Minneapolis Police Patrol for Full-Time Cadets

Interested in joining the Minneapolis Police Department? You're in luck! The department is looking for new police cadets.

Hopefuls can throw their hats in the ring through Aug. 19. They can also opt to attend an upcoming information session slated for Aug. 16 that will address the qualifications and process.

No law enforcement experience is necessary and applicants must be 18 years old by Jan. 1, 2017 to be considered, according to a Minneapolis Police Department alert issued this week. Candidates will be paid $20.02 per hour while completing the program to become an officer.

Informational Session

The Minneapolis Police Department has prepared a detailed information session which candidates are highly encouraged to attend. Each session will last up to 1.5 hours and registration is not required. Department officials will highlight and discuss:

• Application process and educational requirements
• Fitness exam details
• Background investigation information
• Oral exam expectations
• Medical, psychological, and drug and alcohol testing
• Cadet Academy and Education Program

Time: Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m.

Place: Emergency Operation Training Facility, 25 37th Ave NE in Fridley, MN

Position Details

General Requirements

Cadets must attend and successfully complete a program in law enforcement with a department authorized institution for the purpose of meeting the academic and technical skills requirements of the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Board.

Cadets hired will be promoted to police officer positions upon successful completion of the P.O.S.T. Board academic; required skills; academy courses; and recruit fitness agility test. The current salary range begins at $56,097 per year, with the final step at $71,593 per year.

Cadets hired must commit to two years of employment with the Minneapolis Police Department following their promotion to police officer or pay back, on a pro-rated basis, the costs of the tuition paid by the department for the academic training and/or the skills course.

Failure to successfully complete the Minnesota P.O.S.T. Board licensing exam and inability to pass the fitness agility test at the end of the training program may result in termination. Supplemental documents will not be accepted by email, fax or in person. All documents must be uploaded and submitted with each online application. This exam is being offered to establish a list to fill vacancies as they may occur.

State Requirements

Must not have a felony conviction.

Selected candidates will be contacted to schedule a background investigation, conducted by MPD, which may take up to three months to complete.

Education

An associate or bachelor's degree earned or awarded prior to Sept. 26, 2016, in any field from a regionally accredited college or university.

Licenses

Must have and maintain a valid driver's license that is accepted by the State of Minnesota by Sept. 26, 2016. Applicants must have not taken and passed the MN Board of P.O.S.T. licensing exam or other state equivalent prior Sept. 26, 2016. Applicant cannot be, or ever have been, licensed as a police officer in any state.

Fitness Qualifications

Must pass the fitness exam. Employees will be expected to reach and maintain fitness levels according to standards set by the MPD as a term and condition of continued employment.

Physical Requirements

Vision no poorer than 20/100 without correction in the poorer eye; correctable to 20/40 in both eyes. Ability to distinguish the colors red, yellow and green.

Must possess standard hearing average threshold without correction or no worse than a 40-decibel loss on the average at 500, 1,000 and 3,000 Hertz frequencies in the better ear.

Must be deemed medically and psychologically fit and successfully pass a drug and alcohol screening prior to hire.

Qualified candidates will be notified by email to self-schedule for the oral exam, which is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 10-12, 2017.

Selection Process and Dates

Any one or any combination of an evaluation of related education/experience/screening question responses, fitness exam, oral exam, etc. may be utilized. It is to an applicant's advantage to be as thorough in the online application as possible.

Applications and resumes are screened for completeness and requirements. The City of Minneapolis reserves the right to select and limit the number of candidates at any point in the exam process, based on a review of application materials. Qualified candidates, as determined by Human Resources, will be invited to the fitness exam.

The fitness exam is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 13-14, 2016. Qualified candidates will be notified by email to self-schedule. Candidates must attend and pass all components of the fitness exam. The fitness standards are:

• Vertical jump: 13 inches
• 300-meter run: 82 Seconds
• Bench press: 102 pounds or 60 percent of body weight OR push-ups (20)
• Sit-ups: 25
• 1.5-mile run: 15 Minutes 44 Seconds

Knowledge and Skills

Relate and work effectively with people from diverse cultures, economic and ethnic backgrounds.
Must have physical ability to run and chase suspects, wrestle and subdue suspects, jump and crawl over and under objects and lift and drag heavy objects.

Proficiency in any of the following second languages is desired but not required:

• Spanish
• Somali
• Hmong
• Laotian
• Amharic
• Oromo
• Vietnamese
• American Sign Language (ASL)

Applications may be completed online. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 19.