Police Officer Job at City of Dodge City, Dodge City, KS

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  • City of Dodge City
  • Dodge City, KS

Job Description

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

ENTRY LEVEL & LATERAL POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS.

Wage: $25.50-$36.04

A $5,000 hiring bonus is now being offered!

Lateral Entry Officer Starting Pay up to $36.04 DOE Lateral Entry Detective up to $38.04 DOE

Qualifying experience for lateral consideration; Full credit:

★ State/County/Municipal/Tribal sworn law enforcement (full arrest powers/certified by a state commission/board of professional standards). The population and call load in which the years of service to be considered, must be comparable in size to the Dodge City Police Dept. or larger.

★ Federal law enforcement will be evaluated based on the specific agency and assignment. Sworn (arrest powers) law enforcement service, including but not limited to: FBI, DHS, ATF, DEA, US Marshal, and ICE, will qualify as full credit years of service as well as qualified lateral detective years of service.

★ US Military Police (MP), and Criminal Investigations Division (CID) will qualify as full credit years of service. CID will qualify as well as lateral detective years of service.

✩ Full credit years of service = 1 to 1 credit. For each year of qualifying law enforcement experience the lateral transfer would go one step up on the current pay scale.

Qualifying experience for lateral consideration; Partial credit:

★ Sworn law enforcement years of service including but not limited to: US Border Patrol, FBI Police, will be given partial years of service credit.

✩ Partial years of service credit = (.5) year credit for each one (1) year of service.

Prior military, corrections, and security years of service will not be considered for lateral credit. Sworn law enforcement officers who come from an agency that is smaller and/or has less of a call load will be evaluated and placed in the pay scale by city administration.

★ Yearly pay increases with 14 step pay scale; lateral entry available.

★ Kansas Police & Fire Retirement System

★ Employer provided family/single medical and dental insurance

★ Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance

★ Incentive pay for bilingual skills [Up to 10% increase of base pay]

★ Hourly incentive pay for Associate’s Degree $.44, Bachelor’s Degree $.87, and Master’s Degree $1.31

★ Excellent training program and police academy training is paid for by employer

★ 100% College tuition reimbursement plan.

★ Shift differential pay for night shift. $0.50 per hour

Qualifications: High school diploma or G.E.D., U.S. Citizenship, 21 years of age, no felony convictions or domestic violence history, valid driver’s license, and good driving record.

APPLY ONLINE: Please apply at our website,

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: recruiting@dodgecity.org or hr@dodgecity.org

Human Resources 620-225-8100 or the Dodge City Police Dept. 620-225-8126

FIND US ON FACEBOOK - Dodge City Police Department

Please direct questions regarding this position to brandonr@dodgecity.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.50 - $36.04 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee assistance program
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Relocate:

  • Dodge City, KS 67801: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Relocation, Shift work, Night shift,

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