Police Officer

Town of Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

43d • Onsite

About The Position

Become a Guardian of the Hill. We are currently hiring certified, sworn officers in North Carolina and out-of-state. Be part of a police department that values your experience, your well-being, and your career goals. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and we lead the way in meaningful and progressive approaches to protecting, partnering, and serving the community. Our department offers extensive training opportunities and career advancement planning that is personalized for you, and we’re committed to flexible scheduling to make time for it. We also offer a variety of rotational positions designed to give patrol officers specialized experience earlier in their career. Co-Response is Part of Our DNA: Officers work side-by-side with our Crisis Unit – a co-responder model that has been part of our department for over 50 years. Officers and crisis counselors collaborate and provide onsite emergency responses to people who are experiencing a crisis.

Requirements

• Must meet the NC Department of Justice minimum standards for certification.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
• Knowledge of State and federal laws, Town ordinances, and Town and departmental policies and procedures
• Knowledge of Best practices in policing and customer service
• Ability to Solve problems and make sound decisions, performing mathematical calculations
• Ability to Maintain accurate financial records and prepare reports
• Ability to Utilize a personal computer and various word processing and database software applications
• Ability to Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, customers, and supervisors
• Ability to Maintain required certification
• Ability to Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to Model behavior that is consistent with our values of RESPECT
• A high school diploma or its equivalent
• Maintain North Carolina certification.
• Possession of or the ability to obtain a valid driver's license North Carolina issued by the state of NC and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites.

Nice To Haves

• Incentives for associate degree ($1,500)
• Incentives for bachelor’s degree ($2,500)
• Incentives for master’s degree ($4,500)
• Incentives for language fluency ($1,500)
• Incentives for Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate ($1,500)
• Additional incentives for officers include $500 annually for successfully completing physical abilities test
• 3% increase for officers serving as Field Training Officer

Responsibilities

• May perform a variety of law enforcement duties such as responding to calls for service, enforcing traffic and criminal laws; and conducting high visibility patrols
• May perform investigations; conduct interviews; process crime scenes; and collect evidence
• May perform community policing activities
• Performs other duties as required

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Ample paid overtime
• Extra duty opportunities
• Health and dental insurance at no cost to the employee, effective on their first day of employment.
• Extensive training opportunities
• Career advancement planning
• Flexible scheduling

What This Job Offers

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