NJ TRANSIT Police Department - PTC Certified Police Officer

NJ TRANSIT POLICE — NOW HIRING FOR LATERAL TRANSFERS, PTC CERTIFIED, ALTERNATE ROUTE, CLASS 2, & NJ CORRECTION OFFICERS.

To welcome a wider range of qualified candidates, all college requirements are temporarily waived for NJ Police Officer and NJ Corrections Officers with at least 1 year of service.

• To be considered as a NJ TRANSIT Police Officer, you must meet all of the following requirements at the time of application submittal.

Failure to meet and provide appropriate documentation that demonstrates fulfillment of these requirements when applying through  will result in your disqualification from the NJ TRANSIT Police Officer selection process.

CITIZENSHIP:

• Candidates must be citizens of the United States on the date of application submission, and never have renounced United States citizenship.

DRIVER'S LICENSE:

• Candidates must have a driving record in good standing and valid motor vehicle driver’s license on the date of application submission.

ALL PTC REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY TIME OF APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

All college requirements are temporarily waived for NJ Police Officer and NJ Corrections Officers with at least 1 year of service.

• A Bachelor's degree; OR
• Sixty (60) college credits, plus one (1) year of full-time or part-time experience as a first responder (e.g. Paramedic/ EMT/ Class I/ Class II/ Police Dispatcher/ Corrections/ Firefighter/ or related); OR
• Thirty (30) college credits plus at least two (2) full years of continuous active-duty military service with an honorable discharge; OR
• 4 full years of continuous active-duty military services.

Failure to provide proof that you have satisfied minimum requirements on the date of application submission will eliminate you from further consideration as a NJ TRANSIT Police Officer Candidate.