Police Officer

Police Officer

The Village of Whitefish Bay is seeking a Police Officer. This position is full-time and is located at Village Hall and Police Department, 5300 N. Marlborough Drive, Whitefish Bay, WI.

Salary: $71,168.69 - $97,096.64 Annually

Job Number: 2026-3

Department: Police Department

Opening Date: 07/07/2026

Closing Date: 9/6/2026 at 3:00 PM Central Time (US & Canada)

Summary of Job

The Police Officer will:

1. Respond to routine and emergency calls for service and take necessary action consistent with applicable laws, department policy, procedures, and training.
2. Exercise the lawful use of arrest, force, search, and seizure powers in the investigation and enforcement of criminal, non-criminal, ordinance, and traffic violations.
3. Make independent observations to identify existing or potential problems or conditions requiring attention, and initiate appropriate precautionary, preventative, or corrective measures.
4. Conduct thorough and accurate investigations and/or follow-up on all assigned or initiated activity.
5. Document occurrences and activities through the preparation of thorough and accurate reports.
6. Offer credible testimony at trials or hearings regarding the specifics of an incident, arrests made, evidence gathered, or other investigation completed.
7. Follow and obey lawful orders as well as department rules, policies, procedures and directives.
8. Promote professional relationships within the Department, Village government, other governmental agencies, and the community in the furtherance of the department's mission, goals, and objectives.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The Police Officer must:

1. Meet requirements for the position of police officer established by the State of Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board and the Village of Whitefish Bay Police Commission.
2. Attain and maintain the required level of proficiency or certification in those job responsibilities, duties, or tasks where standards are formally defined or required.
3. Properly operate motor vehicles and/or all other police equipment as necessary to discharge job related duties and responsibilities.
4. Qualify with, carry, and maintain proficiency with department firearms in accordance with department policies and standards.
5. Have a full range of movement, physical strength, endurance, fitness, and conditioning to protect one's self or others, and subdue, control, or arrest resisting subjects.
6. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
7. Deal effectively, ethically, and compassionately with victims, suspects, and others.
8. Control situations where authority is needed.
9. Recall details, copy written and oral information, and apply instructions with a high degree of accuracy.
10. Analyze situations, exercise independent judgment, and to make judicious decisions.
11. Identify and/or gather information needed to generate an effective solution to a problem or dispute.
12. Exercise discretion consistent with department policy.
13. Know Federal, State, and local laws and ordinances as related to duties and responsibilities.
14. Know department rules, regulations, directives and policies and procedures.
15. Know concepts, procedures, and techniques relating to arrest, search, and seizure, evidence collection, processing and preservation, current investigative, interrogation, and interview techniques and procedures.
16. Know crime scene management and control.
17. Know Village geography.

Supplemental Information

Lateral Transfer Benefits:

• An applicant with less than three (3) years of certified law enforcement experience in a similar position shall start at Step 2 of the applicable wage scale. Applicants with more than three (3) years of certified law enforcement experience in a similar position shall start at Step 4 of the applicable wage scale. Lateral hires shall receive a one-time compensation bonus of $6,000 payable upon completion of the probationary period but shall repay the full amount if the officer does not complete at least three (3) years of employment with the Department.
• An applicant with certified law enforcement experience will be credited for those years of service for purposes of vacation. After completion of the requisite initial training period, officers will be permitted to use a prorated portion of vacation time based on their credited years of experience. Beginning on the January 1 immediately following their date of hire, officers will be entitled to vacation leave based on their credited years of service.

More information: 12 paid Holidays per year

Note: Applicants who have submitted an application with the Whitefish Bay Police Department within the past six (6) months are not eligible to reapply at this time. Applications from previous applicants received within this period will not be considered.

You must complete and attach the DJ-LE-330 form found by following the link:

Contact: Lieutenant Elizabeth Straub Whitefish Bay Police Dept. 5300 N Marlborough Dr Whitefish Bay, WI 53217 Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io Fax: View phone number on click.appcast.io Email: View email address on click.appcast.io

Notes: Written exam; Oral interviews; Psychological profile; Medical examination; Vision examination; Drug screening; Background investigation; Physical fitness/agility screening; Completed applications should include a completed DJ-LE-330 including the three written questions at the end of the application. Completed applications (DJ-LE-330) should be emailed to View email address on click.appcast.io.