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If you are looking for an exciting career with great benefits, pension, generous leave, competitive salary, and the opportunity for advancement and professional growth.

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is seeking dedicated candidates to fill important roles within our department. We are one of the largest departments in Maryland with nearly 12,000 employees and a budget of more than $1 billion. In order to fulfill our mission of promoting safety, we have increased security at our institutions while leading the way in innovative restorative justice projects that will help Incarcerated Individuals reintegrate into society upon release.

As a member of the DPSCS team, you can have a fulfilling career, while also enjoying a wide range of benefits such as medical and dental coverage, paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick leave), becoming vested in the State pension, supplemental retirement options, and even joining the Maryland State Employees Credit Union.

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This recruitment will be used to fill current and future vacancies.

Statewide/ Baltimore Metropolitan Area

The Police Officer II at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is the full performance level of law enforcement work enforcing laws, rules, and regulations governing the safety and protection of personnel and State property. Employees may be assigned to day, evening, night or rotating shifts which may include holidays and weekends.

• Performs safety, patrol and security duties in motor vehicles or on foot
• Confronts prowlers and suspicious persons
• Responds to disturbances and emergencies, renders emergency first aid
• Prepare detailed reports documenting unusual incidents, meticulously following established agency guidelines to ensure consistency and accuracy
• Conduct investigations into suspected criminal activities, ensuring to gather evidence and witness statements as needed
• Make arrests of individuals believed to be involved in these criminal acts and transport them to the appropriate facilities using state-issued vehicles
• May staff an operations center tasked with overseeing and managing the deployment and coordination of security personnel
• May testify in court in connection with arrests made while on duty

Applicants must meet all minimum qualifications and license requirements to be considered, and to appear on the list of people eligible for hire. Please read all requirements before applying.

Education:

Graduation from an accredited high school or high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission regulation.

Experience:

Six months of experience as a certified law enforcement officer.

• The above educational requirement is set by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission in accordance with the Public Safety Article, Section 3-207, Annotated Code of Maryland.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a non-commissioned officer in Protective Service classifications or Law Enforcement specialty codes in the Military Police Officer field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

• Willing to work a flexible shift that requires being on call 24-hours.
• Experience patrolling, securing, and monitoring premises to ensure authorized personnel access and safety.
• Employed as a certified law enforcement officer within the last 3 years.

• Candidates for positions in this classification must possess a Police Officer certification as required by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission at the time of application.
• Applicants for this classification, formerly certified by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission as a Police Officer within the past three years and are eligible for recertification at the time of appointment, meet the certification requirement for this classification. The recertification criteria are listed in the Code of Maryland Regulations , available at the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission.
• Employees in this classification may be required to possess or obtain a special police commission in accordance with Public Safety Article, Section 3-209,…