Agency/Department name
Ponca City Police Department
Position Title
Patrol Officer
Job Type (Full-time, Part-time, Reserve, etc.)
Full-time
Location
Ponca City, OK
Minimum Requirements
- Applicants must be at least 21 at time of hire
- High School Diploma or GED
- No felony convictions
- Must pass physical agility test
- Must pass written test
- No convictions for domestic abuse
- No convictions for crimes of moral turpitude
- Pass an Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
- Pass a Background investigation
- Stable work history
- Interview Board
- Must be able to pass polygraph
- Good moral character
- Available to work any shift, nights and weekends
- Pass the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System’s physical standards.
Key Responsibilities
Operate a motor vehicle for extended periods of time in all environmental conditions and on occasion operates the vehicle at high speeds and in congested traffic situations.
Patrol assigned area of City and enforces state and federal laws and City ordinances; patrols and examines building and residences to detect suspicious conditions and handles situations accordingly.
Directs traffic in congested and emergency areas; reports safety hazards; responds to scene of accident, administers first aid, and investigates cause and file accident reports; issues citations to violators of traffic laws.
Visit the scene of crimes and accidents; searches for and preserves evidence; investigates and interviews victims; witnesses and potential suspects; apprehend those suspected of crimes; participates in line-ups; makes oral and written reports; provides testimony in court.
Speaks before citizen’s groups and participates in various training sessions.
Salary/ Compensation
$26.39 Non-CLEET Certified
$27.44 CLEET Certified
The City of Ponca City offers a financial bonus program for newly hired Police Officers who are certified in Oklahoma or a state with reciprocity, and who are exempt from attending the full CLEET Academy. The bonus has two levels ($3,000 and $5,000)
Certified Officers with at least 4 years of recent service in a Patrol position may have the opportunity to test for Corporal ($30.26 per hour/$62,940.80 annual salary) after completion of initial field trail.
How to Apply
https://www.poncacityok.gov/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=76&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=PATROL-OFFICER-13
