Police Officer/Lateral Police Officer

Salary: $31.18 – $37.82 Hourly

Closing Date: 11/30/2025

Position Summary:

A Police Officer performs a wide variety of duties connected with general police work including investigation, general enforcement of laws and ordinances in the City of Superior and providing other various types of assistance to include advancing the mission of the Superior Police Department. The entry level Police Officer must successfully complete a 18 week recruit academy (if not Wisconsin certified) and 14 weeks of on-the-job-field training.

Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen. Must have no serious criminal convictions.
• Must be at least 18 years of age at time of hire.
• Must have earned a high school diploma or GED.
• Candidates will be required to complete 60 college credits from an accredited college in any field within the first five years of hire with the police department.
• Must have accurate color vision.
• Must have uncorrected vision of no worse than 20/200 in each eye corrected to 20/20 vision in one eye and not worse than 20/40 vision in the other eye.
• A satisfactory history of soft contact lens wear for more than one year with vision corrected to 20/20 in one eye and no worse than 20/40 in the other eye, is also accepted.
• License Requirement: Must become certified as a State of Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officer within one year of hire date and maintain such certification.
• Oath of Office Requirement: Will be required to take an oath of office.
• Driver License Requirement: Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Residency Requirement: Must reside anywhere within a forty-five minute response time to the corporate limits of the City of Superior within 6 months of completion of probationary period.
• Background Investigation Requirement: Must pass a detailed background investigation prior to hire.
• Post Job Offer Psychological Examination Requirement: Must pass a psychological exam for the position prior to hire.
• Post Job Offer Medical Examination Requirement: Must pass medical exam for specified occupational grouping and drug screen prior to hire.