Police Officer Recruit

Salary: $21.70 Hourly

Position Summary:

This position is an entry level, non-sworn position in the Police Department. Incumbents in the position are assigned to the Basic Recruit Police Officer Course at an approved Community College and must satisfactorily pass all of the requirements that lead to the possession of the Florida Police Officer Standards and Training Certificate before becoming candidates for the sworn position of Police Officer. Reports to the Patrol Sergeant.

Essential Functions:

1. Attends and participates in a departmental approved Basic Police Officer Recruit School maintaining a grade point average of 80% throughout the course; must score
at least a 72% on the Florida Basic Abilities Test for Law Enforcement.
2. Must maintain 100% attendance in Basic Recruit School pursuant to CJSTC rules; must maintain a professional, alert, and business-like manner; must maintain a military bearing in the classroom, during field training and when in the community at all times.
3. Required to report to work at the appointed hour, as scheduled, and to work the entire assigned shift; required to work on weekend and designated holidays; unusual shifts and hours may also be required, may be required to direct traffic or perform other police-related functions when not attending classes.
4. Required to successfully graduate from the assigned Basic Police Officer Recruit School and pass the State of Florida Police Certification Test.
5. Required to sign a 3-year employment commitment with the Belleview Police Department, which will begin on the date the Police Officer Recruit is successfully released following the BPD Field Training Program.

Requirements:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• Must pass the LEO background investigation, which includes a polygraph, psychological and physical evaluation.
• Must be 19 years of age by the time of graduation from the Law Enforcement Academy.
• Florida Operator’s Driver’s License
• The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) examination for State Law Enforcement Officer Certification must be taken and passed within 30 days of successful graduation from Basic Police Recruit School.
• Resident of Marion County; must have a telephone.
• Ballistics vest, traffic vest, flashlight, rubber gloves, and face mask.