Town of Middletown Delaware Police Department - Middletown Police Department Hiring Application (COPY 5)

*First Name

*Last Name

*Phone

*Address

*City

*State/Province

*Postal Code

*Social Security Number

*Date of Birth

*Driver's License (State and Number)

Work Phone Number

*Cell Phone Number

Home Phone Number

*Email Address

*Currently Employed:

*Current Employer:

*Position:

May we contact your current employer?

*Date you are available for work:

*Police Experience:

Department

Position/Rank:

Reason for leaving:

Are you in the Armed Forces?

Current Employer (2):

Honorable Discharge?

Position (2):

*Have you ever applied to the Middletown Police Department?

If yes, when and what position did you apply for?

The Middletown Police Department will accept applications throughout the year. The Application and the Eligibility Standards Guide must be completed and submitted in order to be considered as an Applicant.

18 years or older for Seasonal Bike Unit.

N/A

Acuity of the vision not more than 20/200 corrected to 20/20 in each eye.

Length of employment:

Ability to distinguish between the colors of red, green, and amber; shall have no pathology of the eyes; possess acceptable depth perception.

Possess normal hearing in both ears per current standard.

Have no communicable diseases.

Weight must be proportionate to height and build or body fat percentage.

If yes, length of service:

Honorable discharge or positive conduct during military service.

No Felony or Misdemeanor conviction prohibiting the possession of a firearm.

Yes

Fitness Testing

None

Completion of a Bachelor's Degree

30 college credit hours* PLUS at least 24 months of work experience defined as satisfactory employment** or military experience indicating the maturity of the applicant. (Work experience must equate to 104 weeks of employment, including military experience, with a minimum of 20 hours of work per week.)

Branch:

45 college credit hours* PLUS at least 12 months of work experience defined as satisfactory employment** or military experience indicating the maturity of the applicant. (Work experience must equate to 52 weeks of employment, including military experience, with a minimum of 20 hours of work per week.)

List any Professional Licenses, Certifications, and/or Skills

*All colloge credit hours must be earned from an accredited college, university or institution.

Middletown Police Department Eligibility Standards Guide

- Employment conduct that exemplifies reliability; based on a review of employment tardiness and/or absenteeism.

The Middletown Police recruitment process for Police Officers is a competitive endeavor and requires our agency to identify highly qualified applicants for employment consideration. Our community expects and deserves the employment of only those who possess the highest degree of judgement, maturity, integrity, and credibility.

- Employment conduct that has not resulted in dismissal or the request to resign and/or rehire is not recommended.

- Employment conduct that resulted in consistent positive evaluations.

The following is a guide for applicant eligibility standards. If you do not meet the minimum eligibility standards, you will not be considered for the process.

- Employment conduct that exemplifies a regard for safety, good work habits, respect for authority, coworkers, customers, citizens, and the community.

Delaware Council on Police Training requirements (COPT): Applicants must meet ALL of the following COPT standards during the application process.

AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION WILL OCCUR FOR THE BELOW AREAS: Applicants must acknowledge the application disqualification standards.

Please initial next to the COPT standard(s) that you meet:

Please select each standard to signify that you understand them as they are written:

United States Citizenship (native or naturalized).

Any felony or domestic violence conviction is an automatic disqualification.

Any commitments for a mental disorder to any hospital, mental institution or sanitarium that would prevent them from possessing a deadly weapon (firearm) as provided in section 1448, Title 11 of Delaware Criminal Code is a disqualification.

21 years or older for Police Officer.

Any criminal activity that would be considered a Felony under Federal Law of the State in which the activity occurred is a disqualification.

No impediment of the senses.

Any use of an illegal drug within two (2) years prior to application is an automatic disqualification.

Any use of all other illegal drugs will be subject to review at the time the application is submitted.

All other drug use, including illegally using prescribed drugs, is subject to review at the time the application is submitted.

Must possess a current and valid driver's license and at least one year of driving experience.

Any alcohol-related driving arrests and overall driving history will be subject to review at the time the application is submitted.

Have no physical deformities, which would be detrimental to proper performance of police duties.

EMPLOYMENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Applicants must acknowledge the following as conditions of their employment.

Must pass a drug-screening test prior to appointment or attendance of a Police training academy. *See Drug-Screening Requirements for further edibility.

Please initial next to each standard to signify that you understand them as they are written:

Valid Driver's license for Police Officer.

Education Requirement: Applicants must meet one of the following Educational standards during the application process.

Please select which Educational standard that you meet: College Degree is not required, but preferred.

Completion of an Associate's Degree or 60 college credit hours*.

Completion of 2 years as a full-time Delaware COPT certified Police Officer from the date of COPT certification (COPT- Council on Police Training; COPT certification must be in good standing.)

2 years out-of-state full time Police experience PLUS 30 college credit hours*. (Determination of relevant law enforcement experience to be made by the Middletown Police Department on a case-by-case basis.)

4 years of full active military duty with an "Honorable Discharge" by the date of hire with the Middletown Police Department.

**Satisfactory employment is defined as Follows:

- Employment conduct and behavior that exemplifies the Middletown Police Core Values of Honor, Integrity, Valor, and Professionalism.

CRIMINAL RECORD AND ACTIVITY:

Any arrest or conviction that indicates a pattern of disregard for the law and/or frequent behavior of an undesirable nature may result in disqualification.

Arrest or conviction for all other crimes and offenses are subject to review at the time the application is submitted.

Arrest for any offense must be expunged, and conviction of any offense must be pardoned, prior to submitting an application.

DRUG USAGE AND ACTIVITY:

Any use of mind altering hallucinogenic drug, such as LSD, PCP, etc, heroin or any of its derivatives; is an automatic disqualification.

More than 50 experimental uses of Marijuana and/or more than 2 uses of Cocaine may result in disqualification.

The sale or delivery of any non-narcotic or narcotic controlled substance, as defined in Title 16, Delaware Criminal Code after the age of 21 will be automatic disqualification.

Any use of a controlled substance after having filed an application for employment as a Police Officer.

Any history or pattern of extensive use or abuse of a controlled substance or a history of extensive use or abuse of alcohol without corresponding evidence of rehabilitation will result in an automatic disqualification.

DRIVING HISTORY AND ACTIVITY:

A DUI conviction within previous 5 years is an automatic disqualification.

Any driving record/history that indicates poor, dangerous, or otherwise undesirable driving habits may result in disqualification.

Any driving record/history that indicates that the operation of an automobile by the applicant might endanger the safety of the public may result in disqualification.

Any driving record/history that indicates that the applicant has been found to use narcotics or other drugs or alcoholic beverages to impair their ability to operate a motor vehicle may result in disqualification.

Any license suspension or revocation within three years of the closing date of the job announcement is an automatic disqualification.

Any motor vehicle conviction for Failing to Stop at the command of a Police Officer, Leaving the scene of a Personal Injury Accident, Criminal Negligence resulting in death, homicide, or assault, or Making False STatements in an application for a Driver's license will result in an automatic disqualification.

The Police Department is a 24 hour/7 day a week operation. Officers are expected to work rotating day and night shifts and holidays.

The Police Department is a para-military organization. Officers are expected to wear an authorized uniform and maintain the Department's grooming standards.

If you fail to meet any of the above criteria, you will be notified that you are no longer being considered for employment with the Middletown Police Department. You may reapply once you have met the above criteria during the next hiring process.

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