Police Officer - Lateral; Traffic

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is seeking current Police Officers with two (2) or more years of uninterrupted full time law enforcement experience, having obtained a certification as a law enforcement officer through a State Police Standards and Training Commission. Though we are continuously hiring for laterals, this posting is to specifically accept lateral applications for our Traffic Division. Within the Traffic Division is the Aggressive/Impaired Driving Unit, Motorcycle Officer Program, and the Traffic Crash Investigator Unit.

We currently have vacancies in each of these units.

The Traffic Division provides traffic enforcement, traffic investigation, and criminal enforcement on all interstates and secondary streets within Davidson County. The Traffic Division is looking to fill positions in following units:

• Aggressive/Impaired Driving Unit - specifically targets distracted, impaired, and aggressive drivers;
• Motorcycle Officer Unit - proactively address observed traffic violations, crashes, and address neighborhood traffic complaints;
• Crash Investigator Unit - are responsible for thoroughly and accurately reporting and investigating property damage and personal injury crashes. These crashes include Hit and Run crashes, life‑threatening and fatal crashes, as well as crashes which require the specialty skills possessed by a Traffic Division Crash Investigator for proper investigation and prosecution.

An officer of the Traffic Division shall be directly accountable to an assigned Sergeant for the proper administration, general management, and control of all matters related to the operation of that unit and is generally governed by the same duties and responsibilities, rules and regulations applicable to any other officer in the department.

As with all other sworn positions in the department, the applicant must have a strong working knowledge of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Rules of Evidence, especially as it relates to traffic investigations and traffic enforcement.

We are now accepting lateral applications for Traffic Crash Investigator.

Step 3 $ 77,472.00 to Step 15 $ 98,253.00

Step 3 $ 79,796.16 to Step 15 $

Step 3 $ 82,120.32 to Step 15 $

The Metro Nashville Police Department is a 24/7 operation. Employees must be able to work any day and/or shift, as needed.

• Education incentives available to qualified candidates.
• Pre‑academy hiring opportunities may be available.
• Regular days off vary.

• Complete a training program that consists of courses in criminal law, firearms training, first aid, traffic accident investigation, traffic law enforcement, human relations, crime scene research, patrol procedures, departmental policies, report writing, and other related areas. Physical training will be optional for this program.
• Based on the successful completion of the MNPD’s Lateral Police Training Academy program, an officer assigned to the Traffic Division will be placed in the appropriate Unit to fit their specialty. The placement of officers in the different Traffic Division Units is contingent on successful completion of the required elements to fit each specific job description, as well as to fit the overall needs of the Traffic Division.

• Must possess a desire to promote traffic safety throughout the Metro‑Davidson County Community; while completing traffic crash investigations and enforcing state and local traffic laws, ordinances, and regulations.
• Must possess good communication skills and have the ability to make sound decisions in stressful and confrontational situations.
• The applicant for this position should be self‑motivated and competent in all responsibilities required of any officer and be willing to work within a team environment.
• Must be willing to participate in a 24‑hour, rotational call‑out schedule and respond to changes in shifts and days off, as necessary, to meet the position descriptions.
• Must be willing to perform other duties as directed by the Traffic…