Police Officer

The Bangor Police Department is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Officer. The Bangor Police Department is the only agency in the area that offers 3 days on, 3 days off patrol work schedule. No flipping from days to nights or vice versa, your assigned shift is set. Bangor Police also invest in their officers with 78 hours of high-quality annual training, to include multiple firearms trainings as well as active threat training throughout the year.

The City of Bangor offers the Maine State Retirement 3C plan for Police Officers. Officers are eligible to retire at 66.67% (two-thirds) pay of their top highest three years. Overtime opportunities will allow for significantly increased earning potential. There is no age limit to withdraw and for every year you remain vested after 25, you add 2%. Applicants can also choose an ICMA 401(A) retirement plan as well.


Our officers are assigned to the Bangor International Airport and work extra duty assignments at the Cross Insurance Center, Maine Savings Amphitheater concert venue, local sporting events, waterfront events and multiple city functions. Overtime opportunities are often available! Please see full job description attached.

We are a completely self-sustained department and offer the following specialty teams for interested applicants:

• Criminal Investigation Division
• Special Response Team
• K9 Handler (Patrol Canine and Explosive Detection Canine - Airport)
• Bomb Squad
• Crisis Negotiator Team
• Community Services Division
• Evidence Response Team
• Special Enforcement Team
• Urban Rifle Team
• Drug Recognition Expert
• Polygraph Examiner
• Forensic Computer/Cellular Device Examiner
• Crash Reconstructionist
• Honor Guard
• Field Training Officer
• Tactical Medical Care
• Forensic Mapping
• Officer Peer Support Team
• Interested officers can also be cross trained in emergency dispatcher duties

Officers also achieve instructor certifications allowing them to conduct training both in the department and at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in subjects such as:

• Firearms Instructor
• Mechanics of Arrest, Restraint and Control and other law-enforcement-related defensive tactics programs
• De-escalation Strategies
• Emergency Vehicle Operation
• Handgun/Shotgun/Rifle Armorer
• Standard Field Sobriety Test/Intoxilyzer
• TASER/less lethal munitions
• Active Threat Response
• Physical Fitness Testing
• Rape Aggression Defense

Qualifications

Applicants are not required to have a degree but must be 21 years old to apply. If you are 20 years of age, you must have a minimum of 60 credit hours.

Please visit the Maine Criminal Justice Academy website for the upcoming Physical Fitness Testing dates, times, and locations. The Academy website is maine.gov/dps/mcja or call View phone number on click.appcast.io for more information.

Applicants are required to have already taken and passed the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Physical Fitness Test. You must submit these results with your application.

Certified Blue-Pins are encouraged to apply. Check us out at bangormaine.gov/police.

How to Apply

Applications can be completed online apply.bangormaine.gov/police/ and will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews may begin at any time an opening occurs. Questions may be directed to View email address on click.appcast.io. Thank you for your interest in working for the City of Bangor!

About the City of Bangor

The City of Bangor provides a great number of services to our citizens across a dozen departments. From plowing roads to emergency response to registering your vehicle, the City of Bangor does it all. We take pride in the variety of services we offer including a major Airport in Maine, a regional transit system, one of two Public Health Depts. in the State, and the more typical type service that our citizens have come to expect.

Our community is the third largest in Maine with just over 31,000 residents with a large influx during the day as commuters arrive to begin their workday. Nicknamed the "Queen City", we boast several local colleges, full-service convention center, and a waterfront concert venue that draws large crowds to Bangor every year.

Come join our team and be a part of our public service commitment to thousands of Mainers!

Equal Opportunity Employer