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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Job Posting- Police Officer

Job title:  Police Officer
Employer name:  Chesterfield County Police Department
                            10001 Iron Bridge Rd, Chesterfield, VA 23832

Contact person:  Corporal Juana Butler, Recruiter policerecruit@chesterfieldpd.com  Office:  804-796-7169
Employer's website address:  www.chesterfieldpd.com

Brief job description: The basic duties of a police officer include patrolling, traffic
enforcement, responding to calls for service and addressing the community
concerns related to crime and quality of life issues.

The Chesterfield County Police Department is located in central Virginia
and adjoins the City of Richmond. We are a progressive and professional
department offering paid training, permanent 12 hour shifts and career
development.  Benefits include tuition reimbursement, health/dental
insurance and a take home vehicle.  The department is a full service
agency with 21 specialized units including SWAT, K-9 and Investigations.
The initial training consists of a 32 week, non-residential academy and a
two month field training period.  Officers are eligible to join
specialized units two years after field training.  We also offer
internship opportunities for juniors and seniors.

Requirements:  Open to all majors and academic levels
Qualifications:
*Be a U.S. citizen.
*Be 21 years old prior to completion of academy, have 60 college credit
hours, or 2 years law enforcement experience, or 2 years active duty
military experience, or 3 years stable employment, or equivalent
combination of education, training and experience.
*Possess or be eligible for a Virginia driver's license with no more than
six demerit points in the past twelve months, or a DUI conviction in the
past four years.
*Vision of 20/20 or corrected to 20/20.
*Weight in proportion to height.
*No convictions of felonies and/or serious and habitual misdemeanors.
*No prolonged/recent use of marijuana.
*Pass a written and physical agility test.
*Pass an extensive background investigation including a polygraph,
psychological, medical and drug screening.

Deadline for applying:  October 16, 2014 at 5 pm
How to apply:  Apply online at www.chesterfieldpd.com
Application Instructions:
*Go to www.chesterfieldpd.com
*Click "apply here"
*Click "start the application process"
*Scroll down the page to "position"
*Click on "police officer"
*Click "apply"