City of Woodburn Police Officer - Entry Level

City of Woodburn Police Officer - Entry Level

Salary: $24.03 - $41.69 Hourly

Location: Police Department - 1060 Mt. Hood Ave., OR

Job Type: Full Time

Department: Police

Job Number: 2017-00019

Closing: 4/28/2017 5:00 PM Pacific

Job Summary

The Woodburn Police Department is currently hiring for Entry Level Police Officers to perform a variety of law enforcement duties, such as responding to and investigating diverse incident scenes; patrolling assigned areas; enforcing laws and ordinances; making arrests; preserving crime scene evidence; summarizing events in report format; and performing preventative community policing for culturally diverse neighborhoods and may be assigned to specialized units or teams in department.
Members of the Woodburn Police Department work closely with our culturally dynamiccommunity. Each member of our organization is a vital component in providing leadership and confidence to our citizens through education as well as enforcement. WPD Officers areequipped with the tools and training necessary to be effective and contemporary when serving the community. Manymembers of the department are instructors and leaders notonly in the law enforcement arena, but in service and community organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Be at least 21 years old at date of hire,
• Be a U.S. Citizen or have the ability to become one within 18 months of hire,
• Participate in competitive testing including physical fitness testing, reading comprehension, writing skills, written, physical/vision, hearing and psychological examinations, and be able to pass strict Police Department background investigation and drug testing.
• Must pass the pre-employment drug test
• Must pass the pre-employment background check.
• Must be able to work periodic overtime and a variety of 24 hour rotating shifts including holidays and weekends.

Education
High School graduate or have completed a G.E.D.,AND

Certifications/Licenses

• Ability to complete departmental recruit training course and to gain eligibility for Basic Certificate issued by the Oregon Board of Public Safety Standards and Training.
• Possess and maintain a valid Oregon class C driver's license orout of state equivalentand an acceptable driving record.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bi-lingual language skills in Spanish/English or Russian/English

Oregon's minimum standards to work as a law enforcement officer and background disqualifiers can be found inOAR 259-008-0010-0070.
To find out more about the position, go to on Class Specifications and search for thePolice Officer where the class specification is posted in its entirety.

Selection Plan

Finalists who successfully complete theselection process will, after a conditional job offer, go through an extensive background investigation, medical and psychological assessment and drug testing. City of Woodburn is a drug free workplace, including marijuana.
Entry Level Police Officers, upon the successful completion of an 18 month probationary period premium incentive pays are available depending on assignment. For more information on benefits and incentives, WPA contract can be foundhere(Download PDF reader).

How to Apply

1. Complete this online application,AND
2. Complete the NTN and ORPAT testing provided by the National Testing Network (NTN) by following instructions belowbefore the close dateof this announcement. Applicants are responsible for contacting NTN and arranging for their own testing.
To schedule the required NTN testing, go toNTN's website. Select Law Enforcement and sign up for Woodburn Police Department.If youalready have a valid and current test (taken afterApril 28, 2016), you may submit it instead of taking NTN again.
ORPAT is scheduled separately. To schedule ORPAT, go toORPAT testinglink and schedule a test. If you already have a current ORPAT score (taken after October 28, 2016), you may submit it instead of taking ORPAT again by attaching it to your application at the City's website.
Out of state candidates:If you have a valid and current PAT test from another State, you may submit your score by attaching it to your City application.
Per Oregon Revised Statutes 408.225 and 408.230, the City ofWoodburn grants preference in hiring and promotion of veterans and disabled veterans as defined by state law. If you are eligible and wish to claim Veterans' preference points, please indicate so on your application. Please note that you need to submitdocumentation of your eligibility at the time of your application.

EEO/Women, veterans and minorities are encouraged to apply