Police Officer

A police recruit is defined as a new hire who is not Georgia POST certified with no prior sworn law enforcement experience.

* Starting salary will be determined within pay grade based on qualifications: 4 or more years of active-duty military service or college degree.

BASE PAY:

Non-Sworn - Recruit Pay: $66,229

New hires who are not POST certified but have four (4) or more years of active–duty military service will have a starting Police Recruit pay of $71,686.

Upon completion of the Field Training Program, the officer will be classified as a Police Officer 1 (PO1) and pay is based on the following matrix:

Complete Field Training Program:

High School Diploma: $71,686
4 years Active Military: $71,686
Bachelor’s Degree: $73,477

Lateral Applicants:

A new hire, who is certified in Georgia or another state and has less than two (2) years of Law Enforcement experience, will be classified as a Police Officer 1 (PO1). Pay is based on the following matrix:

* Lateral Transfer pay is based on experience, education and military.

Pass Academy and Field Training: $71,686

Pass Academy and Field Training with B.D.: $73,477

For Georgia POST Certified officers OR LE officers certified in another state with two (2) or more years of law enforcement experience, the following pay matrix will apply based on experience and education:

Starting Pay:

With a High School Diploma:

2 Years LE (PO1): $73,477

3 Years LE (PO1): $75,269

4 Years LE (PO2): $79,282

5 Years LE (PO2): $81,262

With an Associate’s Degree:

2 Years LE (PO1): $75,269

3 Years LE (PO1): $77,061

With a Bachelor’s Degree:

2 Years LE (PO1): $77,061

3 Years LE (PO1): $78,853

4 Years LE (PO2): $82,452

5 Years LE (PO2): $84,434

AND WE HAVE A HIRING BONUS!
In state hire (non-certified) – $4,000
In state hire (sworn) – $6,000
All out of state hires – $10,000

Retirement

Full-time employees receive a contribution of 12% (City paid) of their annual salary into the City's 401(a) beginning the first month following one month of employment. Employees are eligible for a 457(b). The City will add an additional 5% (City paid) into the employee's 401(a) for the first 5% the employee contributes to their optional 457(b) for a total of a 22% retirement contribution

Minimum Qualifications / Requirements
• Must be a United States Citizen
• Minimum age of 20, must be 21 at time of employment
• Must possess a valid US Driver’s License, must possess a GA Driver’s License at time of employment
• Must possess a High School Diploma or a GED Certification
• Additionally, applicants that do not already possess a current Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.) Basic Law Enforcement Certification must be able to show proof of acceptable ASSET, COMPASS, SAT, ACT or P.O.S.T. Entrance test scores for Georgia Peace Officer's Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.) Academy Entrance. (A copy of the acceptable test scores will be requested.) For additional information visit http://gapost.org/ee_info.html.
• Veterans must have an honorable discharge
• Visual ability cannot be less than 20/100 in each eye uncorrected, and must be corrected to 20/20 with glasses, contact lenses, or RK surgery.
• Must successfully complete all steps in the hiring process including:
o Must pass a physical fitness assessment.
o Must successfully pass an extensive background investigation.
o Must successfully pass post-offer polygraph examination, psychological and medical evaluations, and drug screen.
• Must be able to write clearly, accurately, concisely, and legibly using correct English, grammatical construction, and spelling, must be able to read and interpret complex technical documents in English.
• Must have the ability to express him/herself in a clear, distinct, and understandable manner when speaking to individuals, to people of different socio-economic level, before various public and community groups, and when testifying.
• Must exhibit excellent customer service skills.
• Must have the ability to interpret, apply, and makes decisions in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Must have a basic knowledge of community policing principles and practices.

Steps in the Hiring Process
All applicants must successfully complete or pass each step in the process to be considered for employment.
• Step 1: Submit your application - The application is available when the Sandy Springs Police Department is actively recruiting.
• Step 2: Physical Fitness Assessment - Eligible applicants will be required to successfully complete a physical fitness assessment.
• Step 3: Background Packet - Upon successful completion of the physical fitness assessment, the applicant will receive a background booklet which will be completed within a period of time indicated by the Background and Recruiting Officer. The applicant will be scheduled for a meeting with the Background Investigator to review the booklet.
• Step 4: Panel Interview - The Sandy Springs Police Department will schedule eligible applicants for an interview based on current or future manpower needs. Applicants will be interviewed by an interview panel which is made up of Sandy Springs Police Personnel of various ranks. The interview panel will either recommend, or not recommend the applicant for further consideration.
• Step 5: Background Investigation
• Step 6: Interview with the Chief of Police, Executive Staff and/or Designees
• Step 7: Conditional Offer of Employment – Applicants who successfully complete the steps above, and if a vacancy exists, will be given a conditional offer of employment. Once the applicant accepts the conditional offer of employment, the applicant must successfully complete the following steps.
• Step 8: Polygraph Examination Psychological Examination Medical Examination / Drug Screening

Benefits:
Retirement – Profit Sharing Plan – Full-time employees receive 12 % contribution from the City and are eligible to receive an additional matching contribution of up to 5%.
Medical – Currently two plans Point of Service (POS) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
Health Savings Account – Funded, in part, by the City of Sandy Springs. (This is associated with Medical HSA Plan.)
Dental – Currently two plans – Premium and Value
Vision
Medical Flexible Spending Account (for POS plan participants only.)
Limited Purpose Medical Flexible Spending Account (for HSA plan participants only.)
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short Term Disability – Employees are automatically enrolled at no cost.
Long Term Disability - Employees are automatically enrolled at no cost.
Life Insurance- Employees are automatically enrolled at no cost in our base group life and AD&D insurance. Full-time employees are covered for four times earnings (up to a maximum of $750,000) with additional benefits through the AD&D if applicable.
Additional Voluntary Life
Educational Assistance
EAP
AFLAC
Take Home Car Program (30 mile radius)
SSPD Gym

CLOSING DATE: Open until filled
If you have any questions regarding the SSPD or the recruitment process, contact Officer Davis at 770-551-3303 or Officer Sutton at 770-551-3306