Police Officer- Lateral

What is the compensation? (placement based on qualifications)

Lateral Transfer Hiring Range: $30.23 – $41.63 per hour

Police Officer (full career series): $28.78 – $45.90 per hour

Lateral appointees receive a $5,000 signing bonus ($2,000 payable at start of employment and $3,000 payable upon completion of the one-year probationary period).

Provo City offers competitive pay; paid leaves, including vacation, sick, holidays, bereavement, and parental leaves; generous employer-paid health insurance; retirement and pension plans; free use of the Provo Recreation Center, Peaks Ice Arena, and City Library; and regular review of compensation practices to remain competitive with the local market among many other great benefits.

What are the main duties?

• Enforce all State of Utah, Provo City, and Utah County laws.
• Respond to life-threatening and property-threatening calls, emergencies, and alarms.
• Gather and organize intelligence in a logical manner.
• Arrest suspects by proper and approved methods.
• Secure crime scenes.
• Investigate complaints, traffic accidents, and crimes by interviewing suspects, witnesses, prisoners, and victims.

What are the minimum qualifications?

• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Law Enforcement Officer Certificate by Utah State Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
• Must be a United States citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States who has been in the United States legally for 5 years and has legal authorization to work in the United States.
• A valid, lawful driver’s License.

Lateral transfers may be brought in at the Police Officer II, Senior Police Officer, or Master Police Officer level depending on qualifications.

Police Officer II – In addition to the minimum qualifications above, requires a minimum of two years of law enforcement experience equivalent to the level of a Provo City Police Officer 1.

Senior Police Officer – In addition to the minimum qualifications above, requires a minimum of 3 years of law enforcement experience as a Provo Police Officer II OR 5 years of comparable experience as a law enforcement officer. Must also obtain either POST Advanced Officer Training or Provo P.D. Advanced Officer course (or approved equivalent) and have special team assignment experience (Lateral hires have 6 months from hire date to complete certificate and testing requirements).

Master Police Officer – In addition to the minimum qualifications above, requires a minimum of nine years of law enforcement experience. Additionally, completion of 1 of the following: POST Mid-Management Certificate, or Launching Learning Revolution Training with written exams (80% score or higher), IACP Leadership in Police Organizations Program course.) Lateral hires have 6 months from hire date to complete certificate and testing requirements.

What is the selection process?

• Provo City will certify a list of lateral transfer candidates at the beginning of each month depending on the number of candidates and available positions.
• Applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be screened for any additional requirements and then invited to take the Provo City Police Officer Lateral Transfer Exam.
• Applicants will subsequently be ranked on the lateral transfer eligibility list based on the combined scores of the exam and interview.
• Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a background investigation, drug screening, psychological examination, polygraph, and meeting minimum physical standards set by POST.