Police Officer Lateral

Position Title : Police Officer Lateral

Job Posting Closing Date :

Provo is nationally recognized as one of the best places to start a business and raise a family. The Provo Police Department is a destination department where you can build your police career. We offer a full array of opportunities to police professionals who want to serve where they feel appreciated and supported. If quality of life and professional opportunity are important to you, we encourage you to apply.

Eligibility : Provo City accepts lateral transfer applications from current police officers in other agencies at any time. Lateral transfers must be currently employed as a certified law enforcement officer, or have been employed as such within the last 18 months; have at least 2 years of certified law enforcement officer experience; and have Utah POST law enforcement officer certification or qualify to be certified as such.

Job Details

What is the compensation? (placement based on qualifications)

Lateral Transfer Hiring Range : $30.23 - $41.63 per hour

Police Officer (full career series) : $28.78 - $45.90 per hour

Lateral appointees receive a $5,000 signing bonus ($2,000 payable at start of employment and $3,000 payable upon completion of the one-year probationary period).

Provo City offers competitive pay; paid leaves, including vacation, sick, holidays, bereavement, and parental leaves; generous employer-paid health insurance; retirement and pension plans; free use of the Provo Recreation Center, Peaks Ice Arena, and City Library; and regular review of compensation practices to remain competitive with the local market among many other great benefits.

What are the main duties?

• Enforce all State of Utah, Provo City, and Utah County laws.
• Respond to life-threatening and property-threatening calls, emergencies, and alarms.
• Gather and organize intelligence in a logical manner.
• Arrest suspects by proper and approved methods.
• Secure crime scenes.
• Investigate complaints, traffic accidents, and crimes by interviewing suspects, witnesses, prisoners, and victims.

What are the minimum qualifications?

Lateral transfers may be brought in at the Police Officer II or Senior Police Officer level depending on qualifications.

In addition to the minimum qualifications above, requires a minimum of two years of law enforcement experience equivalent to the level of a Provo City Police Officer 1.

In addition to the minimum qualifications above, requires a minimum of 3 years of law enforcement experience as a Provo Police Officer II OR 5 years of comparable experience as a law enforcement officer. Must also obtain either POST Advanced Officer Training or Provo P.D. Advanced Officer course (or approved equivalent) and have special team assignment experience (Lateral hires have 6 months from hire date to complete certificate and testing requirements).

Lateral appointees may advance further through the Police Officer career series after completion of the one-year probationary period and upon meeting the established advancement criteria in the classification specification below.

Master Police Officer

What is the selection process?

Full Time / Part Time : Full time

Position Type : Regular

Scheduled Hours : 40

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