Police Officer (Lateral)

Company: City of Minneapolis
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: January 27, 2025

Job Description:

Position Description
As the largest and most vibrant city in the state, Minneapolis depends on purposeful, dedicated and innovative employees. Minneapolis has a large variety of careers for people of all experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose-serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis Police Department is looking for experienced Police Officer candidates - people who have a strong sense and commitment for public service, outstanding character, sound judgment, excellent work ethic, effective oral and written communication skills, interpersonal tact, empathy, and compassion.

This is a full-time position and requires variable work shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Officers hired in this lateral hiring process will participate in a one-month orientation and on-boarding process rather than the Minneapolis Police Recruit Officer Academy. After successful completion of orientation, Officers will then participate in a three-month FTO, with the potential of an extension if needed.

Work Location-This position currently works on-site only.The City of Minneapolis does not sponsor applicants for work visas.
Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Patrol assigned area to enforce laws, detect and prevent crime and protect life and property.
• Apprehend and arrest law violators (including probable cause arrests), prepare written reports of crimes and assist in the prosecution of violators.
• Draft and execute arrest warrants and make probable cause arrests.
• Establish probable cause, draft, prepare and execute search warrants.
• Conduct follow up investigations for criminal prosecution of criminal and traffic complaints.
• Enforce traffic laws conducting traffic, marking and tagging vehicles, making written reports of accidents and investigating and reconstructing serious or fatal traffic accidents.
• Collect, evaluate, investigate, protect and preserve evidence at crime or accident scenes.
• Conduct surveillance of suspected criminal activity and provide undercover operations to identify and apprehend suspects.
• Interview and/or interrogate witnesses, victims and suspects and draft formal statements for presentation in court, including testifying in court on criminal and civil matters.
• Record and investigate complaints from citizens, including those on the conduct and actions of officers.
• Respond to residential and business alarms for intrusion, robbery or other emergencies.
• Protect the rights and safety of all individuals, including political figures and dignitaries.
• Recover and assume preliminary custody of lost, stolen or abandoned property.
• Conduct follow-up investigations for criminal prosecution on traffic and criminal complaints.
• Function as a Field Training Officer (FTO) supplementing academy instruction through field experience and serving as a final step in the officer selection process. Evaluate recruits on a daily basis and share information with supervisors.
• Operate various computer terminals to enter and retrieve essential information.WORKING CONDITIONS: Exposure to hazardous conditions and life-threatening situations.
  Required Qualifications
  Licenses:
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Valid Minnesota POST license or the ability to obtain one prior to date of hire.Experience:
• Previous Law Enforcement Experience (1 year preferred). Department reserves the right to determine the nature and extent of training necessary for a candidate to be considered for the Police Officer position.Note: Applications submitted without proof of Minnesota P.O.S.T. status will be deemed incomplete and will not be considered. Proof of Minnesota P.O.S.T. and/or supplemental documents will not be accepted by email, fax or in person. All documents must be uploaded and submitted with your on-line application.
  
  State Requirements:
  Must not have a felony conviction.
  Must successfully pass the MPD background investigation. Current Minnesota POST Board Certification.
  
  Medical/Psychological Exams:
  Candidates must be deemed medically and psychologically fit and successfully pass a drug and alcohol screening prior to hire.
  
  Physical Requirements
  Police work is physically and mentally demanding. During the Lateral Onboarding process, candidates will participate in and be assessed on MPD Police Officer fitness goals.
  
  This position requires standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, reach with hands and arms. Must be able to lift up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Requires close distance color, peripheral vision with ability to adjust focus.
  
  Selection Process:
  Candidates unable to complete any portion of this process will not be eligible to move forward in the hiring process.
  
  Selection Steps and Tentative Timeline:
  Applications will be reviewed as needed. Applications received within each period will be processed through the described selection process as a group. Candidates will be notified by email with instructions or information for each step below:
  
  Application Review
  Review and screen applications approximately as needed.
  Training & Experience
  Review training and experience.
  Department
  Interviews
  Department interviews are held virtually via National Testing Network (NTN) while candidates are undergoing their background investigation.
  Backgrounds
  Selected candidates will move to the background investigation, completed by MPD. A successful background investigation places candidates on a continuous eligible list of
  qualified candidates.
  Conditional Job
  OffersA final selection and conditional job offer will be made upon passing background investigations and Department Interviews.Medical ExamsPre-employment medical exams, including work simulation tests and psychological exams,
  are held within one week of conditional job offer.Begin WorkEmployment begins 3-4 weeks from successfully completing all medical exam components.
  Union Representation:
  This position is represented by Police Officers Federation:
  
  Eligible List Statement:
  The names of applicants who meet minimum qualification and who pass the screening process shall be placed on a continuous eligible list for employment consideration. This list will be certified in groups to the hiring manager who may use the list to fill a vacancy of the same job title on an on-going basis. A candidate's eligibility for consideration will expire 6 months after date of certification.
  
  Interview Selection:
  The hiring authority reserves the right to determine the maximum number of candidates to interview from the certified list. If the hiring authority decides to interview other than by exam score order, they may select additional people to interview based on a candidate's education or experience related to the field, work history, or skills uniquely related to the operational needs of the position.
  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  
• Must maintain Minnesota POST licensing with completion of forty-eight credit hours every three years.
• Knowledge of the laws, ordinances and police procedures as they apply to situations encountered on duty.
• Ability to exercise discretion and good judgment in emergency situations.
• Ability to relate and work effectively with people from diverse cultural, economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States with no felony convictions.
• Ability to distinguish the colors red, yellow and green and vision correctable to 20/40 in both eyes.
• Possess standard hearing average threshold without correction of any worse than a 40-decibel loss on the average at 500, 1,000 and 3,000 Hertz frequencies in the better ear.
• Must pass medical/psychological examination prior to hire.
• Medical examination will include drug and alcohol screening tests.
• Must maintain physical fitness levels according to standards set by the Minneapolis Police Department as a term and condition of continued employment.
• Must pass thorough background investigation that includes meeting department standards regarding acceptable employment history, honesty, driving and conviction records.
  As the largest and most vibrant city in the state, Minneapolis depends on purposeful, dedicated and innovative employees. Minneapolis has a large variety of careers for people of all experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose-serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Minneapolis.
  
  The City of Minneapolis is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
  
  
  
  
  
  As the largest and most vibrant city in the state, Minneapolis depends on purposeful, dedicated and innovative employees. Minneapolis has a large variety of careers for people of all experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose-serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Minneapolis.
  
  
  
  The City of Minneapolis is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
  
  
  
  
  

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