Job Description

The City of Moscow Police Department is seeking qualified entry and lateral candidates for the position of police officer to serve the community. Qualified applicants must be 21 years old, have a high school diploma or equivalent and able to pass the Idaho POST physical agility standard. Candidates must embrace the concept of community policing and perform a variety of specialized duties as assigned.

In addition, Lateral Police Officers will receive the following:

• Entry hourly rate is based on completed years of service as follows:
  1. Year for Year credit given to hires from a city, county, state, or federal police agency who have been sworn by a Police Academy either federal or state.
  2. Partial credit (50%) given to hires from detention, corrections, federal prison, state or federal probation and parole, or military police officer.
• 40 hours of vacation leave will be credited at the time of hire and available for immediate use.

Certifiable Lateral Officers qualify for a $10,000 hiring bonus incentive.

Entry-level officers are entitled up to a $7,500 hiring bonus incentive.

Successful candidates will undergo an extensive background investigation that includes psychological, polygraph, and medical examinations.

More Moscow Police Department information here:

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Complete a Moscow Police Application Here: Police Application

Questions: Contact Captain Joseph Sieverding at 208-883-7127 or jsieverding@ci.moscow.id.us or Human Resources at email: humanresources@ci.moscow.id.us phone: (208) 883-7001

Employer Provided Benefits:

• 100% Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance plans for employee and 70% paid for dependents
• 6 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• 11 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per year
• Vacation leave
• Sick leave
• PERSI retirement
• Basic Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness incentive
• Public service loan forgiveness program

Voluntary Benefits:

• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Critical Illness
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity
• PERSI Choice 401(k)
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation

Special Requirements

Ability to pass a criminal history background check


Miscellaneous Information

Affirmative Action/EEO statement The City has an equal employment opportunity policy. The City will not discriminate against an applicant for employment, which includes discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, physical or mental disability, age, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, and gender expression or identity.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Immediate start, Trial period

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