Police Sergeant

Location:

New Britain, CT

Date Opened: 12/2/2025 4:00:00 PM

Salary: $76,981.00 - $96,973.00/year (Employees new to state service start at minimum of the pay plan)

Job Type: Open to the Public

Close Date: 12/16/2025 11:59:00 PM

Located in New Britain, CT, Central Connecticut State University (Central) is a constituent unit of the Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR), Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. As one of the State of Connecticut institutions of higher learning, Central is a regional, comprehensive public university dedicated to learning in the liberal arts and sciences and to education for the professions.

Central offers a vibrant learning-centered community dedicated to teaching and to scholarship.

We are accepting applications from candidates who meet the qualifications for a full-time Police Sergeant to work in the Police Department.

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

• Full-Time, 40 hours per week
• Shift Placement is to be determined upon a shift-bidding process for first, second, and third shift.
• Incumbent may be required to work holidays and weekends.
• If selected for interview, candidates will be required to read and become familiar with the following recommended reading:
  • HB 6004 An Act Concerning Police Accountability
  • Spector, Elliot
    
    B., Connecticut Law Enforcement Officers' Field Manual:
    Red and Blue Books, Blue 360 Media (current edition)
  • 2025 Annual Campus Security & Fire Safety Report (Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, )
  • Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).)

NOTE: All candidates must include their CT POST Police Officer Certification number with date of issuance and expiration on their application in order to be considered. Additionally, all candidates, at all times, must possess and have the ability to exercise all of the requirements of a Police Officer including obtaining certification as a law enforcement officer in the State of Connecticut, the ability to bear and use arms.

Applicants for these positions are NOT required to possess or retain Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification. Candidate will be required as assigned to be available for training and work assignments on all shift, including holidays and weekends.

NOTE: All candidates for employment at Central Connecticut State University are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment background investigation, including a psychological, polygraph and medical examination. Selection for employment is contingent upon completion of background investigation. Candidates must possess at all times a valid motor vehicle license and the ability to operate a motor vehicle.

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