Police Officer - Experienced (Lateral)

About this role

<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>Why Work for Kirkland?</strong><br>Ranked as one of the most livable cities in America, Kirkland is an attractive and inviting place to live, work, and visit. We have big city vision while maintaining a small-town, community feel.&nbsp;If you are a candidate with the desire to join an organization looking to innovate into the future, the City of Kirkland is the place for you!<br>If you ask our employees why they love where they work, they’ll tell you about the great people, work environment, supportive management and City Council, and fearless innovation.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">We also invest in you!<br><u>Competitive Wages</u>: We strive to maintain competitive compensation packages and work to provide wages that meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities of our employees.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u>Awesome Benefits</u>: The City offers benefits that are unmatched by most other employers. Please click on the benefits tab above to view more det

Requirements

<strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">At time of application you must be 21 years of age; a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident, must not have any felony convictions as an adult and have vision correctable to 20/20 in each eye. Must possess the ability to read, write and speak fluent English. &nbsp;Must have the physical capability to successfully meet the Criminal Justice Training Commission Fitness Ability Test Battery. Must have successfully completed an accredited Police Basic Training Academy curriculum and have a minimum of 12 months full-time service in the last 60 months (prefer current) as a sworn municipal, county or state officer. Out of state laterals must complete the State Equiv