Community Police Officer (Open Continuous)

Entry and Lateral Community Police Officers The Portland Police Bureau invites applications for Entry and Lateral Community Police Officers. Why Join Portland Police Visit Speak with a Recruiter: Fill out this form to text with a PPB recruiter. Join us for a Hiring Workshop: The Portland Police Bureau Hiring Workshops are back! You will have the opportunity to talk with PPB recruiters and background investigators and learn more about the hiring process and the career paths we offer. Interested candidates can also participate in the Oregon Physical Agilities Test (ORPAT). Benefits Wellness Benefit Paid time (1 hour) to participate in wellness activities each shift On-site fitness center locations and classes Discounts to local fitness clubs Chronic care coaching programs Worksite wellness screenings Tuition Reimbursement Program Paid Leave One hundred twelve (112) hours of vacation each year initially. This accrual will increase yearly. Sick leave typically accrues up to a maximum rate of one hundred four (104) hours per calendar year. Ten (10) paid holidays each year. Forty (40) personal hours accrue each year. Union Representation The Portland Police Association (PPA) represents this classification. To view this labor agreement, please go to Salary Information $84,000.00 - $120,000.00 annually plus overtime (time and a half) & pay incentive (up to 30% more). Entry Police Officers start at the entry rate. Lateral Police Officers will go through a Pay Equity Analysis upon job offer. To view the Police Officer Salary Calculator, please click here. Language Pay This position is eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees. Hiring Incentives Amount at Swear-In: $1,000. Amount at End of Probation: $1,000. Amount Upon Completion of 3 Years of Service: $3,000. Total: $5,000. Qualifications Must be at least 20.5 years old. Must possess a High School Diploma or GED. Must be a U.S. Citizen within 18 months of date of hire, or a nonimmigrant legally admitted under a Compact of Free Association. Non-citizen applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application. Application for U.S. citizenship requires five years of residency. Must possess a valid driver’s license (in the current state of residence). Lateral Police Officer Qualifications Must have three (3) years of continuous service in another police agency as a sworn police officer from a recognized state, county, or city (municipal) agency, including sworn Indian tribal police, and must have been employed there within the last two (2) years. NOTE: Military police, Federal Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Parole/Probation do NOT qualify for a Lateral Police Officer. Disqualifiers and Eliminating Factors Cannot have any offensive forms of body art or tattoos. Tattoos above the collar or on the hand may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Must have vision correctable to 20/30. Marijuana Use: as a sworn position, the candidate must not have used Marijuana (not including CBD) within 12 months of application. Have no felony convictions. Have no convictions for crimes involving domestic violence. Have no dishonorable discharge from any branch of military service. Have no more than three (3) traffic (moving) convictions in the last three (3) years. #J-18808-Ljbffr City of Portland