Lateral Police Officer

Salary

$25.62 - $33.99 Hourly

Location

Little Rock, AR

Job Type

Full Time Civil Service Position

Job Number

PD-2025-01

Department

Police Department - Recruitment

Opening Date

01/03/2025

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

FOP

Supervisory Responsibility?

No

On-Line Applications Only?

Yes

Department

Police Department

Grade

110

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The City of Little Rock provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. City of Little Rock complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every work location. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Job Objective & Safety/Security Sensitive Designation

Job Objective: To patrol an assigned district in the City of Little Rock in order to enforce laws and ordinances.

Safety Sensitive: This position is designated as a safety/security sensitive position and is subject to random drug and alcohol screening.

Essential Functions

For a complete list of essential functions, please visit the full job description available on our website.

Little Rock Police Department Offers

• Hiring Incentive (Download PDF reader)of $10,000 - $5000 is payable upon completion of first six months and $5000 is payable upon completion of twelve months, of 24 month probationary period.
• Holiday Premiums available up to 4% of annual salary.
• Starting salary of up to $67,329 dependent on experience.
• Salary Step Increases up to $80,038.40 at 15 years of service. (Download PDF reader)
• B (Download PDF reader)enefits Effective First Day of Employment With No Waiting Period
• Residency Incentive Program (Download PDF reader) of up to $5,000
• Longevity Pay
• Shift differentials.
• Second language incentives available to qualified candidates
• Educational Incentives payable immediately after Academy graduation. Payments begin at 15 college credit hours and increase up to $2,254.04 annually for graduate degrees.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications, Additional Requirements And Supervisory Responsibilities

• The candidate must possess a current active law enforcement Basic certification
• The candidate must possess a valid Arkansas Class "D" (Non-Commercial Vehicle) Driver's License before employment and maintain licensure for the duration of employment in this position.
• The candidate must meet any other requirements established by the Little Rock Civil Service Commission and the State Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
• The candidate must have at least 3 year's of patrol experience.
  
  

Application Requirements

Only on-line applications will be accepted for this position.

Special Accommodations

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please submit your request via email to HRlaborrelations@littlerock.gov.

APPLICATION AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: Applicants are required to complete an application and all supplemental questions on-line at lrjobs.littlerock.gov. Candidates will receive a confirmation email once their application has been submitted successfully. Applicants that are Certified Police Officers will go to the background investigation step (written exam and physical agility testing is NOT required for certified officers).

Human Resources Will Submit All Candidates To LRPD Personnel For a Preliminary Background Check. If Any Of The Following Are Found During The Preliminary Background, The Candidate Will Be Automatically Disqualified

• Invalid driver's license
• Prior felony conviction - NOTE: Expunged and/or pardoned felonies still disqualify candidates from employment as a Police Officer.
• Prior domestic abuse conviction
• Excessive traffic points accrued within the past three years.
  
  

Applicants who have successfully completed the on-line application, supplemental questions, and the preliminary background check will receive additional information about the selection process.

Compensation Benefits

POLICE OFFICER TOTAL COMPENSATION/BENEFIT PACKAGE

POLICE OFFICER PAY RATES

STEP

YEARS IN RANK

2025 PAY RATES

2026 PAY RATES

1

NEW HIRE

26.52

55,161.60

27.85

57,928.00

2

1

28.11

58,468.80

29.52

61,401.60

3

2

30.08

62,566.40

31.59

65,707.20

4

3

32.04

66,643.20

33.65

69,992.00

5

4

33.99

70,699.20

35.69

74,235.20

6

5 (no increase)

33.99

70,699.20

35.69

74,235.20

7

6

36.10

75,088.00

37.91

78,852.80

8

7 (no increase)

36.10

75,088.00

37.91

78,852.80

9

8

38.85

80,808.00

40.80

84,864.00

10

15

40.41

84,052.80

42.44

88,275.20

Education Incentive Pay

• After Academy graduation, police officers will receive education incentive pay (EIP) for fifteen (15) or more hours of college credit* College Hours Weekly Amount
  
  

Amount Per Pay Period

Less than 15 hours 0 0 15 through 30 hours 5.77 11.54 31 through 63 13.85 27.70 Associate’s degree or 64 through 123 hours 19.62 39.24 Bachelor’s Degree or 124 hours 36.06 72.12 Graduate Degree 43.27 86.54

Additional Financial Incentives

• Longevity pay is calculated for employees with 1-15 years of service at the rate of $5 per month times the number of years of service. Employees with 16-25 years of service are calculated at the rate of $6 per month times the number of years of service. Pay is added to bi-weekly check.
• Bilingual or second language differentials available.
• Residency incentives available of up to $5,000.
• Academy graduation incentives available of up to $10,000.
• Shift differentials paid for hours worked after 3:00 p.m.
• Uniforms are furnished by the City.
  
  

Insurance Benefits

• The City pays the total cost of health insurance and a life insurance policy for all full-time employees* Health Insurance (police officers have health insurance on first day of employment) Coverage for an employee’s dependents is available at the employee’s option; should an employee choose to cover his/her dependent(s), the City currently pays part of the total cost of this additional coverage. Life Insurance The benefit amount of the City paid policy for Police Officer is an amount equal to the employee’s annual salary or $25,000 whichever is greater (from the first day of hire). Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) The value of the City paid policy for Police Officers is an amount equal to the employee’s annual salary or $25,000 whichever is greater (from the first day of hire). Retirement and disability benefits are provided through the State of Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System (LOPFI) program
  
  

Leave Benefits

Vacation Employees will accrue the equivalent of fifteen (15) vacation days (based on an eight-hour day) annually Sick Employees shall accrue the equivalent of twenty (20) sick days (based on an eight-hour day) annually Discretionary All employees with five (5) to fifteen (15) years of continuous service shall be granted forty (40) discretionary hours off per year.

All employees with fifteen (15) or more years of continuous service shall be granted fifty-six (56) discretionary hours off per year. Funeral In the event of the death of a spouse, child, mother, father, brother, sister, of the employee or the employee’s spouse the employee may request up to five (5) days of time off with pay.

If you would like to review the complete guide of the 2025 City of Little Rock Employee Benefits, click on THE GUIDE.

01

Are you currently a certified Law Enforcement Officer? (Note: This is a requirement for employment as a Lateral Police Officer with the Little Rock Police Department)

• Yes
• No
  
  

02

If yes, in what state are you certified?

03

If you are a certified Law Enforcement Officer, what level of certification do you possess?

• Not Certified Law Enforcement Officer
• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Senior
  
  

04

Do you possess a valid Class D (Non-Commercial Vehicle) Driver's License? [Must obtain & maintain Arkansas Class D licensure before and for the duration of employment in this position.]

• Yes
• No
  
  

05

If you answered yes to the above question, please provide the driver's license number in which you are licensed. (Note: This information will be utilized to conduct your preliminary background check)

06

In which state are you licensed?

07

Do you have at least 3 years of law enforcement experience?

• Yes
• No
  
  

08

If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please explain your experience.

• 3 Years
• 4 Years
• 5 Years
• 6 Years
• 7 Years
  
  

09

How did you find out about this particular position?

• LRJobs.LittleRock.gov
• Facebook/Social Media
• Arkansas Business
• KARK4/FOX16 Social Media Live
• Newspaper (Arkansas Democrat Gazette or El Latino)
• City Employee
• Friend or relative who does not work for the City
• Internet Search Engine (Google, Yahoo, Bing)
• Career Builder/Indeed
• Government Jobs
• Indeed
• College/University Career Page
• Career Fair
• Virtual Job Fair
• Career Counselor (Military or Goodwill, Workforce)
• Re-entry Program (Community Programs)
• Department of Workforce Services
• Professional Association
• Other
  
  

Required Question

Agency City of Little Rock

Phone (501) 918-4300