KY CERTIFIED Police Officer

City of Ashland, Kentucky • Ashland, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ashland Police Department is seeking a Certified Police Officer. Applicants must be certified peace officers as defined in KRS 15.380 to 15.404 and provide a copy of their Peace Officer Professional Standards Certification issued by the KY Law Enforcement Council with their application. The role requires adherence to specific age, education, and driving requirements, as well as a clean criminal record and the ability to pass comprehensive background, psychological, medical, and drug screenings. Successful candidates will be required to reside in KY prior to the Oath of Office and commit to a minimum of thirty-six months of employment with the APD, maintaining their KY police officer certification.

Requirements

• Must be a "Certified Peace Officer" as defined in KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
• Provide a copy of the Peace Officer Professional Standards Certification issued by the KY Law Enforcement Council with the application.
• Be twenty-one (21) years of age by the date of application submission per KRS 15.382.
• Provide a copy of birth certificate with application.
• Be a high school graduate or have earned a GED and provide a copy of diploma with application (home schooling documentation must be approved by KLEC).
• Possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle and provide a copy of the license with application.
• Must acquire/possess/maintain a valid KY driver's license.
• No prior felony or domestic violence convictions.
• Not be prohibited by federal or state law from possessing a firearm.
• Not have had certification as a peace officer revoked in KY or any other state.
• Not have received a dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge, or general discharge under other than honorable conditions, if served in any branch of U.S. Armed Forces.
• Be willing to become a resident of KY prior to administration of Oath of Office, if employed.
• Be willing to undergo and successfully complete a suitability screener examination which will include an evaluation by a psychologist/psychiatrist.
• Be fingerprinted and undergo and successfully complete thorough personal background investigation, and polygraph testing.
• Provide a truthful statement certifying no use of illicit drugs for the past 12 months.
• As a pre-condition to employment and a condition to continued employment, execute a waiver to submit to random testing for illicit drugs.
• After a conditional offer of employment, be willing to undergo and successfully complete thorough medical examination.
• Be willing to execute a repayment agreement for continued employment with the APD for a minimum of thirty-six (36) months.
• Maintain certification as a KY police officer.
• Provide copy of high school diploma/GED or verification of receipt in addition to copy of any college.
• Provide copy of state birth certificate.
• Provide copy of driver's license.
• Provide copy of POPS certification with application.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Certified Police Officer as defined in KRS 15.380 to 15.404.
• Maintain certification as a KY police officer.
• Comply with City of Ashland Ordinance 172, 2018.
• Execute a repayment agreement for continued employment with the APD for a minimum of thirty-six (36) months.
• Undergo and successfully complete a suitability screener examination, including evaluation by a psychologist/psychiatrist.
• Be fingerprinted and undergo a thorough personal background investigation and polygraph testing.
• Undergo and successfully complete a thorough medical examination after a conditional offer of employment.
• Submit to random testing for illicit drugs as a condition of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED