Police Officer Job in Saratoga Springs, NY – $55,318/Year | Full-Time Opportunity ✅

Some additional benefits include:

• Competitive Pay with increasing steps and incentives.
• Overtime, comp time and callback pay.
• Shift Differential.
• Rotating schedule allows for every other weekend off.
• Education incentives:
  • 2% of base pay for Associate’s Degree.
  • 3% of base pay for Bachelor’s Degree.
• Professional training and improvement incentives.
• Tuition reimbursement per PBA contract.
• 20 year 384eb 1/60th retirement plan.
• Clothing Allowance (annually).
• Paid vacation leave.
• Paid personal leave.
• Paid sick time.
• 12 paid Holidays (annually).
• Competitive Health Care Plan with buy-out option.
• Extensive yearly training.
• Mounted Unit.
• K9 Unit.
• Bike Patrol.
• SRO (School Resource officer).
• FTO (Field Training Officer).
• Special Investigations Unit.
• Criminal Investigations Unit.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT:

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma or a comparable diploma as described in Section 58 of NYS Civil Service Law with successful completion of at least 60 semester credit hours from a New York State accredited or registered college or university.
• Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma or a comparable diploma as described in Section 58 of the Civil Service Law with at least three (3) years of Active Military Service, possessing an honorable discharge and DD214.
• At least three (3) years of full time paid non probationary permanent civil service employment as a certified police officer in the State of New York (not including State Trooper).

• A COPY OF YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND NYS DRIVERS LICENSE MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR EXAM APPLICATION
• Must be a citizen of the United States of America in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law 58 at time of appointment.
• Must possess a valid NYS Driver’s License to be considered eligible for appointment. Must maintain said license for the duration of employment with the City of Saratoga Springs.
• Section 58.1(a) of NYS Civil Service Law requires that candidates must be at least 19 years of age on or before the examination date to be admitted to the written exam. Eligibility for appointments as a police officer begins when the candidate reaches age 20. Candidates who reach their 43rd birthday on or before the date of the written examination are not qualified except as follows:
  • Candidates may have a period of military duty or terminal leave up to seven (7) years, as defined in Section 243 (10a) of the Military Law, deducted from their age for purposes of determining whether they meet the age requirement.
  • Applicants who may be impacted by the maximum age requirement and who are requesting and granted an alternate test date after providing the appropriate documentation are advised to contact the Saratoga Springs Civil Service Commission office to discuss their request.

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