Police Officer (Lateral)

Job overview

The Police Officer (Lateral) role is onsite in Lehi, UT. Starting pay for experienced full-time officers is $29.69 per hour; the lateral wage is determined by the Chief of Police based on experience. The role serves the Lehi City Police Department and its community of nearly 95,000 residents. The role exists to provide community-oriented policing as Lehi grows, with assignments across patrol, investigations, school resource officer work, K9, code enforcement, commercial vehicle enforcement, and SWAT. Officers help protect the community through law enforcement, public safety, and responsive service.

What you'll do

• Perform law enforcement duties in assigned areas
• apply knowledge of community-oriented policing, patrol operations, criminal investigations, report writing, and safety standards for police equipment
• work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays
• travel frequently while performing job functions.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

police officer

lateral officer

law enforcement

community-oriented policing

patrol

investigations

lehi ut

lehi city

$29.69 per hour starting pay

rotating shifts

weekends and holidays

utah post

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• City-paid retirement, medical and dental insurance, sick-time accrual, long-term disability insurance, $100 monthly uniform allowance, and 12 paid holidays per year.

Why this role

This listing is for applicants with prior law enforcement experience. Applicants must be at least 21; Utah POST LEO certification in good standing or eligibility for certification is preferred. Full insurance benefits are effective immediately.

About the employer

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