Police Officer - Certified + Hiring Bonus
About The Position
The individual will serve and protect the community by police patrol, investigation, traffic regulation, and related law enforcement activities and use experience and judgment to respond to emergencies, preserve the peace and enforce the law. Hours involve rotating shifts to provide 24-hour coverage. Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as vacation and sick leave, holiday pay and participation in retirement plan. The City offers an excellent benefit package including single or family medical, dental, vision, life and supplemental insurance, a matching retirement plan with 9% contribution by the employee and matched by the City, vacation, sick leave, comp time accrual, floating holidays and paid holidays. The City also offers an In-Lieu of benefit of $4200 per year for employees with other medical coverage, or a health savings account (HSA) with a City contribution of up to $140/month for qualified participants to help pay for out of pocket medical expenses. Sworn staff also have the use of take-home patrol vehicles. Officers are scheduled to allow for multiple days off in a row when possible (i.e. 4 on-3 off/ 3 on-4 off, etc.) to ensure staff maintain a positive work-life balance. The Alliance Police Department consists of seventeen (17) sworn positions and eight (11) civilian personnel. The Department’s command staff includes the Chief of Police and two Lieutenants. Supporting the command staff are four Sergeants, all who are assigned to the Patrol Division. The Department works closely with local, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies. The Department responded to over 28,900 calls for service in 2022. The Alliance Police Department remains an active law enforcement agency in the western Nebraska region. Opportunities for personal growth, experience and rewarding work are just a few benefits available to those interested in joining the law enforcement community and becoming a police officer with the Alliance Police Department.
Requirements
- Certified applicants must have graduated from a full-time certified police academy
- been employed a minimum of two years as a full-time police officer in a single jurisdiction in which the training and experience qualify for Certification in Nebraska
- This accelerated lateral process applies to applicants with at least 2 years of equivalent experience
- Out-of-state certified officers will also be considered
- letter of interest
- resume
- Copy of current Law Enforcement Certification
Responsibilities
- police patrol
- investigation
- traffic regulation
- related law enforcement activities
- respond to emergencies
- preserve the peace
- enforce the law
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- vacation and sick leave
- holiday pay
- participation in retirement plan
- single or family medical
- dental
- vision
- life and supplemental insurance
- a matching retirement plan with 9% contribution by the employee and matched by the City
- vacation
- sick leave
- comp time accrual
- floating holidays
- paid holidays
- In-Lieu of benefit of $4200 per year for employees with other medical coverage
- health savings account (HSA) with a City contribution of up to $140/month for qualified participants to help pay for out of pocket medical expenses
- take-home patrol vehicles
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
