Park Police Trainee

About the role

This position is with the Parks & Recreation Department, and performs law enforcement work such as, controlling traffic flow, enforcing state and local laws, and traffic regulations for all park areas and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Performing crime prevention and law enforcement duties throughout the Metropolitan Park System.
• Patrolling an assigned area in an automobile, on foot, horse, bike, or ATV vehicle.
• Monitoring parks, playgrounds, greenways and other park property for illegal activities.
• Aiding citizens to ensure the use of parks is safe and enjoyable.
• Intervening in private or public disputes to protect the public and maintain order.
• Making arrests, issuing citations, giving verbal warnings, directing traffic, and assisting with crowd control, as needed.

• Requirements

  • At least sixty (60) semester hours of course work from an accredited college or university with an overall Grade Point Average of 2.0 ("C" Average) or above.
  • High school diploma or equivalent, plus one of the following:
    • At least two (2) years active military duty (Honorable Discharge)
    • At least two (2) years as a full-time, certified (Tennessee P.O.S.T. Certification or equivalent State certification) active law enforcement officer
    • Three (3) years responsible work experience

  Qualifications

  • Active law enforcement officer means a permanent, full-time, uniformed law enforcement officer functioning in a patrol capacity, determined from documentation or certification submitted to the Police Department.

  Skills

  • Valid Driver License
  • Bilingual, preferably Spanish
  • Two years of college (60 Semester Hours)
  • Experience in law enforcement or related field

  Benefits

  The Metro Nashville Government respects the religious beliefs and practices of all employees and will make, on request, an accommodation for such observances when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on business operations.

  Requests for ADA or other protected accommodations for the recruitment process should be directed to Human Resources at 615-862-6640.

  Metropolitan Nashville Government offers a generous core benefit package to eligible employees who are regularly and consistently working 20 or more hours per week. Insurance and benefit coverage is effective the first of the month after the employee has worked 30 days. Employees can change their benefits within 60 days of an eligible change in status or during Annual Enrollment.

  Metropolitan Nashville Government also offers optional benefits from which the employee may choose. Family members, including eligible spouses, domestic partners and children, are covered under most of our benefits programs.

  Pay

  • Step 1 of grade (PK00) $66,204 while attending the MNPD Training Academy.
  • After successful completion of the academy, employees are reclassified to Park Police 1 (PK01) at Step 1. $70,904
  • After completing their six month probationary period, employees are reclassified to Park Police 2 (PK02) at Step 1. $77,964

  Schedule

  All Officers must be able to work varying shifts including nights, week-ends, and holidays.