Police Officer

Become a Guardian of the Hill

We are currently hiring certified, sworn officers in North Carolia and out-of-state.

Be part of a police department that values your experience, your well-being, and your career goals. We offer competitive pay and benefits, and we lead the way in meaningful and progressive approaches to protecting, partnering, and serving the community. 

Salary, Incentives, and Benefits

We’ve raised the starting salary again! Salary range is $57,164-$105,181, with a higher salary for officers based on experience, training, and education.  Additionally, officers have ample paid overtime and extra duty opportunities too.

Starting salary also increases with the following:

Additional incentives for officers include:  

The Town of Chapel Hill offers all employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield at no cost to the employee, effective on their first day of employment. 

Opportunities Just for You

Our department offers extensive training opportunities and career advancement planning that is personalized for you, and we’re committed to flexible scheduling to make time for it. We also offer a variety of rotational positions designed to give patrol officers specialized experience earlier in their career. 

Co-Response is Part of Our DNA

Officers work side-by-side with our Crisis Unit – a co-responder model that has been part of our department for over 50 years. Officers and crisis counselors collaborate and provide onsite emergency response to people who are experiencing a crisis. 

If you’re thinking of making the move to a new police department please contact Meg McGurk, Community Safety Planner, at [email protected] or 919-968-2835.

To learn more about how to advance your career with our department, visit  www.townofchapelhill.org/joinchapelhillpolice

Essential Functions

• May perform a variety of law enforcement duties such as responding to calls for service, enforcing traffic and criminal laws; and conducting high visibility patrols
• May perform investigations; conduct interviews; process crime scenes; and collect evidence
• May perform community policing activities
• Performs other duties as required
   

Supervision Exercised
None

Physical Demands
The work requires intermittent sitting, standing, walking, running, or stooping. The employee uses equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity and medium strength.

Work Environment
The work is typically performed in vehicle or in the field.Minimum Qualifications

• An equivalent combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

Knowledge of:

Ability to:

Education
A high school diploma or its equivalent
 
Experience
No experience required for Police Officer I.
 
Certifications

• Maintain North Carolina certification.
• Possession of or the ability to obtain a valid driver's license North Carolina issued by the state of NC and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites.

This classification has been designated as Safety Sensitive and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.
 
The position is driving essential and must conform to the Town's Safe Driving and Accident Policy and procedures.