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Employer: City of Dodge City
Department:
Job Title: Police Officer
Salary: $15.680 Hourly
Job Description:
POLICE OFFICER
Are you looking for
an exciting, rewarding and challenging career?
Do you want to serve your community?
Law enforcement experience is not a requirement for a new recruit! The Dodge City Police Department is looking
for committed talent to join our team. Applications
are currently being accepted for Police Officer with the City of Dodge City
Police Department. A $1,000 hiring
bonus will be paid to new recruits, with $500 of the bonus paid upon
completion of hire, and the remaining $500 of the hiring bonus paid after successful
completion of Police Academy and/or Field Training. Under general supervision, police officers patrol an
assigned beat and investigate incidents in the enforcement of law and order in
the protection of life and property. Applications
will be used to fill current vacancies and to form an eligibility list for
future reference.
Recruit officer’s
starting wage: $16.46 per hour and $17.12
after one year of employment. Yearly pay
increases with 11 year step plan.
Lateral entry available based on experience. No experience is necessary. We will train qualified recruits!
Qualifications and requirements: High School diploma or GED, U.S. Citizenship,
21 years of age, no felony convictions or domestic violence history or
convictions, valid driver’s license and good driving record. (See Grounds for Disqualification and job
description on the City web site www.dodgecity.org/jobs.asp)
Benefits: Kansas Police & Fire Retirement System,
Employer provided family/single medical and dental insurance, paid holidays,
paid vacation, life insurance, pay incentive for bilingual skills following
post-hire testing, education incentive pay, and an excellent training
program.
Please apply online at www.dodgecity.org/jobs.asp
using the link to www.hrepartners.com. A resume may be inserted into
this online application. Should
accommodations be needed to receive or complete the online application, and for
additional job information, please contact Human Resources, City of Dodge City,
PO Box 880, Dodge City, Kansas 67801, or call (620) 225-8100 or email [email protected]. Substance abuse screening
and post offer physicals required. Must
confirm USCIS (I-9) employment eligibility upon hire. The City of Dodge City is a drug free work place. EOE.
Affirmation of Drug and Alcohol Applicant STATEMENT OF POLICY
The
City of Dodge City is committed to ensure a safe and drug ans alcohol
free workplace for all City employees and the general public. As a
public employer, the City of Dodge City has compelling interest in
establishing reasonable conditions of employment.
The intent
of the City of Dodge City's Drug and Alcohol Applicant Post-Offer
Testing Program is to offer a helping hand to those who need it, while
sending a clear message that any illegal drug/alcohol use is
contradictory with public service and WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!
It
is the policy of the City of Dodge City that all applicants, who
receive a conditional offer of employment, submit to a drug test to
document they are drug free. Refusal to comply with this requirement
will be considered the equivalent of receiving a confirmed "positive"
drug screen result will have the offer of employment withdrawn and will
be subject to disqualification from other application for City of Dodge
City employment for a period of two (2) years from the effective date of
the disqualification action.
Honesty Statement PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: All statements are subject to verification and any incorrect statements or omissions may bar or remove you from employment with the City of Dodge City or prohibit your certification as a law enforcement officer with the State of Kansas. Truthful statements to any item requested will not be necessarily exclude you from consideration. During the course of the hiring process, you will be asked to answer many questions and to provide much information about your life. We expect you to tell the truth at all times and we expect you to maintain a high level of integrity. If you lie, provide false information or engage in deception during any part of the application process, you will be eliminated from further consideration immediately.
06262013
Open Date: 6/26/2013 12:00:00 AM
Close Date: 12/30/9999 11:59:00 PM