Police Officers: Entry-level and Lateral

Salary : $36.72 - $49.20 Hourly

Location : Beaverton Public Safety Center, OR

Job Type : Full time

Job Number : FY24 / 25-01033

Department : Police

Division : Police Patrol

Opening Date : 01 / 03 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

The Position

The City of Beaverton is seeking entry-level and lateral Police Officers to join our team of professionals, working hand in hand with our community to ensure a safe environment for all. Beaverton Police Department serves community members with compassion and respect, through proactive crime prevention, law enforcement, and community engagement.

As a Police Officer, you will patrol assigned areas to deter crime, enforce laws, and respond to emergencies. Your duties will include conducting investigations, gathering evidence, issuing citations, and making arrests as appropriate. Officers also take command at crime or accident scenes, administer first aid, write reports, and provide credible testimony in court. This work requires sound judgment, integrity, and the ability to analyze situations quickly and objectively.

What we're looking for :

• Applicants who embody integrity, courage, and a strong sense of public service.
• Excellent communication skills, sound decision-making abilities, and a calm demeanor in stressful situations.
• Future officers who are committed to community engagement and understand the importance of building relationships and trust within our city.
• People who are excited by the challenge of learning a large amount of factual material, including laws, statutes, ordinances, and procedures, and work effectively with colleagues, the public, and other agencies.

For entry-level applicants, this position is an opportunity to launch a meaningful career in law enforcement, supported by comprehensive training and development.

Experienced lateral officers will bring proven skills and experience to contribute immediately to our team.

If you want to make a real impact within the diverse Beaverton community, enjoy a variety of tasks and duties at work, and thrive in a professional, progressive, proactive organization, this may be the opportunity for you!

Selection process

The hiring process for Beaverton Police Department is a seven-step process that typically takes 3-4 months to complete. Qualified lateral officers may start on Step 3 (Oral board).

Step 1 : Written test - Reading comprehension and grammar

Step 2 : Physical test - 1 mile run (passing time : 9 minutes, 15 seconds)

Step 3 : Oral board (interview)

Step 4 : Background investigation

Step 5 : Chief interview

Step 6 : Psychological evaluation

Step 7 : Medical evaluation

Police Officer is a full-time, non-exempt, Beaverton Police Association (BPA)- classified position. Police Officers work varied shifts that include weekends and holidays.

Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Beaverton's online portal. Your education, skills, and experience will be evaluated using the main application form and supplemental questions; a resume and cover letter are not required and do not substitute for a complete application and work history.

This recruitment is open continuously and applications will be reviewed regularly. After you've submitted your application, you can check your governmentjobs.com account to view its current status.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications, licensing, and special requirements for all officers :

To qualify as an entry-level officer you must be :

To qualify as a lateral hire , you must have :

The City of Beaverton is committed to supporting a culture of accountability, equity and inclusion for all, especially marginalized groups. We pledge to continue the ongoing, difficult and essential work needed to address institutional racism and historical inequities in all forms.

Beaverton is a diverse city, boasting a large population of qualified persons, including women, veterans, Black, Indigenous and people of color, persons with disabilities, generational groups, persons who speak many languages and are of diverse national origins.

Studies have shown that many candidates, especially women, are less likely to apply for a job if they do not believe they meet 100% of the hiring criteria. The city's talent acquisition goals include hiring the candidate who is best able to meet the performance objectives of the role. We therefore encourage persons with non-traditional skill sets and experiences to apply, even if you believe you do not meet 100% of the qualifications and hiring criteria described.

Compensation

Wage range : $36.72 - $49.20 hourly

All new hires with no sworn, paid law enforcement work experience will start at step 1 of the posted salary range. Higher steps may be offered to lateral hires who have additional years of directly related experience to the position within the posted wage range.

Total compensation package and benefits In addition to competitive pay, the city offers a wide variety of benefits to regular employees which make up an exceptional total compensation package.

The city pays the full retirement contribution to PERS including the employee portion; provides employees with an opportunity to participate in a deferred compensation retirement plan; makes available a public service loan forgiveness program and tuition reimbursement program; and offers excellent health, dental, vision and life .

Additional benefits include excellent , PTO cash out options, wellness programs and incentives, a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) VEBA with 3% employer contributions, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and bilingual pay premiums.

Vacation accrual for lateral hires will be based on total length of previous experience as a full-time public safety employee, and lateral hires may also be eligible for a cash hiring bonus of up to $7500, as well as frontloaded vacation time.

City of Beaverton Compensation Break Down Gross cash compensation Starting stepStep 1Step 4Step 7 Yearly salary $76,368.24 $88,032.48 $102,332.52 Estimated benefits paid by the city - non-cash compensation Public Employees Retirement System fully-paid contributions for employee $4,009.33$4,621.71$5,372.46Medical & Dental - Max city contributions for employee 1 (dollar value)$29,819.04$29,819.04$29,819.04Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) VEBA; 3% contribution$2,291.05$2,640.97$3,069.98Deferred compensation account; 3% employer contribution$2,291.05$2,640.97$3,069.98No-cost Tri-Met public transportation pass (dollar value)$1,200.00$1,200.00$1,200.00 Total estimated non-cash compensation - benefits $39,610.47 $40,922.69 $42,531.45 Total salary and estimated non-cash compensation value $115,978.71 $128,955.17 $144,863.97

Annual amounts in the table are shown for comparison purposes only and may vary slightly from actual salaries due to rounding calculations in the payroll system.

The City of Beaverton provides a generous benefit package, including excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage; and employer-paid PERS retirement. Learn more about your options and employee-based benefits by clicking the link below.

What is your highest level of education?

Do you have a valid driver's license and ability to meet city driving standards?

Do you possess full professional proficiency to read, write and speak one or more of the city's priority languages (Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic, Japanese, Russian)?

If you answered yes to the question about languages, which of the City of Beaverton's priority languages do you speak, read, and write fluently?

All persons hired as a police officer by the Beaverton Police Department must be 21 years of age or older at the date of hire. Applicants who will turn 21 in the next four months are encouraged to apply.

All persons hired as a police officer by the Beaverton Police Department will be required to verify valid U.S. citizenship or nonimmigrant status legally admitted to the U.S. under a Compact of Free Association, or obtain US citizenship status within 18 months of hire.

Have you been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that reflects adversely on the capacity to serve as a police officer?

Please list any work, volunteer, or life experience that is relevant to a law enforcement career.

Required Question

Salary : $40,923 - $144,864