Police Officer (Lateral) “Amended”
Salary: $35.58 – $44.32 Hourly.
Position Summary:
The Minneapolis Police Department is looking for experienced Police Officer candidates – people who have a strong sense and commitment for public service, outstanding character, sound judgment, excellent work ethic, effective oral and written communication skills, interpersonal tact, empathy, and compassion.
This is a full-time position and requires variable work shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Officers hired in this lateral hiring process will participate in a one-month orientation and on-boarding process rather than the Minneapolis Police Recruit Officer Academy. After successful completion of orientation, Officers will then participate in a three-month FTO, with the potential of an extension if needed.
Essential Functions:
- Patrol assigned area to enforce laws, detect and prevent crime and protect life and property.
- Apprehend and arrest law violators (including probable cause arrests), prepare written reports of crimes and assist in the prosecution of violators.
- Draft and execute arrest warrants and make probable cause arrests.
- Establish probable cause, draft, prepare and execute search warrants.
- Conduct follow up investigations for criminal prosecution of criminal and traffic complaints.
- Enforce traffic laws conducting traffic, marking and tagging vehicles, making written reports of accidents and investigating and reconstructing serious or fatal traffic accidents.
- Collect, evaluate, investigate, protect and preserve evidence at crime or accident scenes.
- Conduct surveillance of suspected criminal activity and provide undercover operations to identify and apprehend suspects.
- Interview and/or interrogate witnesses, victims and suspects and draft formal statements for presentation in court, including testifying in court on criminal and civil matters.
- Record and investigate complaints from citizens, including those on the conduct and actions of officers.
- Respond to residential and business alarms for intrusion, robbery or other emergencies.
- Protect the rights and safety of all individuals, including political figures and dignitaries.
- Recover and assume preliminary custody of lost, stolen or abandoned property.
- Conduct follow-up investigations for criminal prosecution on traffic and criminal complaints.
- Function as a Field Training Officer (FTO) supplementing academy instruction through field experience and serving as a final step in the officer selection process. Evaluate recruits on a daily basis and share information with supervisors.
- Operate various computer terminals to enter and retrieve essential information.
Requirements:
- Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.
- Previous Law Enforcement Experience (1 year preferred). Department reserves the right to determine the nature and extent of training necessary for a candidate to be considered for the Police Officer position.
- Must not have a felony conviction.
- Must successfully pass the MPD background investigation. Current Minnesota POST Board Certification.
- Candidates must be deemed medically and psychologically fit and successfully pass a drug and alcohol screening prior to hire.