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Police Officer DCJS LE Certified - K9 Handler
Police Officer (DCJS L.E. certified) – K9 Handler
Starting Salary: $65,000 (negotiable)
24 hours of annual leave and 24 hours of sick leave allotted upon hiring
$10,000 Sign-On Incentive
Background:
The Fredericksburg Police Department utilizes K9 teams to provide support and provide specialized services within the City of Fredericksburg and surrounding jurisdictions. In addition to being a proven psychological deterrent to crime, K9’s assist with locating offenders, recovering evidence and improving officer safety. Along with normal patrol duties, the K9 Handler will provide daily care for the K9 which includes feeding, watering, exercising, kennel/vehicle cleaning, grooming, transporting to and from veterinary care, providing required medications, etc. The K9 Handler will also maintain their assigned K9 partner at required certification levels, attend bi-monthly training sessions under direction of a certified trainer, train with their K9 partner regularly, complete, and maintain in an organized manner all reports for IBR and training, provide public demonstrations, and should and willing to respond when needed during non-working hours |
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Position: |
Police Officer DCJS LE Certified - K9 Handler |
| Organization: |
Fredericksburg Police Department |
| Location: |
Fredericksburg, VA
United States
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| Salary: |
65,000 Negotiable |
| Posting Start Date: |
12/26/2024 |
| Date Posted: |
12/26/2024 |
| Requirements |
Minimum Requirements
- Current Virginia DCJS Law Enforcement Certification;
- Minimum of two years’ experience as a Virginia DCJS Certified Law Enforcement Officer; K9Handler experience preferred, but not required;
- 21 years of age;
- United States Citizen;
- Possess a valid driver’s license;
- High School Diploma or GED;
- No more than two moving violations within previous 24 months;
- No record of convictions within previous 60 months for DUI, eluding, leaving the scene of an accident or vehicular manslaughter;
- No record of 2nd or subsequent DUI;
- No current or previous revocations of suspension of license within previous 60 months due to a moving violation;
- Not have been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a felony or any offense that would be a felony if committed in the Commonwealth of Virginia;
- Not have been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to a Class 1 or 2 misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or any offense that would be any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, including but not limited to petit larceny under 18.2-96, or any offense involving moral turpitude that would be a misdemeanor if committed in the Commonwealth of Virginia;
- Not have been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to any misdemeanor sex offense in the Commonwealth of Virginia, another state, or the United States, including but not limited to sexual battery under 18.2-67.4 or consensual sexual intercourse with a minor 15 or older under clause (ii) of 18.2-371;
- Not have been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to domestic assault under 18.2-57.2, or any offense that would be domestic assault under the laws of another state or the United States;
- Not have produced a positive result on a pre-employment drug screening.
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| Status: |
This listing expires on: 1/25/2025 |
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