Stone Harbor - Full Time Police Officer

STONE HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

                                                                                              FOR

                                                                 FULL TIME POLICE OFFICER

THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION IS MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

ALL applicants must meet the below basic qualification standards:

1. Display excellent communication & interpersonal skills; able to speak, read, and write the English language intelligently.
2. Are a United States citizen with a valid New Jersey driver’s license upon appointment
3. Age 18-35 (both ages inclusive).
4. Possess a High School Diploma or Equivalency Certificate (State Board of Education).
5. Have good moral character (free of criminal convictions).
6. Possess the ability to distinguish colors accurately.
7. Possess Normal hearing.

PREFERRED QAULIFICATIONS

The below qualifications are NOT required to apply for this position, but may be preferred:

1. Possess and active Police Training Commission license, or
2. Are an unappointed graduate of an alternate route basic course for police officers that is certified by the New Jersey Police Training Commission but will not have exceeded three years from their academy graduation date at the time of appointment, or
3. Are currently enrolled in an alternate route basic course for police officers certified by the New Jersey Police Training Commission, or
4. Possess experience as a Special Law Enforcement Officer, Class II but have not exceeded two years from your academy graduation date. 

AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIERS

1. The applicant was convicted of an indictable offense or is presently under an indictment.
2. The applicant was convicted of any offense involving domestic violence.
3. The applicant was convicted of two or more offenses of driving while intoxicated as defined under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 or was convicted of driving while intoxicated as defined under N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 within the last five years.
4. The applicant is currently on probation or has been on probation at any time within the last 12 months.
5. If the applicant pled guilty or has been found guilty of any motor vehicle moving violation five or more times within the past two years.
6. The applicant has been dishonorably discharged from any branch of military service or law enforcement agency.
7. The applicant was adjudicated by a court or found by an employer to have violated any person's civil rights.
8. The applicant was convicted of an offense involving or touching on previous public office, position, or employment. See N.J.S.A. 2C:51-2(d).
9. The applicant, having been a citizen of the United States, has relinquished his or her citizenship.
10. The applicant is subject to a restraining order for harassing, stalking, or threatening, or a restraining order for any domestic violence related offense.
11. The applicant sold, manufactured, or distributed any illegal controlled substance in his or her life.
12. The applicant engaged in the unauthorized usage of any illegal drug while employed in a position of public trust.

GENERAL DUTIES

• Protect life, property, and the rights of citizens by enforcing the laws of the State of New Jersey as well as local ordinances.
• Prevent crime, enforce laws, patrol, arrest offenders, serve the public, traffic enforcement.
• Respond to, take charge of, maintain order by directly controlling the scene in any emergency situation.
• Prepare and submit precise reports on investigations, arrests, motor vehicle crashes, and other police matters.
• Appear and give testimony in a court of law.

SALARY

• The 2025 starting salary for a Patrol Officer is $42,240 and the top of the range is $100,000.
• Notes:
  
  • 1. The collective bargaining agreement which controls this salary range is currently being negotiated. 

ABOUT THE STONE HARBOR PD & THE BOROUGH OF STONE HARBOR

Who we are and who we serve:

• Our police department is committed to protecting the health, safety, and property of all citizens, to providing miscellaneous services, and to the vigilant enforcement of all criminal and non-criminal statutes and ordinances consistent with the United State Constitution, NJ Attorney General Guidelines, and Cape May County Police Chiefs’ Policy. The department consists of seventeen full time sworn officers, one administrative assistant, and one clerk. Additionally, approximately eight to sixteen Special Law Enforcement Officers are hired to serve during the busy summer season.
• We serve a shore resort community located in Cape May County, NJ and patrol our island by motor vehicle, beach quad, marine unit, and bicycle. 
• Our population varies from 1,000 residents during the off-season to a peak season population of over 20,000. Weekends can see our island's population swell to up to 35,000 daily residents and visitors. 
• Our jurisdiction is approximately 2 square miles with the Atlantic Ocean to our east and the intercoastal waterway to our west. 

HIRING PROCESS

• Application Review
• Stone Harbor Police Department Physical Fitness Testing
• Stone Harbor Police Department Panel Interview
• Stone Harbor Police Department Chief's Interview
• Conditional Offer of Employment
• Background Investigation, Medical Examination, Psychological Testing, Drug Testing, PTC Physical Fitness Testing
• Stone Harbor Public Safety Committee Interview

NOTIFICATION OF DRUG TESTING

The pre-employment process will include drug testing. A negative result is a condition of employment. A positive result will cause:

1.) the applicant being dropped from consideration for employment; and

2.) cause the applicant's name to be reported to the central drug registry maintained by the Division of the State Police; and

3.) preclude the applicant from being considered for future law enforcement for a period of two years from the date of the drug test.

In addition, if the applicant is currently employed by another agency as a sworn law enforcement officer and the officer tests positive for illegal drug use, the officer's employing agency will be notified of the test results and the officer will be terminated from employment and permanently barred from future law enforcement employment in New Jersey. A refusal to submit to a drug test will result in the applicant no longer being considered for law enforcement employment in New Jersey.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Application Submission Deadline: August 25, 2025
The Stone Harbor Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please direct questions regarding this position to shpd@stoneharborpd.net