Entry Level Police Officer
Salary: $67,724.80 Annually
Closing Date: 4/18/2025
Position Summary:
Responsible for providing law enforcement services by conducting field patrols of an assigned area of the city. Work is performed under the general direction of a Police Lieutenant, Sergeant, Field Training Officer or other supervisory employee.
Essential Functions:
- Patrols assigned areas to observe, prevent or stop unlawful activities by issuing citations or making arrests
- Responds to calls involving domestic disputes, rescue efforts, accident scenes, and potential criminal activity and determines the appropriate course of actions.
- Operates a radar unit to monitor traffic speeds and observes traffic violations; issues warnings or summons as appropriate.
- Responds to calls involving disturbances, alarms, fire scenes, and any others where emergency or police services are requested or needed.
- Prepares various records and reports utilizing Mobile Data Terminal Computers, desktop computers, and other electronic devices to document all shift activities.
Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent certificate issued by the superintendent of public instruction, an appropriate issuing agency, another state or the federal government.
- Must be citizen of the United States
- Minimum of 18 years of age.
- Must reside within 35 road miles from the GFPD building. Any greater distance requires prior authorization from the Chief of Police.
- Must be determined to be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation to include fingerprint submission and subject to criminal and traffic background check.
- No Convictions for which imprisonment could have occurred in a federal or state penitentiary.
- Ability to achieve POST certification within one year of date of hire or hold a valid Montana POST certificate or a POST certificate from another state qualifying for Montana reciprocity.
- Ability to achieve minimum qualifications with all duty weapons and non-lethal tools.
- Ability to pass a color vision test.
- Employee must possess or have the ability to obtain valid Montana driver’s license.