Evesham Township - Police Officer

Job Announcement:

2022 Job Announcement

POLICE OFFICER

The Evesham Township Police Department is recruiting for the position of full-time Police Officer. We are seeking energetic, enthusiastic, and hard-working individuals for our police department. The Evesham Township Police Department is an internationally accredited agency whose members take pride in their proactive response to crime, disorder and quality of life issues. This approach recognizes our community’s high expectations for professional police services and has sustained a positive relationship with the community for many years. 

Applicants must possess a valid New Jersey Basic Course Police Officer Certification, Waiver-Eligible SLEO II certification, or currently enrolled in a Basic Police Officer Academy

 

The department is organized into two divisions: Operations and Administrative, and four bureaus: Patrol, Investigative, Support Services, Training, and Support Services. We also offer various specialized assignments such as: K-9 Officers, Training Officers, Bike Patrol, Crime Scene Technicians, ATV Patrol, LEAD, Detective, School Resource Officers, Community Engagement, Traffic Enforcement, and Support Services. We offer our future officers a modern facility, excellent equipment, a proactive approach to training and, access to one of the leading Officer Wellness Programs in the area.

 

Applicants are asked to complete a pre-employment questionnaire using the link:

 

https://lf.evesham-nj.gov/Forms/PDQuest

 

 

After completing the questionnaire, applicants are asked to send resumes to the attention of Lieutenant Jason Siitonen at the Evesham Township Police Department, located at 984 Tuckerton Road, Marlton, NJ 08053. Resumes may also be sent electronically to pdrecruits@eveshampd.org  If you have any further inquiries, please contact Lieutenant Jason Siitonen (siitonenj@eveshampd.org) or Sergeant Erin Gorman (gormane@eveshampd.org)

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• A citizen of the United States.
• Is of good mental and bodily health sufficient to satisfy the Board of Trustees of the Police and

      Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey that would make the applicant eligible for membership

      in the retirement system.

• Is able to read, write and speak the English language well and intelligently.
• Is of good moral character and free from conviction of any crime constituting an indictable offense

      or any crime or offense involving moral turpitude.

• Is able to pass such written, oral, physical and psychological examinations as shall be selected by the

      Township Manager and meet essential job functions.

• Is a graduate from a senior high school or shall have had formal education or training showing

      attainment of the level represented by graduation from senior high school with a minimum of 60 

      college credits from an accredited college. Two years of active-duty military (or Coast Guard)

      service with an honorable discharge can be substituted for the sixty-college-credit requirement

• Is a holder of a valid New Jersey driver's license.
• Otherwise meets all requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-122 to 40A:14-127
• Is 21 years of age
• 60 college credits from an accredited institution and/or 2 years of active military service.

 

If you have any further inquiries, please contact Lieutenant Jason Siitonen (siitonenj@eveshampd.org) at (856) 983-1116 or Sgt. Erin Gorman (gormane@eveshampd.org) at (856) 985-4343.

Please direct questions regarding this position to siitonenj@eveshampd.org