Service group leader
A service group leader (DGL) is a functional position with managerial tasks in the German police within the protection police . Also in the area of the criminal police there are DGLs in the permanent criminal services, the criminal guards or crime scene commissariats. This can lead to different terminology in the federal states.
DGL lead a service group by way of the internal and external service supervision. They work in police stations , -wachen, -revieren or stations.
Depending on the number of officers subordinate to them, DGLs are police chiefs or members of the high-level police enforcement service up to grade A 13. The size of the service groups varies depending on the authority and guard; For example, a DG in smaller police stations only includes a few officers, whereas in large federal police stations at airports or train stations, the number can be 40 to 65 officers. The representation regulation is also specific to the federal state. In North Rhine-Westphalia, the DGL are supported in their tasks by security guards and represented in their absence. In rural areas, in some federal states he also takes on the function of the police operations center , where he leads all operations for his area (sometimes a hundred square kilometers) and also accepts emergency calls .
The other tasks include the professional and personal management of employees (e.g. service supervision , personnel deployment ), the management of documents (including correspondence, files, expiry), compliance with working and vacation times, assessment, coordination of appointments, the control of information as well as the operation of the fixed radio station (if no radio officer is at his side). In NRW, service group leaders lead in more complex operations such as search situations or major traffic accidents. You are also responsible for supervising and examining trainees (Bachelor).
Depending on the police system, this functionary is also a field service manager (ad hoc) if required. Outside of office hours and when the head of the agency is absent , he represents the agency management at the inspection level and sometimes also at the directorate level.