Police Recruit

About the role

The Durham Police Department seeks to hire and train officers and staff who represent the best the law enforcement profession has to offer. This posting is for the academy beginning in Fall of 2026.

Responsibilities

• Conducts traffic operations by enforcing North Carolina traffic laws, performing routine and high risk traffic stops, searching vehicles, investigating traffic accidents, removing vehicles and debris, directing traffic, and engaging in vehicle pursuits.
• Conducts investigations by completing police documentation for reportable crimes and traffic accidents, interviewing and interrogating subjects, utilizing knowledge of search and seizure laws, swearing out warrants and arrests, and protecting crime scenes.
• Performs prisoner operations by conducting searches, handcuffing prisoners, transporting prisoners, and processing prisoners at police station.
• Utilizes communication systems by using mobile and portable radios, and making telephone calls for reports and follow ups.
• Conducts tactical police operations by serving as a member of search team; conducting searches of buildings, outside area, and vehicles; and patrolling areas in vehicles and on foot.
• Performs administrative duties by completing paperwork, documenting activities and actions, coordinating media relations, serving on committees, maintaining equipment and vehicle, and assisting in coordinating special events.

Requirements

• Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature that may be obtained with six-months/one year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency.
• State Accredited Community college, vocational, business, and technical or correspondence schools are likely sources.
• Basic Law Enforcement Training.
• Valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license "or" if you currently have another state driver's license, must be willing and able to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of hire.
• Completion of high school or equivalency (some college preferred) – Certified transcripts required from both high school and college.
• Age 20 or older upon completion of classroom training.
• Military Personnel must have an honorable discharge.
• Must be a US Citizen or Naturalized Citizen.

Qualifications

• No felony convictions ever.
• No serious misdemeanor convictions in the past five years.
• No Domestic Violence convictions (Federal Law).
• No DUI, DWI convictions in the past five years.
• No use of any illegal drugs in the past 12 months.
• Pass an entry level written examination and physical test.
• Pass an extensive background investigation, credit check, criminal history check, drug screen, psychological examination, medical examination, and polygraph examination.
• Additional Preferred Skills: This Agency Seeks Diversity in the Workplace.

Benefits

• Full-Time Employees: 12-13 paid holidays per year, 13 standard work days of vacation per year, 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement.
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans.
• N.C. State Retirement System.
• Short and long term disability plans.
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions.
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System.
• Paid funeral leave.
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling.
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary.
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year.
• 4 hours parental leave each year.
• Workman's Compensation Insurance.
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans.
• Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year): 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary).
• State retirement plan.
• Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period): 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary).
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire.
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire.
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service.
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, part-time holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service.
• 01 Where did you first hear about this opportunity?
• 02 Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.
• 03 Are you 20 years of age or older? Or will you be 20 years of age or older at the projected graduation date from the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) in the Fall of 2026.
• 04 Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

Skills

• None listed specifically.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the provided job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the provided job posting.