The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) is currently seeking dedicated and highly motivated individuals to join the rewarding career in law enforcement. As a Police Officer, you will play a vital role in ensuring public safety and maintaining law and order within our communities. MDPD offers a wide variety of specialized entities such as K-9, motorcycle unit, investigations, bomb squad, crime scene, aviation, marine patrol, divers, and special response team (SRT). MDPD offers great medical and retirement benefits.
Applications may be submitted from Monday, March 4, 2024, through Monday, March 18, 2024. To apply visit www.Miami-Dade.gov/Jobs.
Applicants must possess the following:
- Be at least 20 years old to apply and 21 years old at the time of hire.
- High school diploma or equivalent. An evaluation of a foreign school diploma may be required.
- Have one or more of the following:
- An associate degree or at least 60 college credits.
- Two years of active or reserve military duty.
- Three years of consistent, post-high school experience.
- One year of full-time sworn law enforcement experience.
- Cannot be convicted of any felony or of a misdemeanor involving perjury or false statement.
- Never have received a dishonorable discharge from any of the Armed Forces of the United States.
- Must meet all of the requirements during the background investigation, to include drug testing.
- The applicant must pass a physical examination by a licensed physician.
- Pass the Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT).
- Complete and pass the physical ability Job-Related Task Assessment (JTA).
Certified applicants:
- Must have successfully completed the Florida Law Enforcement Basic Training Program and successfully passed the Florida State Law Enforcement Officer Certification Examination.
- For Florida Correctional Officers must have successfully completed a cross-over law enforcement program and successfully passed the Florida State Law Enforcement Officer Certification Examination.
Lateral applicants:
- If employed as a law enforcement officer outside of Florida, must have successfully completed the FDLE Equivalency of Training and successfully passed the Florida State Law Enforcement Officer
- Must complete a Certification Examination within one year of receipt of the approved Equivalency Training
- Complied with FDLE mandatory retraining or educational requirements for law enforcement officers
- Employed in a full-time sworn classification by (or separated within the preceding 24 months from) another police agency, in possession of a Basic Recruit Certificate of Compliance from the State of Florida or its equivalent, completed probation with a Florida law enforcement agency, and acquired at least one year of police experience
Benefits:
- Hired and paid while in the academy
- Starting annual pay $58,452.16
- Additional earning potential available
- Promotional opportunity available 3-5 years
- Career growth (over 3,000 officers)
- Over twenty-five (25) Specialized Units
- Take Home Car (After Probation)
- Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- State of Florida funded retirement (FRS)
- Deferred Compensation (Optional)
- Tuition Assistance available
- Varied 40-hour work week
- Live in Tri-County area
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