Police Officer - Entry Level

POLICE OFFICER - ENTRY LEVEL

CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Interested in becoming a Police Officer?

The City of Port Townsend does not currently have any vacancies for Police Officers, but interested prospective applicants may test through Public Safety Testing (info below) and request to have exam scores sent to the City of Port Townsend. Exam scores will be valid for two years. 

Public Safety Testing www.publicsafetytesting.com administers the initial written and physical agility tests required for Police Officer hiring. See their website for valuable test preparation information.

Upcoming testing dates include: April 4 in Tukwila, April 9 in Olympia, April 11 in Bellevue, April 15 in Lynnwood, April 18 in Spokane and Olympia, April 19 in Ellensburg, April 25 in Ridgefield and Burien, and May 2 in Pasco, plus several in-home opportunities throughout the month.

Once you successfully complete the initial testing and your Public Safety Testing test scores are submitted to the City, you will be invited to complete your application and be eligible for an interview invitation.

YOU MAY ONLY APPLY FOR THIS POSITION BY INVITATION, AFTER COMPLETING THE INITIAL TESTING PROCESS WITH PUBLIC SAFETY TESTING

Residency requirement: All entry level police officers must reside with fifty (50) road miles of Port Townsend city limits within six months of graduation from the WA State Criminal Justice Academy.

BENEFITS

• WA State LEOFF pension plan
• Optional 457 Deferred Comp with 50% match of up to 4% base earnings
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance through WA Teamsters Welfare Trust Fund *
• Time loss/short-term disability insurance
• Retirees' Welfare Trust funded by employee
• Life & AD&D insurance
• Sick leave (earns 1 day per month)
• May be eligible for sick leave conversion annually
• Vacation (graduated accrual schedule starts at 8 hours per month)
• 12 paid holidays accrued at 10 hours per month **
• Up to 5 days of bereavement leave, if applicable
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

COMPENSATION

Base pay: $37.39 per hour until graduation from the Criminal Justice Academy, then start at $41.53 (step 1 of 5-step system ending at $47.67)

Total compensation range for police officers: $37.39-51.96 per hour (including maximum potential longevity, educational incentive, and specialty pay)

This position may be eligible for the additional compensation listed below. Details can be found in the Collective Bargaining Agreement:

• Annual increases after graduation from the Academy until at step 5
• Longevity pay on a graduated schedule starting at 1% after 2 years up to 9% after 20 years
• Educational incentive: 3% for Associate's degree; 5% for Bachelor's degree
• Overtime pay
• Compensatory time
• Holiday pay (if scheduled or called in on a holiday)
• Specialty pay of 1% for assignments such as detective or Field Training Officer
• Jury duty pay at regular rate during service
• Call-back pay
• Plain clothes assignment and laundry allowance, when assigned by Chief

* Teamsters initiation fee is $100 and monthly dues are 2.25 of hourly wage x the base hourly rate rounded to the nearest dollar.

**Officers may be required to work on holidays.