POLICE TRAINEE - City of Asheville, NC
Asheville, NC
About the Job
About us:
The City of Asheville is dedicated to providing quality service for the residents and visitors of our beautiful city, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Asheville, NC is a thriving mountain city that has a culture enriched in diversity.
The City of Asheville values and respects a diverse community, workforce and ideas, and is committed to promoting an equitable, fair, and just employment environment. Our organization seeks to create and provide access and opportunities to employees, residents and visitors to fulfill their potential through inclusive engagement practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status.
About our opportunity:
Full Time 40 Hrs Week; must be able to work rotating shifts, evenings, weekends, and holidays. If hired the training schedule is Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm. After training, Police Officers work 12 hour shifts either 6 am–6 pm, 7 am-7 pm or 6 pm-6 am, 7 pm–7 am.
The Hiring Process Includes:
- Initial Review
- Entrance Exam & Fitness Assessment (Modified Coopers Exam)
- Panel Interview & 1:1 Interview
- Conditional Offer/Drug Screen/Health Assessment*
- Background Investigation
- Polygraph
- Psychological Evaluation
- Executive Review
The entire hiring process can take up to 6 months. Anyone who participates in the hiring process and is not selected, must wait a period of one year to reapply.
Employee Benefits and Position Information
Starting basic salary for Police Officer Trainees is $43,825.08. Upon completion of the academy and obtaining certification from the state, salary will increase to $47,461.44. For the next 3 years, the salary will be raised per city council approval. After 3 years of service as a police officer, officers advance to Senior Police Officer and are paid a salary of $50,884.86.
All sworn police department employees are offered the following benefits:
Pre-tax hiring bonus of $5,000 for new lateral Police Officers and $3,500 for new Police Officer Trainees. The bonus will be paid in three equal payments at hire, at 6 months, and after 1 year.
Get paid while attending Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET).
Relocation assistance may be available.
$1,000 yearly uniform allowance
Retirement program through the NC Local Government Employees’ Retirement System (LGERS). The City of Asheville also provides a 401K plan with employer contributions. Sworn officers receive an additional law enforcement retirement supplement through the LGERS system.
Mentoring and peer support for new hires.
Tuition reimbursement for qualifying courses of study.
Health, dental, and life insurance.
Incentive pay for:
Education:
1.5% for an Associate’s Degree
3% for a Bachelor’s Degree
5% for a Master’s Degree
3% for fluency in a foreign language
Night-shift differential pay of $2.00/hour
8% for Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate
$30 daily on-call pay
$50 Wellness Incentive
Senior Police Officer status and Advanced Law Enforcement Certificates (sworn only)
Sworn lateral transfers will be provided with a balance of 5 vacation days upon hire.
Most non-probationary police officers have the option of taking a department vehicle home. Take-home cars are assigned by availability and seniority.
Additional information on employee benefits is available through the City of Asheville Human Resources Department.