Police Officer: Lateral $5k Hiring Incentive

Edina Police Department; Edina (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lateral Hiring Incentive

Generous benefits package

Job summary

The Edina Police Department is seeking a Police Officer to perform police services in compliance with applicable laws and city codes. The City highlights a Lateral Hiring Incentive of $5,000 and a generous benefits package, with the highest pay level reached after seven years.

Candidates must be licensed or eligible for peace officer licensure and have at least one year of full-time experience as a licensed officer.

Qualifications

• Two-year degree and POST licensure or eligibility by 2026 is required.

Responsibilities

• Performs police services.
• Enforces laws and City codes, ensuring public safety through observation, investigation, reporting and corrective action.
• Interviews, interrogations, negotiations and related investigative functions.
• Interacts with residents, other police departments, and the public via in person, telephone, or email to provide information.
• Preserves the peace through conflict intervention and crowd control.
• Provides direction and control in disasters, major emergencies, and riots.
• Drafts and prepares reports; Testifies in court when necessary.

Skills

Public safety

Interviewing

Reporting

Court testimony

Communication

Disaster response

Education

Two-year degree

Tools

Office software

Job description

The Edina Police Department is seeking a Police Officer to perform police services in compliance with applicable laws and city codes. The City highlights a Lateral Hiring Incentive of $5,000 and a generous benefits package, with the highest pay level reached after seven years.

Candidates must be licensed or eligible for peace officer licensure and have at least one year of full-time experience as a licensed officer.