Entry-Level Police Officer

Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City Corp

Salary: $33.20/hr.

Closing Date: April 8, 2025

Position Summary:

Congratulations on choosing a law enforcement career with Salt Lake City Police Department! This position requires no experience and provides tons of opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Essential Functions:

  • Suppresses crime through identification and apprehension of criminals and recovery of stolen property.
  • Regulates non-criminal conduct, such as traffic control, crowd control, and social relations.
  • Compiles and prepares required information and evidence to assist in prosecution of criminal cases. Testifies as a witness and renders credible testimonies in a court of law.
  • Reports to scene of accidents and investigates causes and results of accidents.
  • Responds to robbery and burglary alarms and other misdemeanor and felony crimes, which may necessitate the exertion of extraordinary physical effort and the use of initiative and common sense.
  • Secures the scene of crime, conducts preliminary investigations, gathers evidence, obtains witnesses, and makes arrests.
  • Makes investigations of vice and narcotics activities, identifies and recovers stolen property, investigates reports of stolen automobiles and property stolen from automobiles, conducts investigations of homicides and thefts, conducts special investigations for other law enforcement agencies, investigates all complaints on checks and forgeries, investigates complaints of crimes committed by juveniles. May work undercover in performing these functions to obtain evidence to be used in the arrest and conviction of guilty parties.
  • Maintains knowledge of criminal and civil law, and police techniques and tactics.
  • Attends regular training classes in police methods.
  • Provides peripheral services such as giving information, directions, advice and general assistance to the public whenever necessary.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Graduation from the Utah Police Officers Standards and Training (POST) Academy with P.O.S.T. certification as a Law Enforcement Officer is required within one (1) year of hire.
  • Must be either a U.S. Citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States who has been in the United States legally for the five years immediately before the day on which the application is made; and has legal authorization to work in the United States as of the date of the first examination.
  • Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of certification as a law enforcement officer.
  • Considerable human relations skills and communications skills.
  • Ability to work independently, make critical decisions, and use initiative and common sense.
  • Must be able to render credible testimony in a court of law.
  • Must have valid state driver’s license or Utah driving privilege card (or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of employment).