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Police Officer Recruit
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$55,637.40 - $91,673.40DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK
General work as a City sponsored student enrolled in a State of Florida Certified Basic Law Enforcement Academy.
ESSENTIAL EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Timely attends and participates in all lectures, demonstrations, applications, formations, inspections, examinations, and any other gatherings conducted as a part of basic law enforcement courses and remedial training.
- Studies, comprehends, retains, and successfully demonstrates attained knowledge and skills garnered from all lectures, texts, material, data, and any other sources of information on subjects presented by the academy.
- Safely fires a qualifying score with small arms.
- Maintains a healthy physical condition and skills necessary to agilely accomplish arduous tasks, goals, assignments, etc.
- Adapts and adheres to the conduct and attitudes required by training advisors, instructors, and administrators of the academy.
- Is appropriately attired at all times.
- Performs related work as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Ability to study, comprehend, retain, and successfully demonstrate knowledge of various fields of law enforcement in the curricula of regularly scheduled basic law enforcement courses.
- Ability to achieve and maintain physical condition and skills to successfully complete all physical requirements included within those courses or training.
- Ability to become proficient in the use of firearms.
- Ability to adjust behavior patterns and attitudes.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions, orders, and regulations.
- Ability to maintain working relationships with peers, instructors and supervisors.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
- Must be a citizen of the United States.
- Must be at least 19 years of age (no maximum).
- Must have a high school diploma or its equivalent from an accredited state or private school recognized by the State of Florida Board of Education, or any other State meeting Florida Police Standards requirements.
- Must have a valid driver license from any state provided that a valid Florida driver license is presented to the Professional Compliance Bureau during the background process.
- Must pass State guidelines as determined by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for entrance into the police academy. The State requires all applicants to pass a Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT or FBAT), or other test as determined by the State for entrance into a State of Florida Certified Basic Law Enforcement Academy.
- Complete a course of basic recruit training approved by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC), unless exempt, and achieve an acceptable score on the officer certification exam in accordance with Florida Statutes. Fla. Stat. 943.13(9) and (10).
- Comply with Section 943.135 Florida Statutes, and CJSTC continuing training and education requirements. Fla. Stat. 943.13(11).
TO QUALIFY APPLICANTS MUST PASS:
- A written examination;
- A physical fitness test;
- A battery of psychological tests;
- A polygraph examination;
- A thorough background investigation, which includes a fingerprint check;
- A medical examination; and
- A Command Staff Review.
SPECIAL NOTE: Incumbents in this position should not remain in this classification for more than 12 months and are required to complete the training curriculum and pass the State certification examination in order to be upgraded to the rank of Police Officer-Certified.
Range 61
Created: 2021
The City of Hialeah Human Resources Department is committed to providing employees an exceptional work environment where through hard work, dedication, and equal opportunity for learning and personal development, employees are able to grow, flourish, and make a difference in our community. The Human Resources Department ensures compliance with Federal, State, and local laws, collective bargaining agreements, and City policies, rules and regulations. The City of Hialeah is an equal opportunity employer. There will not be any discrimination or harassment of any kind on account of age, color, race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, marital or familial status, military service or any of the protected categories. The City of Hialeah is a drug and alcohol free employer.
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