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TOWN OF MOUNT AIRY
Police Officer I – Maryland Certified LATERAL Police Officer
Job Type: Full-Time
Department: Police Department
Job No.: 2022-01
Closing: Continuous
Description:
The Town of Mount Airy is accepting applications for Maryland Certified LATERAL Police Officers. This is an open continuous recruitment process that will establish a standing eligibility list for present and future Department vacancies. Positions are filled based on operational needs. The selection process may take up to six months or longer to complete.
To be considered a LATERAL applicant, you MUST:
BE CURRENTLY CERTIFIED AS A POLICE OFFICER THROUGH THE MARYLAND POLICE AND CORRECTIONAL TRAINING COMMISSIONS (MPCTC); OR HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS A POLICE OFFICER THROUGH THE MPCTC WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS; AND CURRENTLY BE, OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN, EMPLOYED BY A MARYLAND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
ALL APPLICANTS FOR THIS POSITION MUST HAVE A MARYLAND POLICE AND CORRECTIONAL TRAINING COMMISSIONS (MPCTC) NUMBER AND MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH A MARYLAND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. IF YOU DO NOT MEET THESE STANDARDS, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED THAT DO NOT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.
Qualifications:
To be considered for employment, applicants for this position must meet the following standards:
- Be a current MPCTC certified police officer, or have been an MPCTC certified police officer within the past 3 years.
- Be currently employed by or have previously been employed by a Maryland law enforcement agency as a law enforcement officer.
- Be age 21 years of age by the time of appointment.
- Be a United States citizen.
- Possess a valid Maryland Driver's License and have a good overall driving record.
- Be in excellent physical and mental condition as determined by comprehensive examinations.
- Have graduated from an accredited high school, or possess a high school diploma recognized by the Maryland Department of Education or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
- Bachelor’s Degree or Associate's Degree is preferred but not required.
- Be of good moral character, with no felony convictions or misdemeanor convictions for which a sentence of imprisonment for one year or more could have been imposed.
- Not be a current user of illegal drugs.
The Town of Mount Airy is a recently formed, professional law enforcement agency, and is seeking highly motivated men and women for police officer positions.
Police officers perform routine protective service and law enforcement work involving a variety of general or support duty police assignments. Work may be performed under emergency conditions and frequently involves considerable personal hazard.
The Mount Airy Police Department provides law enforcement services to more than 9,400 residents, businesses and visitors and will sometimes be assisted by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and the Maryland State Police. Town officers respond to calls for service as necessary and utilize partnerships to solve problems and to deal with issues affecting the safety and quality of life in all town neighborhoods.
Additional Information:
Job Functions: Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- On an assigned shift, operates a patrol vehicle, bicycle, or walks to observe for violations of traffic laws, suspicious activities or persons, and disturbances of law and order.
- Responds to radio dispatches and answers calls and complaints; issues traffic citations; serves warrants and summonses.
- Controls individual and group actions through verbal direction and/or the employment of necessary and reasonable force.
- Makes arrests and testifies in court.
- Provides police escorts, directs traffic; performs residential and commercial checks.
- Investigates traffic accidents.
- Interviews victims and witnesses to obtain additional necessary information regarding crimes, accidents, violations, etc.; investigates crimes; collects evidence; conducts searches.
- Completes police reports, arrest reports, and other records.
- Participates in a variety of in-service and specialized training programs.
- Responds to and investigates domestic disputes and assists other law enforcement agencies when requested or assigned.
- Transports, processes, and cares for prisoners.
- May be assigned to investigation, crime prevention, selective enforcement, DARE, or other technical or specialized support operations.
- Performs related tasks as required.
Excellent benefits and opportunities including:
VACATION
Vacation leave is accrued as follows:
- Years 1-5: 80 hrs – 3.08 hr/pay = 10 days per year
- Years 5-10: 120 hrs – 4.62 hr/pay = 15 days per year
- Years10-15: 136 hrs – 5.23 hr/pay = 17 days per year
- Years 15-20: 160 hrs – 6.15 hr/pay = 20 days per year
- Years 20+: 200 hrs - 7.70 hr/pay = 25 days per year
SICK LEAVE
Sick leave is earned at a rate of 3.08 hours bi-weekly which is equivalent to 10 days per year.
HOLIDAYS
The Town provides fourteen paid holidays each year. The Town is officially closed on these days:
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- President’s Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve = ½ day
- Christmas Day
- New Years Eve = ½ day
RETIREMENT
The Town of Mount Airy participates with Maryland State Retirement in the Employees and Law Enforcement Officers Pension System (LEOPS).
457B DEFERRED COMP PLAN
The 457b Deferred Compensation plan is strictly employee contribution.
INSURANCE
The Town provides medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance and voluntary long term disability. There is a cost share with some levels of coverage.
HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT
A Health Reimbursement Account is an IRS Section 125 cafeteria plan that allows employees the option of pre-tax payroll deduction for some insurance premiums, unreimbursed medical expenses and child/dependent care expenses. Employees have the option of taking the HRA in lieu of the health insurance. The Town will provide $2600 in pre-tax dollars for unreimbursed medical expenses.
TAKE-HOME VEHICLE PROGRAM
Personnel are eligible upon successful completion of field training program and if residence is within predetermined mileage radius.
Application & Selection Process:
Interested candidates must submit an application to be considered. Submission of a resume is also required. A copy of the candidate's MPTSC card will be submitted. (Resumes and other attachments are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must fill out the application completely; do not use "see resume" or "see attachment." Incomplete applications will be rejected.)
Prompt application is highly encouraged. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of qualified applications are received or after all hiring decisions have been made.
Applications will be screened for employment eligibility by the Town of Mount Airy as they are received. Eligible candidates will receive an oral interview appointment, take an agility/fitness test, take a polygraph test, attend a drug screening and then be issued a Confidential Application Questionnaire to complete and return to the Mount Airy Police Department.
Following a complete assessment of the Confidential Questionnaire and other application materials, selected candidates will move forward in the extensive selection process which includes a stringent background investigation, a medical examination and an emotional stability and psychological evaluation.
A LATERAL hire MPTC certified applicant does not attend the police academy, but is assigned to a required minimum 80 hour Field Training Program.
For additional information, contact the Mount Airy Police Department at 301-703-1375.
Agency: Mount Airy Police Department
Address: 205 Center Street, Suite 203, Mount Airy, Maryland 21771
Phone: 301-703-1375
Website: https://crimewatch.net/us/md/frederick/mount-airy-pd
* All previously submitted applications expired on December 31, 2020. Those applicants still interested must re-apply using the www.PoliceApp.com application process.
Please direct questions regarding this position to mseifert@mountairymd.gov
Jobs close at 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the deadline date specified, or when the position capacity has been met, or unless otherwise specified in the announcement. If the deadline date is not specified in the announcement, the agency has sole discretion on setting the deadline and jobs may close without notice. It is the applicant's responsibility to thoroughly read and understand the deadline requirements and capacity limits as outlined by the agency.
Applicants are responsible for checking their email and logging into their PoliceApp, PublicSafetyApp, FireFighterApp or EmployementApp account to monitor for emails, scheduling and process updates.
