Police Department Employment

TOWN OF WAKE FOREST
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Town of Wake Forest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers competitve benefits and salary. Wake Forest will select applicants for employment on the basis of their qualifications for the job and treat all employees equitably in regard to compensation, training, and promotional opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age. Persons with disabilities will be given equal consideration in all matters involving employment to the extent their disabilities do not prevent them from performing the essential functions of their position. We will reasonably accommodate any employee to the degree it does not compromise their safety and health or the safety and health of others.

For more information about Police Officer or other Town of Wake Forest employment opportunities, contact:
Town of Wake Forest Human Resources
301 South Brooks Street
Wake Forest, NC 27587-2932
or call 919.435.9493

Processing of police applicants takes approximately three to five months. Requirements and procedures have been established by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the Town of Wake Forest Police Department.

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
All applicants must have graduated from an accredited high school or possess an approved General Education Development (GED), College educated applicants are highly desired. All applicants must have successfully completed Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET).

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
All officers must live within a (30) mile radius of the contiguous town limits of Wake Forest. If an applicant is hired then he/she will have (1) year to move within the (30) mile limit. 


STARTING SALARY
$37,066  no prior experience or degree
$37,992  two years prior NC Sworn Law Enforcement experience or four years out-of-state experience
$38,919  five years prior NC Sworn Law Enforcement experience or 10 years out-of-state experience

ADDITIONS TO SALARIES
2.5%   two-year degree (law enforcement-related)
5%      four-year degree (law enforcement-related)
2.5%   applicants that possess an advanced NC Law Enforcement Certification
5%      automatic salary increase after six months of employment with the Town of Wake Forest
2.5%   average annual cost of living raise to be determined by the Town of Wake Forest
5%      officers that fluently speak Spanish
$1000  annual bonus paid to officers for "Superior" performance of POPAT (Police Officer’s Physical Abilities Test)

BENEFITS

• Paid vacation/sick leave 
• 11 annual paid holidays
• Education assistance (The Town Incurs 50% of the cost for officers to obtain degrees)
• Worker’s compensation
• Paid overtime
• 401K employer contribution
• Employer retirement contribution
• All uniforms and equipment are provided by the Town to officers at no cost
• Take home patrol car (must live within 5 miles of the Town limits to take car home
• Paid medical/dental insurance
• Career ladder program (suspended for the 2009/2010 budget year)
• Wellness/ Physical fitness program
• Paid life insurance
• Short-Term disability coverage
• Longevity pay after five years of service

OBTAINING AN EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION
Employment Application Forms may be obtained online or at the Human Resources Department located at 301 South Brooks Street Wake Forest, NC 27587.