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Description
The Meskwaki Nation Police Department is accepting applications for the position of Certified Police Officer. We are seeking problem-solving and community-oriented individuals willing to perform diverse tasks. We enforce state, local, federal, and tribal law. Within the first 2 years of employment, you will be certified as a federal law enforcement officer through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and receive a Special Law Enforcement Commission.
The Meskwaki Nation Police Department offers:
- $5,000 sign on bonus for non-certified applicants
-- $10,000 sign on bonus for certified applicants
- Take home car if you live within 30 minutes of the police department
- 70-mile residency requirement
- Personal day(s) upon hire
- Vacation days: accrued 2 hours/week (3/hours per week after 5 years) *
- Sick days: accrued 2 hours/week (3/hours per week after 5 years) *
- 13 paid holidays *
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance. Free prescription drugs at the Meskwaki
Health Clinic *
- 401K Retirement Plan *
* Applies after 90-day probationary period
Non-Certified applicants start at $27.56. Wage will increase to $33.08 after successful completion of our FTO program.
Certified officers, depending on years of service, start between $31.42 or $36.38.
Our command structure consists of:
Chief
Deputy Chief
Two Lieutenants
Sergeant
Detective
We have a drone program, K-9 Unit, Crisis/Hostage Negotiators, Defensive Tactics Instructors, Firearms Instructors, Open Sight Rifle Instructors, Less-Lethal Instructors, Taser Instructors, SFST Instructors, and Precision Driving Instructors. We place a heavy emphasis on training with a requirement of 40 hours per year. We routinely have officers with more than 100 hours of training in a year. We value the input of our officers.
For those interested, please apply through Indeed.
Applicants will be required to submit to a background check and to a pre-employment drug test.
