Ridgefield Park - SLEO Class III

Job Announcement

Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III

The Ridgefield Park Police Department, Bergen County, NJ is accepting applications for the position of SLEO III.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be a retired law enforcement officer, less than 65 years of age, who served as a duly qualified, fully-trained, full-time officer in any municipality or county of this State or as a member of the New Jersey State Police and was separated from that prior service in good standing, within 3 years of appointment to this position.
• Must be physically capable of performing the functions of the position, determined in accordance with the Police Training Commission.
• Must possess a New Jersey Police Training Commission Basic Police Officer Certification or New Jersey State Police Academy Certification.
• Must possess a valid New Jersey Driver License.
• Must successfully pass a background investigation to include a medical exam, drug screen and psychological exam.
• School Resource Officer Training will be required within one year of employment. Preference may be given to officers who are already SRO trained and have served as an SRO.

It is also requested that the applicant be able to produce a letter of good standing issued by the agency from which they retired to include the date and type of retirement.

Starting Salary for the Class III Special Police Officer shall be $34.00 per hour, and he/she shall work a schedule of 40 hours per week, to be determined, and only when school is in session.

All questions regarding this position shall be addressed with Lt Cmielewski at mcmielewski@rppd.org 

Please direct questions regarding this position to mcmielewski@rppd.org

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.