Police Cadet

<div><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">The City of Wilmington is accepting applications for a </span><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Police Cadet<span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">. This is a non-sworn position working in the Wilmington Police Department with a flexible part-time schedule up to 28 hours per week.</span></strong><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> </span></div><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">The following forms must be completed <u>and attached</u> to the online application for consideration (<u>NOTE: Please make sure appropriate notarization is obtained on the F-3 prior to submitting an application)</u></strong><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">:</span><br><br><ol><li><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> <a href="http://www.ncf3.com/" style="color: inherit;" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="http://www.ncf3.com/"><u>North Carolina Personal History Statement (F3)</u></a> - <strong>select "<em>Police F3</em>", select "Sign Up", complete online, print, & have notarized. (<em>Attach full notarized document to the application</em>)</strong></span></li><li><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><a href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:d30a2765-1f54-379d-ba13-451557b04156" style="color: inherit;" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:d30a2765-1f54-379d-ba13-451557b04156"><u>WPD Personal History Waiver </u></a>- <em><strong>print and </strong></em><em><strong>complete (handwritten signature required)</strong></em></span></li><li><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u> </u><a href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:0993c639-9c3f-3980-9547-1ff9539b9fef" style="color: inherit;" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:0993c639-9c3f-3980-9547-1ff9539b9fef"><u>WPD Credit Inquiry Waiver</u> </a>-<strong> </strong><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong><em>print and </em></strong><em><strong>complete (handwritten signature required)</strong></em></span></span></li><li><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> <a href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:a1e16571-3fad-3c20-8c81-d2f36c85178d" style="color: inherit;" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:a1e16571-3fad-3c20-8c81-d2f36c85178d"><u>Criminal History Inquiry Waiver</u></a><u> </u>- <span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><em><strong>print and </strong></em><em><strong>complete (handwritten signature required)</strong></em></span></span></li><li><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><a href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:901a1c33-2a12-4771-922c-57ef90c307f2" style="color: inherit;" data-uw-rm-brl="PR" data-uw-original-href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:901a1c33-2a12-4771-922c-57ef90c307f2"><u>Driving History Inquiry Waiver</u></a><u> </u>-<strong> </strong><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong><em>print and </em></strong><em><strong>complete (handwritten signature required)</strong></em></span></span></li><li><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>Copy</strong> of Birth Certificate</span></li><li><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>Copy</strong> of Official Transcript (seal not required)<br>      - High School - transcript only<br>      - GED - copy of final grade must be attached<br>      - College - transcript only</span></li></ol><div><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">The additional forms </span><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u>MUST</u><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> be uploaded and attached to the online application in order to move forward in the process. </span></strong><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">If you have any issues uploading the documents, Human Resources can assist. Please call (910) 341-7840 for assistance. </span><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><em id="isPasted"><strong>Note:</strong> All notary signatures <u>must be recent and up-to-date</u>.  Form may be notarized in the Human Resources Department at no cost.  Our office is located at 929 N. Front St, Wilmington, NC (11th Floor). <em><strong>Please contact HR to schedule an appointment - 910-341-7840.</strong></em></em><em style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong> </strong></em><strong><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"></strong><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> The following is a summary of steps in the selection process.  Once an application packet is submitted to the City of Wilmington Human Resources Department, it will be forwarded to the Wilmington Police Department hiring manager.  Each step must be successfully completed to advance to the next step in the process.  In the event an applicant does not successfully complete any step of the application process, they must reapply whenever a new posting for a position is advertised.  </span><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Please note the application process may take up to 3 months to complete:<br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Step 1:</u><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> Completion of City of Wilmington Application and Wilmington PD Application Packet</span></strong><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Step 2</u><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">: Preliminary Screening (against job qualifications)</span><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Step 3:</u><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> Interview Board</span><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Step 4:</u><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> Complete Background Investigation</span><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><em style="color: inherit;text-indent: 0.0px;">**Step 5 is completed after a conditional job offer has been given.</em><br style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Step 5:</u><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> Medical/Drug Screening/Polygraph </span> </div><br><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></div><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;">Provide general customer service to citizens and perform administrative duties for the Police Department by processing paperwork, answering citizen questions in person and over the phone, managing the front desk, assisting walk-ins, retrieving and explaining reports to citizens, and filing paperwork. Other duties include sorting daily mail, training new cadets, assisting officers with reports, registering bicycles, signing in guests,  and assisting other divisions within the Department as needed.</span> <div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:</strong></div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;padding: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 40.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Be between the ages 18 and 25 years old</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Possess or be eligible to obtain a NC Driver's License</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Be a U. S. Citizen</li><li style="list-style-type: inherit;padding: 0.0px;margin: 0.0px;">Possess a High School diploma or GED</li></ul><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong>Applicants who are actively attending school while majoring in Criminal Justice or closely related field of study preferred. </strong></span><br><br><div style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"> <strong>Note: </strong> Must be willing to work days, nights, weekends and holidays.  This position must also be able to work during periods of inclement weather or other emergencies.</div><strong style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><u>PHYSICAL DEMANDS:</u> </strong>Exerting up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time<p style="margin: 1.0em 0.0px;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong><strong><u>WORKING CONDITIONS:</u> </strong></strong>This position generally requires work in an office setting</p><p style="margin: 0.0in;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><strong><img class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/2132/jobpostings/image/City Logo CLR.jpg" style="width: 300.0px;"></strong></p><p style="margin: 0.0in;color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;"><br></p>

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