Entry Level Police Officer

Salary: $33.18 per hour

Position Summary:

The Police Officer works under the direction of a department sergeant; performs police patrol, investigation, traffic regulation and related law enforcement activities.

Essential Functions:

1. As a sworn Police Officer, performs duties that consist of providing community protection
2. Works on rotating shifts patrolling city streets, parks, commercial and residential areas
3. Performs other law enforcement related activities
4. Performs duties that actively prevent or detect crime and enforce criminal statutes or ordinances of the state of Utah and the City of South Salt Lake
5. Maintains normal availability by radio or telephone for consultation on major emergencies.
6. Participates in drills and other department training activities including the use of firearms.

Requirements:

• Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment.
• Must have SFO and LEO POST Certification or be currently enrolled with an anticipated graduation date within 12 months.
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license or can obtain one prior to employment.
• No police officer employed by the City of South Salt Lake will establish residence more than forty miles from the center of the city.
• Probationary officers who live outside the forty-mile limit will be required to move within the forty-mile limit within nine (9) months of being hired. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
• Officers employed prior to the effective date of this policy, living outside the forty-mile limit are exempt from the residency portion of this policy. Officers who are currently exempt from residency requirements who then move following the effective date of this policy, may not move any further away from the city than their distance when the policy took effect.