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Presque Isle Police Department
Now Accepting Applications for Patrol Officers
Serving a city of 10,000 residents that increases to 30,000 during the day, PIPD fields approximately 18,000 calls for service a year ranging from traffic stops to serious felony level cases.
Presque Isle is the hub of Aroostook County, the largest county East of the Mississippi River and the Northern most county in Maine. Being a centralized location in the county, Presque Isle is home to The University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College and the region's premier health care facility, AR Gould Hospital. The local school district offers excellent education opportunities for families looking to relocate and the community-oriented city offers several programs for children and families at all times of the year.
The Presque Isle Police Department offers several specialty opportunities to include:
-Detective
-Drug Recognition Expert
-Forensic Phlebotomist
-Crash Reconstructionist
-K-9 Handler
-Field Training Officer
-Special Agent Assignment to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency
Presque Isle Police Department offers an experience you won't find anywhere else in Northern Maine. Officer health and wellness is put on the forefront so that we can ensure a healthy balance of work life and personal life. Dedication to serving our citizens is a must and is expected from every employee in our organization. We have the benefit of never asking our officers to work alone, always having at least one partner on shift with them at a time, allowing us to ensure our officers are protected and our citizens are receiving top quality service. Our purposeful budgeting of excess training allows us to send our officers to all types of training each year, keeping them up to date with the latest trends and making sure that skills stay sharp. New equipment, a take home cruiser, and the latest gear are things that we take pride in offering to our hard-working men and women who join us here at the Presque Isle Police Department.
What we are looking for:
- High School Diploma or equivalency.
- Candidates must be 21 years old, or 20 years old with 60 college credits.
- Individuals with honorable military experience, an Associate’s Degree or greater, or current out of state law enforcement certification, or certified Maine Criminal Justice Academy graduates with current police certification are encouraged to apply.
- Candidates will be required to successfully pass a background check, a medical, psychological, and polygraph examination.
- Non-certified candidates must also successfully pass the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Physical Fitness test as a condition of employment.
Job Description/General Duties:
Provide excellent service to the citizens of Presque Isle while enforcing Maine State criminal and civil law and conducting traffic enforcement within the city limits. Covering the city 24 hours a day, officers work with other officers on shift and often will have to respond to calls by themselves while awaiting backup.
Benefits:
Benefits include:
- Competitive Wages! Starting pay PRE-Academy $30.27 per hour, POST-Academy starts at $31.86 per hour.
- MePERS Special 3C Retirement Plan (25 years 2/3 no age)
- Paid Vacation/Sick Time/Comp Time.
- Employee and Family Health Insurance Coverage/Dental/Vision
- Liberal Overtime
- 2-2-3 Work Schedule
- Take Home Cruiser
- Specialties offered after completion of probationary year
- Vast training opportunities
- Latest Equipment
Testing Requirements:
- 40th percentile of the Cooper Fitness Standards
- High School Diploma or equivalency
- Maine Criminal Justice Academy Law Enforcement Preservice Phase 1 Completion and passing test. (Non-certified only)
Hiring Process:
The hiring process is as follows:
- Submitted application
- Successful completion of the LEPS Phase 1 and Passing test score
- Passing Cooper Standard PFT Score
- Oral Board Interview
- Conditional Offer of Employment
- Health Screening/Drug Screening
- Background Investigation
- Polygraph Test
- Psychological Test
- Admittance, attendance and completion of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy's Basic Law Enforcement Training Program.
- Successful completion of Field Training
Equal Opportunity Statement:
In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws, the City of Presque Isle shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status or gender expression, national origin or citizenship status, age, disability, or veterans status in employment, or education. The City provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Questions and complaints about discrimination in any area of the City of Presque Isle should be directed to the City Manager, who can be reached at
207-764-2505.
Inquiries about the City's compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin;Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability;Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex;and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, may also be referred to the Presque Isle City Manager at
207-764-2505
Please direct questions regarding this position to bsmith@presqueisleme.us
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