Police Officer

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  • Multiple Position(s) Available
  • Wage: $61,360 - $88,316
  • Benefits Offered
  • Testing Required With Appointment
  • Available Until: 5:00 pm CST, January 16, 2025

**Mark your calendar with the following dates**

  • January  16th – Applications Due
  • January 21st – Online Background packet due to HPD by 5:00pm CST
  • Any Wednesday before February 19th – TABE testing (only need to attend 1 day, previous scores accepted)
  • January 17th or 18th – On-site Physical Fitness & Written Testing (Certified officers do not need to attend the Physical Fitness test)
  • January 24th – Oral Board Interview
  • February 17th- 21st – Conditional Offers made
  • February 24th - March 14th – Psych/Polygraph/Medical/Drug & Physical testing
  • March 21st – Final Offer of Employment
  • April 14th – Start Date
  • May 4th – 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, January 16, 2025

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.