Job Identification: 761
Job Category: Emerg Comm & PS Support
Apply Before: 08/21/2025, 11:55 PM
Job Schedule: Full time
Locations: 1425 Courthouse Rd, Arlington, VA, 22201, US
Salary: $47,840.00 - $73,028.80 Annually
Job Description
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Arlington County requires all applicants to thoroughly complete each section of the application, including prior job responsibilities, duties, and supplemental questions. While you may attach a resume, it will not replace a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you have recently applied to Public Service Aide I (Requisition #681), your application has been transferred to this one.
The Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) is currently seeking motivated and service-minded Public Service Aides to join our team of over 460 employees who serve a diverse and engaged community.
ACPD's Public Service Aides are non-sworn uniformed employees within the Police Department who provide service to the community by performing vehicular-related enforcement and support functions to the department's sworn Police Officers. Public Service Aides support Four Key Initiatives and fulfill their role as visible members of public safety.
Responsibilities
Specific duties include:
- Providing traffic control and security assistance at events and accidents including deploying traffic cones along roadways and directing traffic;
- Reporting traffic hazards or violators to Police Department officers for further assistance;
- Placing portable traffic signs in designated areas and tracking vehicles parked in temporary "No Parking zones" prior to the temporary no-parking zones being established;
- Patrolling and issuing electronic tickets for vehicles violating county and state laws;
- Coordinating the impounding of vehicles, and installing/removing parking boots on cars; and
- Testifying in Traffic Court when citizens contest tickets.
The ideal candidate will have strong written and verbal communication skills, be comfortable interacting with the public to provide information and services which may include diffusing tense interactions while enforcing parking regulations, and explaining County or State licensing requirements.
Qualifications
Minimum: High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Desirable: Preference may be given to applicants with experience in one or more of the following:
- Enforcing Virginia and Arlington County parking, traffic, and license regulations; and
- Customer service experience including responding to policy-related questions.
