Police - Certified Police Officer
Description of Basic Duties
Patrol Officers will be community policing oriented and required to perform a variety of duties such as enforce city and state violations, investigate criminal activities, routine patrol duties, traffic control and traffic accident investigation, assist citizens, perform communications duties, enforce animal violations, operate an emergency vehicle in a safe and defensive manner, meet physical aspects of job, and perform other duties as job requires.
Education Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- General Education Development Certificate (GED)
- Certified as a law enforcement officer in the state of Missouri
- Currently be enrolled in a law enforcement academy
- Be eligible for licensing (waiver of MO academy requirement) as a peace officer in the state of Missouri by the Department of Public Safety (DPS), as defined in Chapter 590 of RSMo
Physical Demands
- Frequent sitting, walking, talking, and hearing
- Close vision and ability to adjust focus
- Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds
Other Requirements
- Must be a US citizen at least 21 years of age and possess a valid Missouri Driver’s License at time of appointment
- (Cadets must be 21 years old at the time they take the Missouri Peace Officers Licensing Exam at completion of Academy)
- Successfully pass the following hiring process: Peer Board interview, Police Personnel Board interview, Chief's interview, psychological test, polygraph, background investigation, physical fitness test (minimum of 50% score for their age, weight, and gender for the 2000 meter row on the Concept 2 machine, with a damper setting of “5”), physical & drug screen, and weapons qualification
Benefits
- Family health and dental insurance plan
- Life insurance
- Custom benefit plan
- Eleven (11) paid holidays and one (1) personal holiday
- Two (2) weeks of vacation and twelve (12) sick days a year
- Shift differential pay
Pay and Schedule
Police Cadet: Grade P1 $17.720/Hr
Patrol Officer: Grade P4 $21.583 to $22.898 Annual Estimate $50,253 to $53,240 (includes holiday pay & shift differential)
Apply
Rolla Police Department, 1007 N. ELM ST., Rolla, MO 65401
OR Online at WWW.ROLLACITY.ORG.
PROCESS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL POSITIONS ARE FILLED.
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