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BLET Certified – Limited Experience

$55,000

HPD is seeking BLET Certified Officers with limited or no experience to join its team and build their careers. If you're an intermediate officer looking for an innovative department where you can learn and grow in law enforcement, start your journey today to wear the HPD badge. 

Police Officers and Master Police Officers work 11.5 hour shifts with a two-week repeating schedule. Officers have every other weekend off, work 14 out of 28 days with three days off every other week. 

Officers are assigned to specific Pacts (geographical zones) within the City, encouraging the strong Community Based Policing philosophy.

The Hickory Police Department is supportive of each individual officer’s career goals and as such, officers are encouraged to take training classes to not only meet the needs of the department, but to develop themselves professionally and personally.  Training is often extended outside of the mandatory hours prescribed by the State of North Carolina. 

The City of Hickory is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please contact the Human Resources Department with any questions regarding employment with the City of Hickory.  If you are having technical problems with the online application, please contact NeoGov at 1-855-524-5627.