Police Officer

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  • 1 Position(s) Available
  • Wage: $65,790 - $95,867
  • Benefits Offered
  • Testing Required With Appointment
  • Available Until: 5:00 pm CST, October 23, 2026

**Mark your calendar with the following dates**

  • October 23rd – Applications Due
  • October 26th – Online Background packet due to HPD by 5:00pm CST
  • Any Wednesday before November 11th– TABE testing (only need to attend 1 day, previous scores accepted)
  • October 30th – On-site Physical Fitness & Written Testing (Certified officers do not need to attend the Physical Fitness test)
  • October 30th – Oral Board Interview
  • November 13th - November 17th – Conditional Offers made
  • November 17th - November 27th – Psych/Polygraph/Medical/Drug & Physical testing
  • December 4th – Final Offer of Employment
  • December 14th – Start Date
  • January 3rd – Basic Academy begins

DEPARTMENT

Police Department

summary

Police Officers patrol assigned area to enforce laws and ordinances, respond to calls, enforce laws, make arrests, issue citations, regulate traffic, control crowds, prevent crimes, and occasionally testify in court cases.  Officers may also be assigned to conduct investigations to prevent crimes or solve criminal cases, and be required to perform a variety of administrative and technical duties in support of the department.

qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent. No experience is required.  However, patrol experience is required for an assignment to detective.

 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be 21 years old at the time of graduation from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center.
  • Maintain a valid Nebraska Driver's License.
  • Maintain annual firearms qualification.
  • Maintain certification from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center.  Successful candidate must obtain required certification within one (1) year from date of appointment.

See job description for complete details or visit the HPD link below.

Hastings Police Department Employment page.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Will be required to reside within sixty (60) minutes of the Hastings Police Station.

HOURS

Non-Exempt (hourly) position. 80 hours every two weeks. Shift work and subject to on-call duty after hours during potential and actual emergency or disaster situations.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested individuals may apply online (link available at top of this page).

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1228 N Denver Ave
Hastings, NE 68901
402-462-3535

Deadline to apply: 5:00 pm CST, October 23, 2026

EOE/M/F/D/Drug & Alcohol Free Workplace/E-verify Participant
This position is subject to veteran's preference per Neb. statute 48-225 thru 48-227.