks
• Ability to motivate and inspire subordinates
• Establishing and maintaining a positive and productive work culture
• Budget formulation and supervision
• Law enforcement best practices
• Policy development and implementation
• Interpreting and applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Homeland security and organizational safety practices
• Conducting interviews and interrogations
• Disciplinary procedures
• Collecting and handling evidence
• Defensive tactics
• Firearm usage and justification
• First aid principles
• De-escalation techniques
• Analyzing complex and volatile situations
• Resolving conflict
• Maintaining personal control in stressful situations
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Public speaking
• Embracing change and innovation

Location

• Central New York State

Work Type

• Full-time
• Sworn law enforcement officer

Experience Level

• 15+ years of work experience as a police officer or federal law enforcement officer
• 10+ years prior experience as a law enforcement supervisor

Education Level

• Undergraduate degree required
• Completion of a basic law enforcement academy
• Completion of advanced coursework in Police Supervision

About the Company

• The Cayuga Nation Police Department is a tribal law enforcement agency established by the Nation’s sovereign government to protect its citizens, property, customers, and guests.
• The agency’s patrol area is a 64,015-acre federally recognized reservation spanning portions of Cayuga and Seneca Counties in Central New York State.
• Commercial enterprises operated by the Nation are visited by roughly one million patrons per year.
• Nation Police Officers conduct routine patrol and community policing duties.
• Nation Police Officers complete initial training, certification, and continuing education analogous to any other law enforcement agency in the United States.