Elizabethtown Borough - ACT 120 Police Officer
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The Elizabethtown Borough Police Department is accepting applications for the position of FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICER. Applications are available either in-person from the Civil Service Commission, Elizabethtown Police Department Office, 600 South Hanover Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022, or they can be downloaded directly from the PoliceApp.com website at www.PoliceApp.com/elizabethtownPA. Completed and notarized application packets must be received or postmarked before 4:00 pm (est.) on Friday, August 30, 2024. Please direct all questions regarding the hiring process to Derek Koch, Chief of Police, at kochd@etownpolice.org.
Applicants who recently completed the Lancaster County Chiefs of Police Consortium application and testing process on July 28, 2024, will not be required to submit a new application.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
An acceptable applicant shall:
- Be a citizen of the Unites States
- Have reached their 21st birthday prior to the application deadline
- Have graduated from an accredited high school or possess a GED
- Be physically and mentally fit to perform all of the essential job functions of a police officer
- Prior to appointment, possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
- Completion of an Act 120 Police Academy (or out-of-state equivalent) is preferred, but not required.
ABOUT US:
The Elizabethtown Police Department is a progressive, well-trained, and well-equipped civil service agency that has been serving the Elizabethtown community since 1911. Elizabethtown Borough has a population of approximately 12,000 residents and includes the Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown Area High and Middle School Campus, and two elementary schools. The Department currently employs 18 full time police officers and 2 administrative civilian personnel. Officers include the Chief of Police, Lieutenant, Corporals, Detectives, School Resource Officer, and Patrol Officers.
We are a community-oriented policing agency, with officers trained in multiple disciplines including, but not limited to, bicycle patrol, forensics, DUI enforcement, and traffic safety. Department officers participate in a number of community-based programs and we interact with our neighborhood partners on a daily basis. EPD is moving quickly into the future of 21st Century Policing, using innovative digital resources and policing strategies in an effort to better serve our community. Department officers are assigned to various county task forces and teams including, Lancaster County Major Crimes Unit, Lancaster County Forensics Team, and a Regional Crash Investigative Team. The police station also serves as a regional booking center for the fingerprinting and photographing of criminal suspects. This regional facility is utilized by three other police departments. The department is dispatched through Lancaster County-Wide Communications (LCWC).
BENEFITS:
Officers with the EPD currently work an attractive 12-hour schedule that affords them an excellent balance of responsibility at work and time off with their families. Benefits also include: pension, vision, dental, prescription, and medical coverage, life insurance, paid vacation, court time, longevity pay, education bonus, and department-issued uniforms and equipment. We also offer a competitive salary range as provided within the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), with the starting salary currently set between $52,689 and $66,469, depending upon experience. EPD officers reach top pay after completing five years of service with the Department. Additional benefit and salary information is included online at www.PoliceApp.com/elizabethtownPA as well as with application packets obtained in person at EPD.
ELIZABETHTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT:
The Elizabethtown Police Department is committed to providing the highest quality of police services by empowering our members and the community to work in partnership with the goal of improving the quality of life within Elizabethtown Borough, while at the same time maintaining respect for individual rights and human dignity.
TO APPLY:
Visit the Elizabethtown Police Department’s job announcement and apply at: www.PoliceApp.com/elizabethtownPA, or you may pick up an application packet in-person from the Civil Service Commission, Elizabethtown Police Department Office, 600 South Hanover Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Packets will be available between the hours of 7:30 am-4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Completed and notarized application packets must be received or postmarked before 4:00 pm (est.) on Friday, August 30, 2024. Please direct all questions about the EPD hiring process to Derek Koch, Chief of Police, at kochd@etownpolice.org.
Upon receipt of completed application packet’s, applicants will be notified via e-mail of the date, time and location of the different phases of the selection process, as well as additional applicant information processing through the Guardian Network.
PoliceApp applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable $35 application fee, as collected by PoliceApp.
Applications obtained in-person at the Elizabethtown Police Department must be accompanied by a non-refundable $35 application fee made payable to the Elizabethtown Police Department (check or money order). The check or money order shall be submitted when the completed application packet is either dropped off in-person or mailed to the Elizabethtown Police Department.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT:
The Elizabethtown Police Department is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at the EPD are based on organizational needs, job requirements/descriptions/essential functions, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The EPD will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Please direct questions regarding this position to kochd@etownpolice.org
Jobs close at 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the deadline date specified, or when the position capacity has been met, or unless otherwise specified in the announcement. If the deadline date is not specified in the announcement, the agency has sole discretion on setting the deadline and jobs may close without notice. It is the applicant's responsibility to thoroughly read and understand the deadline requirements and capacity limits as outlined by the agency.
Applicants are responsible for checking their email and logging into their PoliceApp, PublicSafetyApp, FireFighterApp or EmployementApp account to monitor for emails, scheduling and process updates.