Police Officer-Certified

Deerfield Beach Police Department; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Deerfield Beach Police Department is seeking experienced, service-driven professionals to be part of building a department from the ground up. As a founding team member, you will shape policing approaches, community relationships, teamwork, and professional service.

In this role, you’ll patrol, investigate, enforce laws, and collaborate with city departments and partner agencies. You’ll help establish practices, traditions, and a culture of accountability and service that serves the community

Qualifications

• Florida Law Enforcement Officer Certification must be obtained within 180 days.
• Valid driver’s license from any state and ability to obtain Florida license within 30 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Protect life and property while providing professional, responsive law enforcement services.
• Build positive relationships with residents, businesses, and community partners.
• Respond to calls for service and handle a variety of law enforcement situations.
• Conduct investigations, enforce laws, and prepare accurate reports.
• Use sound judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills in challenging situations.
• Work collaboratively with fellow officers, supervisors, City departments, and partner agencies.

Skills

Sound judgment

Integrity

Initiative

Communication

Community service

Adaptable

Collaborative

Teamwork

Education

Florida LEO Certification

Job description

Don’t just join a department. Help build one.

We’re looking for experienced, service-driven professionals who want to be part of something from the beginning.

This is an opportunity to serve the community while helping establish how a new department approaches policing, community relationships, teamwork, and professional service.

Why join us from the start?

• Be a Founding Team Member — Join during a defining moment and help shape the department for years to come.
• Help Build the Culture — Bring your experience, ideas, and perspective to an organization being built around professionalism, service, accountability, and teamwork.
• Make an Immediate Impact — Your work will directly influence how the department serves the community.
• Build Something That Lasts — Help establish practices, traditions, and standards future members will inherit.
• Grow With the Department — Join an organization at the beginning of its story and be part of its development.
• Set the Standard — Work alongside professionals committed to exceptional service, teamwork, integrity, and accountability.

What You’ll Do

As a Police Officer, you’ll do more than perform the traditional responsibilities of law enforcement. As an early member of the department, you’ll also have the opportunity to help establish what exceptional policing and public service look like in our community.

• Protect life and property while providing professional, responsive law enforcement services
• Build positive relationships with residents, businesses, and community partners
• Respond to calls for service and handle a variety of law enforcement situations
• Conduct investigations, enforce laws, and prepare accurate reports
• Use sound judgment, communication, and problem-solving skills in challenging situations
• Work collaboratively with fellow officers, supervisors, City departments, and partner agencies
• Contribute your experience and ideas as the department develops its practices, traditions, and culture
• Help establish a standard of service that future members of the department will carry forward

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for officers who want more than their next assignment. We’re looking for professionals who want to help build something.

The ideal candidate brings sound judgment, integrity, initiative, strong communication skills, and a commitment to serving the community. Just as importantly, we’re looking for people who understand that joining a new department means being adaptable, collaborative, and willing to contribute to a team that is establishing its identity from the ground up.

Salary/Step Placement:

The salary range listed for this position reflects the full range of the applicable salary step schedule. The starting salary and step placement for the selected candidate will be determined based on verification of the candidate’s current salary step, relevant experience, education, certifications, qualifications, and other applicable factors. Placement within the salary range is not guaranteed and may vary based on the selected candidate’s verified qualifications.

This role performs police patrol, preliminary and follow-up investigations, traffic regulation and enforcement, enforcement of criminal laws, arrests for felony and misdemeanor offenses, and other law enforcement activities. Police officers may be assigned to various units or functions within the Police Department, including but not limited to Road Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Traffic, Background Investigations, Training, Field Training, and specialized enforcement units. This recruitment may also be used to identify experienced applicants for initial or future specialized assignments based on documented qualifications, Department needs, and the applicable selection process. The essential functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Uphold rigorous standards of internal accountability, discipline, and ethical conduct consistent with best practices and City protocols.
• Can be in pursuit, will apprehend, will arrest, and apply other restraints that is applicable to the situation at hand.
• Can perform searches of people, vehicles, buildings.
• Can pursue fleeing suspects and perform rescue operations.
• Exercise independent judgement in determining when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, and when probable cause exists to search and arrest.
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• A Florida Law Enforcement Officer Certification is required to be obtained within 180 days of application and must be in place for appointment to the position.
• A valid driver’s license from any state (equivalent to a State of Florida Class E) may be utilized, and the ability to obtain the State of Florida license within thirty (30) days from the date of employment is required.

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Progressively responsible, full-time sworn law enforcement experience beyond the minimum requirements of the position.
• Training and experience conducting criminal investigations, particularly homicide or violent crime, major crimes, sexual offenses, crimes against children, financial or fraud investigations, property crime