What are the responsibilities and job description for the SkillBridge - Active Duty Military ONLY* - Police Recruit position at City of Hampton?
***THIS POSTING IS A FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL ONLY***
Join the City of Hampton Police Division through the Department of Defense Skillbridge program, which provides transitioning service members with career skills training. As a Police Recruit, you will gain hands-on experience in law enforcement, preparing you for a rewarding career in public safety.
Key Requirements for Skillbridge Participation:
Minimum Requirements
Additional Requirements
Join the City of Hampton Police Division through the Department of Defense Skillbridge program, which provides transitioning service members with career skills training. As a Police Recruit, you will gain hands-on experience in law enforcement, preparing you for a rewarding career in public safety.
Key Requirements for Skillbridge Participation:
- Participants must be within 180 days of separation from military service.
- Approval from your current military command to participate in the Skillbridge program.
- Meet all qualifications required by the Hampton Police Division, including background investigation, polygraph examination, and physical fitness standards.
Minimum Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited high school course of study or successful completion of a GED; college level course work in Police Science or related field of study preferred.
- Requires attendance at Police Academy and period of probationary status prior to permanent appointment.
- No prior experience is required.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and must have and maintain a satisfactory driver’s record based on the City of Hampton’s criteria.
- Must pass City physical examination, background investigation (to include polygraph examination), and physical agility examination.
- This position is safety sensitive and is subject to testing for alcohol and controlled substances in accordance with the City’s current substance abuse policy.
- Must be at least twenty (20) years of age at time of application.
Additional Requirements
- May require working beyond a standard 40-hour work week to include evenings and weekends.
- Requires frequent travel throughout the city.
- May be rotated to any Police Recruit position within the Police Division.
- Must be able to maintain the ability to provide credible testimony in court, to the magistrate and in other situations where credibility will be of importance. A sustained finding of untruthfulness at the conclusion of an internal investigation may result in immediate termination.
- The incumbent may be considered “essential personnel” during city emergency situations, or at the direction of the City Manager or designee which may include long hours and unusual schedules.
