Police Recruit

Dayton, OH
Dayton Police Department

Salary:

  • $26.68 per hour as Police Recruit.
  • $29.48 per hour upon appointment to Police Officer.

Closing Date: 6/2/2024.

Position Summary:

Candidates are assigned to the Dayton Police Academy to complete a classroom curriculum and physical skills development in firearms proficiency, defensive tactics, physical fitness, driving, and other related skills required by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, in preparation for appointment to Police Officer.

Essential Functions:

Requirements:

  • Must be a high school graduate or possess a G.E.D.
  • Must be 20 years old in order to take the entry-level assessment.
  • Must be 21 years old on or before the day of completion of the Dayton Police Academy.
  • Applicants must not have reached their 69th birthday by date of appointment to Police Officer.
  • Must possess a valid driver’s license at time of appointment and maintain thereafter as a term and condition of continued employment.
  • Must be eligible to be employed in the United States.
  • Must be of good moral character and be able to pass an extensive background investigation including a polygraph test. Persons convicted of a felony are not eligible for positions in the sworn forces of the Police Department (even if such conviction has been sealed or expunged).
  • Must not have any misdemeanor convictions for Domestic Violence unless the conviction has been expunged or set aside, with the exception of those who have as a condition of pardon, expungement or restoration of civil rights, been expressly barred from possessing or receiving firearms.
  • Must be able to meet any and all Ohio Administrative Code or Ohio Revised Code provisions that govern the ability to attend Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy courses and the ability to possess or receive firearms.