sworn careers
Police Officer
$30.17/HR
- Associate's degree or a minimum of 64 hours of college credit from an accredited institution;
- OR Four years of active duty, national guard, or reserve military service/experience;
- OR In the past two years you have graduated from a technical school which has a law enforcement reciprocity agreement within the state of South Dakota.
*In addition, candidates must be at least 21 years of Age, a US Citizen, posses a valid drivers license and have not been convicted of a felony crime or serious misdemeanor offense
Certified Officer
$30.93/HR
*Depending on Experience
- Current qualifying certified law enforcement experience (at least 2 years of previous certified law enforcement experience may be acceptable, however experience in corrections does not apply);
*In addition, candidates must be at least 21 years of Age, a US Citizen, posses a valid drivers license and have not been convicted of a felony crime or serious misdemeanor offense
Responsibilities & Job Duties:
- Responding to calls for service and emergency assistance; rendering aid to the physically
injured, handicapped and others requiring assistance, including but not limited to victims of
accidents, criminal incidents, natural disasters or other incidents; investigating safety hazards and taking action to correct potential problem areas, including road hazards, defects and environmental hazards. - Responding to calls for assistance involving altercations between people, including but not limited to domestic disturbances, fighting and neighborhood disputes, performing crowd and traffic control; enforcing state and city ordinances relating to keeping the peace; providing motorized, foot and bicycle patrol to residential and business areas to maintain community relations; practice problem solving techniques in support of the department’s demographic policing, community policing and problem solving strategies.
- Investigates violations of state laws/city ordinances and arrests violators using degree of force necessary with state law and department policy. Enforces traffic laws to curtail violations.
- Secures crime scenes to identify and collect any physical evidence present, and obtains descriptions of suspects/vehicles involved in crimes or criminal activity.
- Prepares incident/accident reports, affidavits, citations, legal documents, memorandums, other job-related documents and prepares for court testimony.
- Operates police vehicles in routine and emergency situations.
- Participates in job-related training and courses to maintain skills, knowledge and abilities necessary to perform duties.
Benefits:
- Student Loan Reimbursement- $250 per month
- Uniforms and Equipment provided
- Quarterly Wellness days
- Free gym membership
- Retirement plan provided through the South Dakota Retirement System. City matches 8% of the employee’s pre-tax wages.
- Supplemental retirement plan available
- Health insurance provided for the employee at no cost. The City pays a portion of the premium for family coverage.
- Flexible spending plans for health and dependent care
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
- 40 hour vacation/ sick bank upon hire
- Sabbatical leave program
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Sick leave
- Paid leave of 2 weeks per year. This jumps to 3 weeks of paid leave per year when the employee reaches 4 years of service.