Police Officer-1

High Point Police Department; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension after 5 years

401K/457B

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Job summary

The High Point Police Department is seeking dedicated officers to protect and serve our community. You will patrol neighborhoods, respond to emergencies, investigate incidents, and work to build trust with residents.

This role requires good judgment, calmness under pressure, and a commitment to upholding safety and integrity. Training and growth opportunities are available within a supportive department.

Qualifications

• Patrol neighborhoods and respond to emergencies.
• Investigate crimes and gather evidence.
• Engage with residents to build trust and ensure public safety.

Responsibilities

• Patrol areas in assigned jurisdiction and respond to calls.
• Collaborate with teammates to investigate incidents and make arrests when appropriate.
• Operate and navigate police vehicles during day and night duties.
• Maintain situational awareness and use force only as required by law and policy.
• Conduct searches, interviews, and report writing as part of investigations.

Job description

Compensation Range

$26.67 - $36.19

Please note: This job opening may close earlier than the stated date, due to high candidate volume. If interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Who We Are:

At the High Point Police Department, we are committed to protecting our city and building relationships with our community. Our team includes over 300 officers and professional staff who are passionate about serving others.

As a proactive, data-driven agency, we take pride in being nationally recognized for excellence. Our department offers some of the finest in-house training in the country, along with numerous opportunities for growth, development, and career advancement.

A rewarding career awaits you here. Join our team and play a vital role in keeping High Point a safe place to live, work, and visit.

What We Offer:

The High Point Police Department offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. We also offer generous benefit package for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed monthly pension upon retirement, vested after 5 years of service
• 401K and 457B Retirement Plans
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement Plan
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans effective day one

What You'll Do:

Step into a career that makes a real difference. As a Police Officer, you'll be part of a committed team working to protect and serve our community through a variety of challenging and rewarding law enforcement duties. Whether you're patrolling neighborhoods, responding to emergencies, investigating crimes, or building trust with residents, every day offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact. This role requires sound judgment and the ability to stay calm under pressure. If you're ready to take on a vital role in ensuring public safety with integrity, respect, and purpose this is the career for you.

Essential Tasks & Responsibilities:

Effects arrests using handcuffs and other restraints. Subdues resisting suspects using approved maneuvers and tactics when necessary. Incorporates the use of force based on a suspect's level of resistance, up to and including deadly force.

Prepares a variety of reports, including investigative and technical. Incorporates sketches, uses appropriate grammar, symbols, and mathematical computations.

Exercises independent judgment in determining when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probable cause exists to search and arrest, and when force may be used and to what degree.

Operates a law enforcement vehicle during both the day and night under conditions including emergencies. This may involve speeds above posted limits, in congested traffic, and unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice, and snow.

Communicates effectively and coherently over law enforcement radio channels while initiating and responding to radio communications.

Gathers information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining the statements of victims, witnesses, and suspects.

Pursues fleeing suspects and performs rescue operations which may involve quickly entering and exiting law enforcement patrol vehicles, lifting carrying and dragging heavy objects, climbing over and pulling up oneself over obstacles, jumping down from elevated surfaces, climbing through openings, jumping over obstacles, ditches and streams, crawling in confined areas, balancing on uneven or narrow surfaces and using body force to gain entrance through barriers.

Loads, unloads, aims, and fires agency-issued firearms under conditions of stress that justify the use of deadly force and at levels of proficiency prescribed in certification standards. Firearms include both handgun and shotgun.

Performs searches of people, vehicles, buildings, and large outdoor areas. Searches may involve feeling and detecting objects and walking for long periods of time.

Conducts visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time.

Engages in law enforcement patrol functions during all shifts. Responding to radio and computer-dispatched calls for service. Being proactive in crime deterrence and prevention by remaining vigilant and aware of frequently violated statutes.

Communicates effectively with all people by giving information and directions, mediating disputes, and advising of rights and processes.

Demonstrates communication skills in court proceedings and other formal settings.

Detects and collects evidence and substances that provide the basis of criminal offenses and infractions and that indicate the presence of dangerous conditions.

Endures verbal and mental abuse when confronted with the hostile views and opinions of suspects and other people encountered in an antagonistic environment.

Performs rescue functions at accidents, emergencies and disasters to include administering emergency medical aid, lifting, dragging and carrying people away from dangerous situations and securing and evacuating people from particular areas.

Processes and transports prisoners and committed mental patients using handcuffs and other appropriate restraints.

Puts on and operates a gas mask in situations where chemical munitions are being deployed.

Extinguishes small fires by using a fire extinguisher and other appropriate means.

Reads and comprehends legal and non-legal documents, including the preparation and processing of documents such as citations, affidavits, and warrants.

Processes arrestees to include photographs and obtaining fingerprint impressions.

Ensures that all law enforcement work is performed in accordance with OSHA and City Safety Standards and Policies.

Qualifications:

• You will remain a probationary employee of the City until you are performing your job functions in a solo capacity. This could be up to 24 months from your date of hire.
• Ability to perform ALL of the essential tasks listed above, unassisted, and at a pace and level consistent with job performanc