Police Officer - Fairfax County

Job Announcement

$15,000 Sign-on BONUS*

About the Department

The FCPD is comprised of employees and volunteers who possess the highest standards of ethics and integrity which creates the foundation of our ability to deliver a variety of essential police services to protect and serve all members of our community. Our department provides ethical leadership by engagement with the community to; prevent and fight crime, improve the culture of safety at work and in the community, which preserves the sanctity of all human life, and keeps pace with urbanization. Fairfax County possesses a stellar reputation nationally as the safest jurisdiction of our size among the top fifty major cities. We accomplish this through robust partnerships with all members of our uniquely diverse community.

Some duties and skills include:

• Acts to enforce criminal laws, traffic regulations and maintain public order.
• Patrol designated area utilizing police vehicle or other means.
• Conducts criminal and vehicle accident investigations.
• Effects arrests and testifies in court.
• Knowledge of modern methods and practices of criminal investigation and identification.
• Knowledge of departmental rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of the geography of the county.
• Skilled in the use of firearms.
• Ability to effectively communicate with persons of all ages and walks of life.
• Ability to remember names, faces, and details.
• Ability to comprehend and execute complex oral and written directions.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in stressful situations.
• Good physical condition.
• Keen sense of observation.
• Ability to maintain a high level of ethical standards.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of integrity at all times.

Note: Police officers work a varied shift schedule as follows (shift hours are subject to change):

• Day shift: 5:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.;
• Evening shift: 1:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.;
• Midnight shift: 7:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.;
• Workdays alternate weekly (1st week, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 2nd week Wednesday and Thursday)
• Incumbents are considered emergency essential services personnel requiring that they report on their scheduled day, or may be called back to work, should a manmade or natural disaster or emergency arise.

**Note: Academy Training is primarily Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.**

*Salary will be determined within pay grade based upon relevant preferred qualifications such as: prior law enforcement experience, college degree, military experience, foreign language proficiency and prior participation in the Fairfax County Police Department’s Public Safety Apprentice program or Police Cadet programs. 

Opportunity to transfer VRS (Virginia Retirement System) into Fairfax County Retirement System (FCRS).

* This position includes a signing bonus for fully qualified new county employees in the amount of $15,000.