Police Officer

Mercer University•Atlanta, GA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Mercer University’s Police Department is looking for new Police Officers to work on our campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Our officers are sworn law enforcement officers with full police powers and work within the jurisdiction of our campus community. The overall purpose and end result is to protect property and persons on the Mercer University campuses. It is a professional police position that may require potentially dangerous or extremely tense confrontations. The Mercer University Police Department adopts a community policing strategy which promotes problem solving techniques to reduce fear of crime and improve quality of life and police services, through a proactive reliance on community resources that addresses crime causing conditions.

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED is required.
A Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) certification in Georgia (or eligibility in Georgia), which must be in Law Enforcement.
Candidates must also be in good standing with POST.
Attach a copy of your POST Officer Training Record (with gender, social security number, ethnicity and date of birth blacked out) to your initial application OR by FAX to 478-301-2790 or by email to [email protected].
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