Police Cadet

City of Gaithersburg • Gaithersburg, MD

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Gaithersburg Police Department is seeking highly motivated candidates who are at least 18 years old or will be 18 at the time of hire for the position of Police Cadet. This program is designed to identify and select qualified individuals interested in a future career as a Gaithersburg Police Officer, providing them with career orientation and hands-on experience to prepare them for the role when they meet the minimum age requirements. While a Cadet position offers valuable insight into law enforcement, it does not guarantee future employment as a City Police Officer Candidate. Cadets perform a variety of administrative, technical, and other tasks supporting the department's functions and operations, while observing and assisting sworn and civilian personnel. Ideal candidates will exhibit good character, sound judgment, honesty, reliability, and integrity, coupled with a commitment to community-oriented policing and a strong desire to serve the citizens of Gaithersburg.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years old (at the time of hire).
• Have the ability to lawfully become employed in the United States.
• Possess a valid driver's license and good overall driving record.
• Be in excellent physical and mental condition as determined by comprehensive examinations.
• Be able to meet the established vision standards required to successfully perform police officer tasks including passing tests for color vision (including a 14-panel Ishihara Vision Test for color blindness), acuity, binocularity, stereopsis (depth perception), and other vision skills.
• Have graduated from an accredited high school, or possess a high school diploma recognized by the Maryland Department of Education or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
• Be of good moral character, with no felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions for which a sentence of imprisonment for one year or more could have been imposed.
• Not be a current user of illegal drugs.
• Pass a comprehensive background check.
• Be attending or will attend (as soon as eligible) an accredited community college, college, or university in an area of concentration that will prepare you for a law enforcement career; classes are not limited to criminal justice programs.
• Be able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Learn and receive instruction on the City of Gaithersburg Police Department's organization, chain of command, and rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Participate in classroom and field training to learn law enforcement principles, departmental procedures, and community policing strategies.
• Observe and assist during patrol operations, traffic control, and community engagement activities.
• Shadow officers during calls for service, investigations, and special assignments for learning purposes.
• Provide administrative, technical, or other clerical tasks in support of department functions and services when not attending ride-alongs; work may include, but is not limited to, routine office assistance such as filing, copying, faxing, and scanning documents; answering a multi-line telephone; providing assistance or routine information to callers or visitors to the Police Department; performing data entry tasks; maintaining police related records; conducting research; and preparing reports.
• Report all contact with law enforcement officers.
• Participate in special training programs as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to $5,250 in tuition reimbursement per year of GPD Cadet employment (reimbursement after successful completion of the Police Officer field training program).

What This Job Offers

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