Police Cadet - Baltimore Police Department

SALARY: $37,845.00 - ANNUALLY A Police Cadet receives training in law enforcement practices and procedures. Work of this class involves no supervisory duties or responsibilities.

Incumbents receive close supervision from a technical superior. Employees in this class work rotating shifts including evening, weekend and holiday hours. Work is performed in an office where normal working conditions are encountered. Work requires minimal physical exertion.

SELECTION PROCESS: All candidates indicating the minimum qualifications on their applications will be placed on the eligible list without further examination. The training and experience of each candidate will be evaluated for appropriateness and quantity. It is essential, therefore, that you give complete and accurate information on your application. Vagueness or omission may prevent you from being considered for the position. Qualified candidates will not be listed in rank order.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: Have graduated from an accredited high school or possession of a GED certificate. (Proof must be provided prior to the issuance of a final offer letter.) LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATES Have a valid Maryland Class C Noncommercial driver’s license or an equivalent out-of-state driver’s license acceptable to the Office of Risk Management is required.

OR Have a valid Maryland ID or an equivalent out-of-state government issued ID acceptable to the Office of Risk Management is required.

NOTE 1: Applicants must be at least 17 years 6 months of age at the time of appointment for hire, but no older than 21 years of age at the time of appointment. January 28, 2011

NOTE 2: Must be a United States citizen. January 28, 2011

NOTE 3: Candidates for positions in this class will be fingerprinted and must undergo Federal, State and local fingerprint checks and a background investigation to include a physical examination and agility test, polygraph examination and psychological examination. January 28, 2011

NOTE 4: Police Cadets who successfully complete the program are required to enter the first available entry level training class as a Police Officer Trainee at the Professional Development and Training Academy (PDTA) upon reaching the age of 20 years and 6 months. Failure to enter the PDTA as a Police Officer Trainee upon reaching this threshold will result in termination of employment with the BPD. May 8, 2017.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: NOTE: Those eligible candidates who are under final consideration for appointment will be required to authorize the release of criminal conviction information and submit to drug testing.

NOTE: YOUR LICENSE MUST BE RECORDED ON YOUR APPLICATION AND WILL BE VERIFIED BY THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY.