Certified Police Officer

City Of Excellence Police Officer

The City of Aventura is hiring for full-time certified police officers. This position offers a competitive salary range of $78,555.81 to $ annually and is located at Aventura Government Center, FL.

This job requires performing police patrol, preliminary investigations, traffic regulation and enforcement, enforcing criminal laws, and making arrests for felony and misdemeanor offenses. Officers may be assigned to various units within the police department including Road Patrol, Detective Bureau, Traffic Unit, Training Unit, Street Crimes Unit, Marine Patrol, etc.

Applicants must pass a thorough background investigation, polygraph, psychological, medical, and drug screen. They must also successfully pass a physical agility test and swim test within the last six months prior to application. Out of State applicants must submit a written statement indicating an acknowledgment of requirements for physical agility and swim test to be completed at a later date when uploading the required documents with the application.

Minimum qualifications include being at least 21 years old, possessing a valid FL State driver's license without record of suspension or revocation in any State, no felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories, being a U.S. citizen, ability to read and write the English language, and being of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits.

Education and experience requirements include having a minimum of 60 or more completed college credits that include general studies or a High School diploma/GED and have two (2) or more years of U.S. military service with an Honorable Discharge or two (2) years of law enforcement experience as a Certified Police Officer.

The City of Aventura offers a wide range of employee benefits, which include health, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement plan, police officer pension plan, voluntary retirement plans, disability insurance, holidays, vacation leave, personal leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, job basis leave, educational reimbursement, take home vehicles, salary incentives, referral incentive, discount programs, and recruitment incentives.