Police Officer- Lateral and Exceptional Entry
Salary: $6,761.30 – $8,297.38 Monthly
Position Summary:
Lateral – This position is a full-time non-exempt position with a base compensation of $39.55 – $45.59 (2024 pay scale, D.O.Q.) per hour, plus excellent benefits. To qualify, candidates must meet the following requirements: must be a U.S. citizen; must have a minimum of two (2) years of experience as a police officer, have worked as such for at least 24 months within the last 36 months serving in a City, County, or State police agency, and must have graduated from Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) through the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC), or another state sanctioned general authority Washington State police academy (pursuant to RCW), or a full authority out-of-state police academy recognized by CJTC for equivalency.
Exceptional Entry – This position is a full-time non-exempt position with a base compensation of $37.15 – $38.36 (2024 pay scale, D.O.Q.) per hour, plus excellent benefits. To qualify, candidates must meet the same requirements as a Lateral Police Officer, with the exception of time worked as a certified, general authority police officer. Current, sworn Police Officers who work full-time for another police agency, or have completed the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) through the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) or another state sanctioned general authority Washington State police academy (pursuant to RCW), or a full authority out-or-state police academy recognized by CJTC for equivalency, but have worked for the agency less than 24 months, may be considered as an Exceptional Entry Level Police Officer candidate.
Essential Functions:
• Patrols community to provide services to the public, enforce laws, including traffic laws, prevent crimes, protect life and property; investigate suspicious conditions or situations.
• Receives citizen complaints, prepares accurate and complete reports on violations of City, State, and applicable Federal laws and accidents; makes arrest, issues citations; interviews complainants, witnesses, suspects, victims; preserves crime scenes; collects and preserves evidence.
• Prepares activity reports and logs; operates communication equipment such as telephones, teletypes and radios to receive and transmit information and dispatch personnel as needed.
• Serves warrants, subpoenas, juror summons, civil papers; assists in apprehension of wanted subjects; appears in court to present facts on cases including criminal, civil and juvenile cases; accompanies prisoners to court appearances as necessary.
• Will be required to attend classes and various training sessions in police procedures and new practices and methods.
• Assist disabled motorist; provide escorts, provide direction to public; may be required to assist injured or disabled people with first aid administration.
• Assists as assigned with public and school liaison programs such as crime prevention, drug abuse, bicycle safety, safety.
• Assists other law enforcement agencies in investigative, information or tactical capacity.
Requirements:
- Graduation from high school or GED
- 21 years of age at time of appointment
- Free of felony convictions
- Valid Washington State driver’s license or verification of license by the start of employment.
- Successful completion of an approved law enforcement academy.