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Police Officer

Hampstead NH Police
Hampstead, NH Full Time
POSTED ON 4/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026

*** ๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—™๐—™๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ฅ ***
Did we m

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ntion we are hiring?
We are h

i

ring a full-time patrol officer (full-time CERTIFICATION is required.)
Why Work

for Hampstead Police Department?
Year aft

e

r year, Hampstead Police Department faithfully receives strong support from its residents (voters) and its local officials (Board of Selectmen). We are not โ€œbig cityโ€ police, and we are not โ€œthe boondocksโ€- we are somewhere in between!
We rarel

y

have a vacant position, and we are fortunate to be a department where most make Hampstead Police Department their final career โ€œhomeโ€. This is for many reasons:
Our offi

c

ers are incredibly dedicated to the residents of Hampstead but as a department we remember that family comes first. We are a police department that tries to provide officers with a balance between the demands of police work and the demands of a family and / or life outside of work. If you like working in a place where you are just a number or in a town where โ€œnothing happensโ€, then we are not the place for you! We are biased but truly believe that Hampstead is one of the best, smaller police departments in the state! We have an outstanding team and are actively looking for another great addition!
If you a

r

e currently โ€œjust a numberโ€ at another police department and donโ€™t like that, maybe Hampstead is the place for you. Over the years we have hired plenty of โ€œretired part-time officersโ€ and they all say the same thing. โ€œ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด, ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€.
We are l

o

oking for the right candidate. Do you have what it takes to be a part of Hampstead Police Department family? Here are some of the โ€œmustsโ€ on our candidate qualities list:
โ€ข Desire

to protect and serve the community โ€ข Must po

ssess integrity, common sense, compassion, excellent people skills and a positive attitude. โ€ข With qu

ality training, be able to write police reports, shoot a gun, shoot a taser, use pepper spray, be able to handle combative people, drive fast, de-escalate stressful situations and much more.โ€ข Most pa

trol officers work 12-hour shifts that rotate. This rotating 12-hour shift schedule gives officers two weekends off per month while requiring them to work two weekends per monthโ€ข You wil

l need to work nights, weekends & holidays.


๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€:
โ€ข Starti

n

g base annual salary is between $64,916.80 to $79,497.60; depending on years of experience, education and shift assignment.โ€ข Officer

s do have the opportunity to work overtime and private details. โ€ข Between

annual salary, union benefits, overtime and private details, officers can earn over $100k a year but you have to work for it!!! โ€ข We prov

ide excellent Health and Dental insurance (Employee pays 10%) โ€ข Enrollm

ent in New Hampshire Group II retirement โ€ข 80 to 1

60 hours a year vacation time โ€ข 96 hour

s a year in personal time off (PTO) time


๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ:
โ€ข We do

h

ave special assignments which include; School Resource Officer, Evidence Officer, Motorcycle Unit, K-9 Officer, Southern NH Special Operations Unit (SWAT) and Detective Division. โ€ข Our job

posting will remain open until the position is filled. โ€ข The Ham

pstead Police Department is an equal opportunity employer; women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Our application deadline is Friday, May 1st, 2026.
You can

f

ind our application on the Town of Hampsteadโ€™s website:https://w

ww.hampsteadnh.us/DocumentCenter/View/738/HPD-Employment-Application-2026
Feel fre

e

to drop your application & resume off at the station or email them to Chief Kelley rkelley@hampsteadnhpolice.gov. If you are dropping your application off and have questions or just want to introduce yourself, please feel free to ask to speak with Chief Kelley or Deputy Chief Dyer.
Hampstea

d

residents we are also asking for your help! We need to find the right candidate, someone who wants to embrace the Hampstead community. If you know someone who is a police officer, give them the sales pitch!! Let them know how great Hampstead is and encourage them to apply!!
Respectf

u

lly,
Chief Bo

b

Kelley at rkelley@HampsteadNHpolice.gov

Salary : $64,917 - $79,498

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