What are the responsibilities and job description for the Police Officer position at Delaware River and Bay Authority?
Now Hiring Certified and Non-Certified Patrol Officers
The DRBA Police Department is a CALEA gold standard accredited agency committed to the highest standards of professionalism, crime prevention and public safety.
Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
DRBA Police Department provides a competitive compensation package that includes:
- Salary: $66,037-$67,876 upon completing the academy.
- Shift differential $2000/year
- CALEA Bonus $3000/year
- Education assistance up to $5,200 a year.
- Healthcare: Comprehensive medical and dental insurance coverage. Flexible spending account options
- Leave Benefits: Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Overtime Opportunities: Additional earnings through overtime work.
- Shift Schedule: 12-hour rotating shifts
- Retirement Plan: Retirement Plan options offered are 401a and 457b along with a pension plan.
- FOP Membership: Officers are part of the FOP Lodge 14 Collective Bargaining Unit (CBU).
Essential Qualifications for DRBA Candidates
Prospective applicants must meet the following qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship: All candidates must be U.S. citizens.
- Age: Applicants must be at least 21 years of age.
- Driver’s License: Possession of a valid Driver's License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).
- Vision: Minimum uncorrected vision not greater than 20/200 in each eye and correctable with lenses to 20/20 in each eye. Able to distinguish between the colors of red, green and amber.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; OR Associate’s degree from an accredited college/university, or sixty (60) college credit hours, or higher. This may also be ninety (90) quarter credits from an accredited college/university. OR Thirty (30) college credits from an accredited college/university, or forty-five (45) quarter credits from an accredited college/university. In this situation, the applicant must also have two (2) years of active duty military service.
- Backgrounds and Selection Process: Candidates for this position will be subject to a background investigation, a pre employment physical, drug testing, fitness testing, psychological testing, and a medical/criminal polygraph
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $66,037.00 - $67,876.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $66,037 - $67,876