Lateral Police Officer

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT

Now Hiring: Lateral Police Officer

Starting Salary: $62000 to $71875 per year depending on certified law enforcement experience.

Contact a WPD recruiter at with any questions.

ABOUT WPD

The Westminster Police Department is a full-service municipal law enforcement agency providing 24/7 coverage for our community. Our guiding principles include a commitment to policing that is community-oriented problem-oriented and data-driven.

WPD currently has forty-two (42) sworn police officers who hold the ranks of Police Officer Police Officer First Class Corporal Sergeant Lieutenant Captain Major/Deputy Chief and Chief of Police. The Department is comprised of the Patrol Bureau and the Criminal Investigations Bureau. WPD features a K9 Unit a Strategic Enforcement Unit and long-term assignments with the Carroll County Drug and Firearms Trafficking Task Force and the Child Advocacy and Investigations Center. There are ample opportunities for training certifications for specialty skills and collateral duty assignments including bicycle patrol Crisis Intervention Team Crash Reconstruction Unit Crisis Response Team and Crisis Negotiations Team.

WPD has thirteen (13) professional staff members who provide integral support throughout the Department. These valued members work in Communications and Dispatch Unit the Body-Worn Camera program the Auxiliary Police Unit grant-funded outreach teams administrative support and college internships.

BENEFITS

• Maryland Law Enforcement Officers Pension System and 457 deferred compensation plan.
• Health dental vision and life insurance.
• Vacation holiday birthday sick and family sick leave.
• 12-hour Pitman patrol schedule with fixed shifts.
• Take-home police vehicle program within a 25-mile radius.
• Physical fitness incentive and on-duty wellness and workout time.
• Multi-lingual incentive.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Be a United States citizen.
• Be 21 years of age at the time of appointment.
• Possess a high school diploma or GED certificate.
• Be eligible to possess a firearm.
• Possess a valid drivers license.
• Have no felony or serious misdemeanor convictions; no DUI convictions within the last three (3) years.
• Meet the minimum standards set by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions (MPCTC).
• Be eligible to obtain a Maryland Training and Standards Commission Certification and Training Standards Compliance Card.

MPCTC DISQUALIFIERS

• Convicted of selling manufacturing or distributing a controlled dangerous substance narcotic drug or marijuana.
• Illegally sold produced cultivated distributed or transported a controlled dangerous substance narcotic drug or marijuana.
• Illegally used a controlled dangerous substance or narcotic drug within 36 months of an application for certification.
• Used Marijuana within 12 months of an application for certification.
• Used a controlled dangerous substance narcotic drug or marijuana while employed to enforce federal state or local law by any government agency.
• Used Heroin Phencyclidine (PCP) Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD).
• Used a controlled dangerous substance or narcotic drug or any combination of controlled dangerous substances or narcotic drugs (excluding marijuana) a total of five or more times or one time since becoming 21 years old.

HIRING STEPS

Successful applicants must pass each of the following:

• Oral interview.
• Polygraph examination.
• Pre-employment background investigation.
• Upon receiving a conditional job offer pass a psychological screening drug screening and physical examination / physical ability test.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The City of Westminster is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees and complies with local state and federal laws. The Citys policy is to employ qualified persons without discrimination regarding race creed color religion age sex country of origin marital status disability sexual orientation gender identity genetic information political affiliation or status in any other group protected by federal/state/local law. False or misleading statements on this form are grounds for termination of the application process or if discovered after employment termination of employment.

As part of our data compilation for equal employment opportunity requirements the City of Westminster must report statistical information on the ethnic/sex/handicap composition of our applicant file. We would appreciate your help in providing the information requested. It will be kept separate from your application and completely confidential. This information WILL NOT be used to decide on whether to hire you. The City of Westminster Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP) Short Form is available for review from the Human Resources Office. YOUR COOPERATION IS VOLUNTARY. Inclusion or exclusion of any data will not affect any employment decision. Thank you for your cooperation.

ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT JOBS

Jobs close at 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on the deadline date specified or when the position capacity has been met or unless otherwise specified in the announcement. It is the applicants responsibility to thoroughly read and understand the deadline requirements and capacity limits as outlined by the agency. If the deadline is not specified in the announcement WPD has sole discretion to set the deadline and jobs may close without notice.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates are required toLogin & Apply through PoliceApp (click hyperlinked text). Applicants are responsible for checking their email and logging into their PoliceApp account to monitor updates.