Entry-Level Police Officer

Job overview

The Entry-Level Police Officer role is onsite in Junction City, OR. Compensation is listed as $5,043–$5,560 per month for the entry-level training position. The Junction City Police Department provides police services to the community through a 24-hour, 365-day-a-year agency. The department is establishing an eligibility list for its next available officer position. Successful candidates will complete the stated selection and evaluation process to serve the community as part of the department’s law-enforcement team.

What you'll do

• The posting does not specify day-to-day duties for this opening
• it describes an eligibility process for the next available Police Officer position and the department’s community police-service mission.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

entry-level police officer

law enforcement

community police services

junction city or

eligibility list

oregon physical agility test

oregon driver’s license

$5,043–$5,560/month

fully paid medical

oregon pers/opsrp

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Employee and family medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance fully paid
• life insurance
• AD&D
• long-term disability
• city-paid Oregon PERS/OPSRP retirement
• deferred compensation plan
• vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay.

Why this role

Entry-level and lateral applicants are encouraged. Requirements include age 21 or older, a valid Oregon driver’s license before employment, passing the Oregon Physical Agility Test, written tests and evaluations, oral-board and Chief’s Command interviews, background investigation, medical evaluation, and psychological evaluation. Lateral applicants need a Basic Certificate or must be able to obtain one within a year.

About the employer

Junction City Police Department is hiring for this role. Industry: Police Protection. Sector: 92.