Police Officer, Lateral - City of Idaho Falls

**Please note that this job posting is for experienced police officers.  Requirements have been slightly revised.  The job posting for entry-level officers is called Police Officer 2024.**

The Idaho Falls Police Department is accepting applications and resumes for lateral entry of experienced Police Officers into the department.

The testing process will be as follows:

1. Your application and resume are reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications established by the State of Idaho and Idaho Falls Police Department

2.  If you meet the requirements established by the Police Department, you will be invited to participate in an oral board interview and physical fitness test. 

3.  If you pass those, you will be moved through to the background process which includes a detailed background investigation, polygraph examination, psychological examination and physical examination.

Lateral Officer Pay

• 2 years – $28.69
• 3 years – $29.65
• 4 years – $30.64
• 5 years – $31.51
• 6 years – $31.89
• 7 years – $32.28
• 8 years – $32.67
• 9 years – $33.05
• 10 years – $33.45

Idaho Falls Police Department will use the following criteria when selecting lateral applicants to participate in the lateral testing process:

• Must be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien who is legally authorized to work in the United States
• High School graduation or possession of a GED or equivalent
• Not less than 21 years of age at the time of appointment
• Must possess or obtain a valid Idaho Driver's License by date of appointment.

Idaho Lateral Applicants

• Served within any police/law enforcement agency within the State
• Cumulative related service in Idaho must include a minimum of two (2) years of uniformed patrol as a commissioned law enforcement officer (POST Certified). 
• And, validated evidence of successful completion of a related training academy certified by the appropriate state, federal or local regulatory or oversight agency.

Outside Lateral Applicants 

• Service in a city or metropolitan as defined below:
  • Service in a city of at least 30,000 population as defined by the U.S. office of Management and Budget; OR
  • Service in a city that is part of a Metropolitan Area with at least 60,000 population as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget; AND
• Cumulative related service must include a minimum of two (2) years of uniform patrol duty as a commissioned law enforcement officer (POST Certified or equivalent) 
• And, validated evidence of successful completion of a related training academy certified by the appropriate state, federal or local regulatory or oversight agency. 

Military Police, Detention/Correction Officer, Reserve Officer, University/Campus Police, Park Ranger/Park Police, Capital Police, Detention/Jail/Court Security Sheriff's Deputy or Marshall, Special District Police, Railroad Police and federal law enforcement personnel will NOT be considered as previous related experience.