Police Officer - Lateral
Company: Village of Menomonee Falls
Location: Menomonee Falls
Posted on: June 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Summary
The Menomonee Falls Police Department is seeking experienced police
officers for an expedited lateral entry hiring process. Candidates
with at least one (1) year of full-time experience as a certified
law enforcement officer or those who have successfully completed
the Wisconsin Basic Law Enforcement Recruit Academy are eligible to
participate. Lateral entry candidates will begin the hiring process
immediately upon receipt of their application and will experience
an expedited process with the intent of beginning employment within
weeks rather than months in a traditional process. The lateral
entry program may provide accelerated salary incentives for
qualified candidates. Lateral entry candidates may be credited with
their prior years of service for determining initial vacation day
allowance and they are credited with thirty (30) days of paid sick
leave immediately upon being hired. This position reports to the
Patrol Bureau Supervisor. Responsible for performing a variety of
tasks associated with police patrol, criminal and municipal law
enforcement, the maintenance of order, public protection and
safety, and other basic police services. Duties exist in the areas
of traffic monitoring, control, and enforcement; motor vehicle
crash investigation; patrol, observation, and inspection;
responding to routine and emergency requests for police assistance;
the investigation and reporting of law violations; other similar
functions. General tasks associated with this position are based on
results of the more specific Employee Job Task Analysis.Please
refer to the document for complete details.
Job Duties
Use patrol driving and walking techniques.Observe violations of
laws and take appropriate action through the use of citations and
arrest.Make high risk field contacts.Detect and report hazards to
public safety and other conditions or situations requiring
attention by other government agencies.Inspect licensed premises
for law violations.Conduct field interrogations of suspicious
persons.Operate radar or other speed detection equipment.Direct
traffic.Receive emergency and non-emergency assignments from
dispatcher and supervisors.Comprehend and utilize the Incident
Command System (ICS). Assume and verbalize incident command to both
dispatch and responding officers. Direct responding personnel to
needed areas and the appropriate tasks to be performed.Conduct
preliminary and follow up investigations.Take persons into
protective custody.Monitor detainees held in municipal
lockup.Transport detainees to county jail.Conduct surveillance to
develop intelligence.Load, unload, and clean department
weapons.Follow booking procedures.Possess and maintain the ability
to provide credible testimony before the Municipal Court, the
Circuit Courts or any other criminal or civil court that requires
testimony, including depositions and pre-trial conferences.Prepare
for judicial proceedings and testify in court.Make effective use of
sources of information, including manual and computerized
files.Identify, collect, and preserve evidence.Conduct searches
within legal guidelines.Interview adult and juvenile suspects,
witnesses and victims.Secure search warrants.Operate department
vehicles in emergency and non-emergency fashion. Use emergency
vehicle driving techniques.Prepare reports and make field
notes.Receive and transmit radio messages.Utilize communication
equipment including radios, telephones and computers.Confer with
supervisors discussing work processes, incidents, problems and
plans and receiving advice, counseling and instruction.Make
non-enforcement public contacts.Deliver emergency messages to
citizens.Inform citizens of crime prevention techniques.Use
reasonable force to affect lawful authority.Use firearms and other
tools and weapons to lawfully control people.
Minimum Qualifications
Supplemental Information
Primary Work LocationVillage Hall, W156N8480 Pilgrim Road,
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051Collective Bargaining Agreement Salary
Schedule (as of 12-1-24)Police
OfficerHourlyAnnuallyStart$37.27$77,521.601 year$41.49$86,299.202
years$42.73$88,878.403 years$45.02$93,641.60*Note: these rates are
inclusive of the $50/month education incentive awarded to employees
that have earned an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice (or
related field) or 60 college credits.Lateral Entry
ProcessApplicants with at least one (1) year of full time law
enforcement are eligible for an expediated lateral entry process.
The Chief of Police has discretion to select eligible applicants to
participate in the expediated lateral entry process.The expediated
lateral entry process shall consist of the following
events/actions:A minimum of two (2) exercises from the assessment
center.Combined Police and Fire Commission and Chief of Police
interview.All top applicants and appointments are subject to the
successful completion of a background investigation, psychological
evaluation, physical fitness screening, hearing, vision evaluation,
medical examination and drug test.Based on the results of the
process described above, the candidate may be certified by the
Police and Fire Commission. Once certified, candidates are added to
an unranked eligibility pool. A candidate remains eligible for
eighteen (18) months from the date certified. The Chief of Police
may appoint any candidate currently in the eligibility pool
contingent upon successfully completing a background investigation,
psychological evaluation, physical fitness screening, hearing,
vision evaluation, medical examination and drug test.
Re-Application ProceduresAny applicant not certified to the
eligibility pool may reapply after one year from the date of
original application.Any candidate certified to the eligibility
list who is not appointed by the Chief of Police within 18 months
of such certification may reapply under this procedure unless the
applicant has been disqualified as a result of conclusive findings
in the background investigation.All re-applications are considered
as new applications and are processed in the same manner as
such.Applicants may update information on their application by
notifying the Police Chief's Administrative Assistant in writing of
the change.About UsClick for more information about the
department.Click for more information about the community.EEOE
StatementThe Village of Menomonee Falls provides equal employment
opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and
prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard
to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability
status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic
protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all
terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring,
placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves
of absence, compensation and training. In compliance with the
American with Disabilities Act, the Village will provide reasonable
accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and
encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss
potential accommodations with the employer.
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