Become a Milwaukie Police Officer

What can I expect with the application process and beyond?

This is a challenging profession which requires very unique individuals in order to excel. Many people have no desire to get into the public safety profession. Applicants must be willing to do rotating shift work indefinitely, be very service oriented, be able to withstand verbal abuse and at times physical assaults, while remaining professional and service oriented. The profession tends to get fewer applicants each year who want to take on this challenge. Our process attempts to attract a diverse applicant pool and seeks to identify those individuals who would be able to balance the competing interest of the profession well. We absolutely recognize the strength which comes from diverse backgrounds and points of view. Our process includes written aptitude tests, physical agility tests and multiple interviews with panels. We try to identify the very best applicants for our community and agency. The highest ranked candidates undergo an extensive background investigation, which is exhaustive and spans several months. We learn as much about the person as possible. Successful candidates then go on to additional written psychological testing, coupled with additional interviews by a Psychologist who specializes in law enforcement applicants. Final hiring decisions are made once all available information has been gathered and includes recommendations from the Psychologist and the Background Investigator. 

Once hired as a police officer recruits are in different phases of training for 12-18 months. Sixteen weeks of that is spent at a live-in police academy with full-time instruction. An additional 20+ weeks of that is spent with a series of different training officers who monitor, train and evaluate every aspect of the recruit’s performance, every day. During the first 18 months of training and probation, the recruit police officer is not afforded typical union representation. It’s not uncommon for recruit police officers to leave prior to completing the Field Training and Evaluation Program, or prior to completing their 18-month probationary period. It’s during that 18-month period that both the recruit and the agency get to evaluate how well suited they are for a career with the Milwaukie Police Department. 

How do I apply?

Milwaukie PD runs an ongoing recruitment and selection process. To be considered, all candidates must have first completed the required pre-employment testing through National Testing Network (NTN). We will check NTN regularly, and candidates with passing scores on file with NTN for Milwaukie will be invited via email to complete the application process in advance of interviews.This application process is open now and will remain open continuously. 

We will be holding interviews monthly for the next several months.

The Milwaukie Police Department provides a variety of career possibilities for Police Officers through specialty assignments including Detective, Field Training Officer, Motorcycle Officer, Criminalist, Public Information Officer, and School Resource Officer. 

Click the link for the Police Officer Informational Posting on governmentjobs.com: POLICE OFFICER

What is the department like? Who will I work with?

The Milwaukie Police Department has a culture of community collaboration and a focus on Law Enforcement with diversity, equity inclusion and justice. The best way to get a look at the department's values and it's members is through our social media accounts which are updated regularly. 

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