POST-Certified Police Officer

About this role

<span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" data-pasted="true"><strong>POST-Certified Police Officer - Regular Full-Time position</strong></span><br><br><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><strong>Definition:</strong></span><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt;" data-pasted="true"><li>A POST-Certified completed a qualifying Peace Officer Basic Course through a federal, state, local, or U.S. military law enforcement agency, accumulated training and experience equivalent to the Montana POST Basic Course (minimum 512 hours).</li><li>Candidates must also have:</li></ul><ul style="margin-left: 40px; list-style-type: circle;"><li><div><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Successfully completed probation and earn officer confirmation status through at least one year of sworn law enforcement service by the final hiring decision date of February 5, 2027.</span></div></li><li><div><span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Be in good standing with their current or former certifying agency.</span></div></li><li><div><s

Requirements

<ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0in;"><li style="margin:0in;">Knowledge of the Montana Code Annotated and the Missoula Municipal Code pertaining to police activities and public safety.</li><li style="margin:0in;">Knowledge of federal, state, county, and City of Missoula laws and ordinances to be enforced.</li><li style="margin:0in;">Knowledge of the policies, goals, and procedures of the Missoula Police Department.</li><li style="margin:0in;">Knowledge of the principles and practices of employee supervision and training.</li><li style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;">Knowledge of law enforcement principles, methods, techniques, and practices including investigation, intelligence, surveillance, court procedures, community relations, identification, patrol, special weapons and tac