Advisory
Monroe Police Department is accepting applications for police officer. Click link for more information.
MONROE TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Middlesex County, NJ)
IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
GENERAL DUTIES
Members of the Monroe Township Police Department shall at all times preserve the public peace, prevent crime, detect and arrest violators of the law, protect life and property and enforce all federal, state and local laws and ordinances within departmental jurisdiction.
2019 STARTING SALARY - POLICE ACADEMY STEP: $45,000.00
PROBATION STEP: $56,310.00
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
HOW TO APPLY
Jobs close at 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the deadline date specified, or when the position capacity has been met, or unless otherwise specified in the announcement. If the deadline date is not specified in the announcement, the agency has sole discretion on setting the deadline and jobs may close without notice. It is the applicant's responsibility to thoroughly read and understand the deadline requirements and capacity limits as outlined by the agency.
Monroe Police Department is accepting applications for police officer. Click link for more information. 
Job Announcement
MONROE TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Middlesex County, NJ)
IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
POLICE OFFICERS
GENERAL DUTIES
Members of the Monroe Township Police Department shall at all times preserve the public peace, prevent crime, detect and arrest violators of the law, protect life and property and enforce all federal, state and local laws and ordinances within departmental jurisdiction.
2019 STARTING SALARY - POLICE ACADEMY STEP: $45,000.00
PROBATION STEP: $56,310.00
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Citizen of the United States between the ages of eighteen (18) and thirty-five (35) and a resident of New Jersey for the past two (2) years.
- Shall be of good reputation and sound moral character and shall not have been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude.
- Shall be a high school graduate or a graduate of an equivalent institution of learning.
- Shall be in good physical condition.
- Shall have normal hearing in both ears.
- Shall have the ability to distinguish colors.
- Must possess a valid New Jersey auto driver's license.
- Must be successful at a four-part entrance examination:
- Written and oral, given by the New Jersey State Chiefs Association.
- Medical, given by the Township Physician.
- Physical, given by the Monroe Police.
- Psychological, given by the Township Psychologist.
- Must successfully complete mandatory police training course approved by the New Jersey Police Training Commission, as set forth below.
- An officer appointed for the Police Academy shall be enrolled and must successfully complete the mandatory police training course approved by the New Jersey Police Training Commission. Upon successful completion of the Police Academy the officer shalll be appointed to a one (1) year probationary term before becoming eligible for appointment as a permanent police officer.
- An officer appointed for a one (1) year probationary step who has previously and successfully completed the above mandatory police training course shall be eligible for appointment as a permanent police officer once his probationary term ends.
- Written Test - August 14, 2019
- Physical Fitness Test - September 7, 2019
- Oral Interview 1 - September 23 - 27, 2019
- Oral Interview 2 - TBD
- Background Investigation - TBD
- Drug Testing - TBD
- Medical Examination - TBD
- Psychological Examination - TBD
- Academy Training - 2020
HOW TO APPLY
- Initial Application to be Completed at PoliceApp.com/MonroeNJ
- Application Fee - $125.00
- Deadline to apply will be Monday, August 12, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
Jobs close at 11:59 PM (Eastern) on the deadline date specified, or when the position capacity has been met, or unless otherwise specified in the announcement. If the deadline date is not specified in the announcement, the agency has sole discretion on setting the deadline and jobs may close without notice. It is the applicant's responsibility to thoroughly read and understand the deadline requirements and capacity limits as outlined by the agency.
Address/Location
Monroe Township Police Department
3 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 732-521-0222