Job Announcement:

Ossipee Police Department

Now accepting applications for Police Officer

Hiring Bonus and Moving Expense

Ossipee, the county seat of Carroll County, is the largest town in a six-town region. It takes its name from the Ossipee Mountains—an ancient range of extinct volcanoes that rise along its western border.

The town is made up of several small villages nestled in the hills, with country roads lined by charming shops offering unique crafts and antiques. Outdoor enthusiasts will find plenty to enjoy, from excellent fishing on Ossipee Lake and its connecting rivers and streams, to hiking trails in the Ossipee Mountains. The area also offers abundant opportunities for swimming, boating, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling throughout the year.

Ossipee serves a year-round population of approximately 4,500 residents. Both winter and summer months bring a significant increase in seasonal visitors, raising the population and emergency call volume to around 18,000 annually. To support the safety and needs of the community, the town is equipped with specialized units including a K-9 unit, drone unit, and a sniper team.

What sets the Ossipee Police Department apart from other departments is our ability to deliver professional, proactive policing in a rural, tourism-driven environment. Despite serving a small year-round population of approximately 4,500, our department manages an annual call volume of around 18,000 due to significant seasonal increases in visitors—requiring a level of readiness and flexibility often seen in much larger agencies.

We are proud to operate specialized units that are uncommon for a department of our size, including a K-9 Unit, a Drone Unit, and a Sniper Team. These resources allow us to respond quickly and effectively to a wide range of public safety challenges, from search and rescue to tactical operations and special events.

In addition, Ossipee Police recently joined the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) program, which enhances our ability to collaborate with federal partners on immigration enforcement and public safety initiatives. This partnership strengthens our department’s capability to identify and process individuals who pose a threat to the community.

Our team is deeply connected to the community and known for its strong mutual aid relationships, commitment to training, and dedication to innovation and integrity. We offer big-city capabilities with small-town accessibility, making the Ossipee Police Department a leader in rural law enforcement.

Minimum Requirements

• U.S. citizen
• High school diploma or G.E.D. certificate
• Minimum age 21
• Valid New Hampshire driver’s license or be able to obtain
• Extensive background investigation and criminal history check, medical examination, physical fitness test
• Must be certified OR certifiable as a Police Officer in the State of New Hampshire by the NH Police Standards & Training Council.
• Tattoo and Facial hair allowed.

Job Description/General Duties

Performs generalized law enforcement duties, usually in uniform. Includes patrolling an assigned area or sector on foot, in a vehicle, or on a bicycle or motorcycle, answering calls for service, investigating traffic accidents and criminal offenses, issuing citations and warnings, serving subpoenas, making physical custody arrests with and without a warrant, transporting prisoners, testifying in court and before administrative bodies, making application for search warrants and arrest warrants, taking juveniles, intoxicated or mentally ill persons into protective custody, writing investigative reports, conducting crime prevention surveys, rendering emergency first aid to ill or injured persons, making inquiries of computerized data bases, speaking to organizations and groups, answering the telephone and dispatching radio calls, taking fingerprints of arrested persons, searching for latent fingerprints and searching for and collecting physical evidence at crime and accident scenes, performing various rescue and lifesaving tasks, participating in raids and high-risk warrant services, controlling violent or resisting subjects, apprehending fleeing suspects on foot or in motor vehicles, and participating in strenuous and physically demanding basic and in-service training programs. Does other related duties as required.

Benefits

• Medical 80/20
• Dental
• Medical buy out
• Paid time while in academy
• Take home vehicle 
• Paid training 
• Paid time off
• Promotions
• Adjustable schedules
• Work out on duty at police station, in house gym at new facility.
• New equipment. 

Testing requirements

The physical fitness tests are based on the Cooper Aerobics Institute standards.

Hiring Process

PT - Cooper Standards, Interview , medical pre academy, PYS eval , Interview with chief, offer.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Town of Ossipee will provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, status as a veteran, or disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions.

The policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development,
promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other
conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

It is the policy of the Town of Ossipee to comply with all the relevant and applicable provisions of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Town of Ossipee will not discriminate against any qualified employee or job
applicant with respect to any terms, privileges, or conditions of employment because of a person's physical or
mental disability.

Please direct questions regarding this position to Dbabbin@ossipee-nh.gov