Police Officer - Lateral

Anne Arundel County Police Department; Maryland; Sur place; USD 81 000 - 98 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Signing bonus

Résumé du poste

Anne Arundel County Police Department in Maryland is seeking sworn Police Officers who are current or former MPCTC-certified. The role involves patrol, traffic, investigations, and support services under general supervision.

A $10,000 signing bonus is awarded to successful candidates, with $5,000 on hire and $5,000 after one year of service. Candidates must meet MPCTC requirements and be a US citizen.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school.
• Successful completion of recruit and/or entry-level training and probationary period.
• Must hold MPCTC certification as a Police Officer.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Must have worked for a full-service law enforcement agency in MD.
• MPCTC Skills Profile submission required.

Responsabilités

• Enforcing state and local criminal laws.
• Enforcing traffic laws and writing traffic citations; investigating traffic accidents.
• Making physical arrests and writing charges.
• Testifying in court for citations and arrests.
• Responding to calls for police service and emergencies.
• Handling highly stressful situations and domestic incidents.
• Investigating crimes and writing arrest warrants.
• Pursuing and subduing suspects.

Formation

MPCTC certification

Description du poste

Signing Bonus

Anne Arundel County is currently accepting applications for sworn Police Officers who are currently or previously certified in the State of Maryland (MPCTC Certified).

Starting salary is determined by years of service and current salary. The maximum starting salary will be $89,492.

A $10,000 signing bonus will be awarded to successful candidates.

• $5,000 will be payable upon hire.
• $5,000 will be payable upon the successful completion of one (1) year of service as an Anne Arundel County Police Officer.

Anne Arundel County has recently signed a bill that will allow newly hired Police Officers that transferred from another Maryland Certified Law Enforcement Agency to purchase up to five (5) years of prior service credit in the County Police plan.

Previous MPCTC-certified candidates must have been separated in good standing from a law enforcement unit within the last three (3) years from the date of hire to the Anne Arundel County Police Department (August 26, 2027).

Nature and Variety of Work

This work involves responsibility for performing, under general supervision, duties in patrol, traffic, investigations, administration, and support services. Duties may include shift work, outdoor work, and exposure to dangerous conditions. Work requires an understanding of law enforcement work and departmental rules and procedures.

This is a Safety-Sensitive position. Employees in this position are subject to Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) and Alcohol testing.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school
• Successful completion of recruit and/or entry-level training and probationary period
• Possession of a valid non-commercial Class C motor vehicle operator's license or equivalent license from another state
• United States citizenship is required.
• All lateral applicants must have successfully completed Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission (MPCTC) recruit training and the required field training objectives. Additionally, you must be off probation to apply.
• Current Certification as a Police Officer by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission (MPCTC) is required. You are also eligible to apply if you were certified as a police officer within the last three (3) years from the date of hire to the Anne Arundel County Police Department (August 26, 2027), and you were separated in good standing. Applicants who were terminated, left previous agencies under investigation, or left in lieu of termination will not be considered.
• You must have worked for a full-service law enforcement agency in the State of Maryland.
• Applicants must submit their Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions Skills Profile (MPCTC Skills Profile).

Letter of Good Standing Requirements

• Dates of employment
• Position held
• Whether the employee was separated in good standing
• Eligibility for rehire

Note on Full Service Law Enforcement Agency

NOTE: A “Full Service Law Enforcement Agency” is any agency that meets the requirements listed in Public Safety Article Title 3 – Law Enforcement Subtitle 2 - Police Training and Standards Commission Annotated Code of Maryland. Title 3-201. (d)(1) "Law Enforcement Agency" means a governmental police force, sheriff’s office, or law enforcement organization of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation that by statute, ordinance, or common law is authorized to enforce the general criminal laws of the State.

Job Duties

• Enforcing state and local criminal laws
• Enforcing traffic laws and writing traffic citations; investigating traffic accidents
• Making physical arrests, to include writing the statement of charges for said arrests
• Testifying in court for traffic citations and criminal arrests
• Responding to basic calls for police service, like commercial and residential alarms, neighbor disputes, barking dogs, and loud music complaints
• Responding to highly stressful and/or hostile situations in progress, like robberies, burglaries, thefts in progress, and domestic assaults
• Investigating crimes like robberies, burglaries, thefts in progress, and domestic assaults; writing arrest warrants for said investigations
• Pursuing and subduing prisoners

Selection Process

Applications will be evaluated based on education and experience, a polygraph examination, a panel interview, and a background investigation. The polygraph focuses on domestic violence, criminal activity, previous employment, motor