Police Officers Recruitment

CITY OF WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND

Personnel Division

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POLICE OFFICERS RECRUITMENT

The City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Personnel Division, announces Open Competitive Examinations to establish an eligibility list for the position of Police Officer. Please review the position description prior to applying.

Applicants must meet the following minimum criteria: must be 18 years of age or older; must be a US citizen; must have a valid driver's license; must have no felony convictions; and a high school diploma or a GED equivalent.

There is a $50.00 nonand#8209;refundable application fee, payable upon registration at  or $35.00 non-refundable application fee, payable upon registration at

The City of Woonsocket offers a competitive benefit and compensation package.

For more information on this position including a full position description, please visit the "Employment" section on the City of Woonsocket website nsocketri.gov

A City that upholds forward thinking principles for both employees and residents.

Located in Rhode Island's Blackstone Valley, the City of Woonsocket is a vibrant, urban community and is surrounded by the growing suburban communities of Lincoln, Cumberland and North Smithfield, and boasts a positive business climate where City officials and the business community work together to build a strong economy.

Woonsocket is centrally located in the Boston/Worcester/Providence triangle, and home to CVS Corporation, a Fortune 500 company

Probationary Rate - $1,011.96/Week

Step 1 -

$1,384.02/Week

Step 2 -

$1,411.69/Week

37.5-hours work week

Friday, November 6, 2026

Administered online by Fit2serveri

(August 7^th^ at 9:00AM

August 8^th^ at 9:00AM and 1:00PM

Future dates to be determined)

Administered by Fit2serveri

(Sunday, August 9th at 8:00AM and 9:00AM, West Warwick Civic Center, 100 Factory Street, West Warwick, RI 02893

Future dates to be determined)

Police Officer Probationary

Police Department/Public Safety

Grade P9

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37.5-hour work week

Local 808

Under general supervision enforces laws and ordinances, maintains order, prevents crime, makes arrests, and does related work as required.

Effect an arrest forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints; subdue resisting suspects using maneuvers and weapons and resort to use of hands and feet, and other approved weapons in self-defense.

Prepare investigative and other reports, including sketches, using appropriate grammar, symbols, mathematical computations and the use of a computer.

Exercise independent judgment in determining when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probably cause exists to search and arrest and when force may be used, and to what degree.

Operate a law enforcement vehicle during both day and night; in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smoke, rain, ice and snow.

Communicate effectively and coherently over law enforcement radio channels while initiating and responding to radio communications.

Gather information in criminal investigations by interviewing and obtaining the statements of victims, witnesses, suspects and confidential informers.

Pursue fleeing suspects and perform rescue operations which may involve quickly entering and exitin law enforcement patrol vehicles.

Lifting, carrying and dragging heavy objects, climbing over and pulling up oneself over obstacles, jumping down from elevated surfaces, climbing through openings, jumping over obstacles, ditches and streams, crawling in confined areas, balancing on uneven or narrow surfaces and using body force to gain entrance through barriers.

Load, unload, aim and fire from a variety of body positions handguns, shotguns, and other agency firearms under conditions of stress that justify the use of deadly force and at levels of proficiency prescribed in certification standards.

Perform searches of people, vehicles, buildings and large outdoor areas which may involve feeling and detecting objects, walking for long periods of time, detaining people and stopping suspicious vehicles and persons.

Conduct visual and audio surveillance for extended periods of time.

Engage in law enforcement patrol functions that include such things as working rotating shifts, walking on foot patrol and physically checking the doors and windows of buildings to ensure they are secure.

• Effectively communicate with people, including