TWO WEEK ON TWO WEEK OFF SRO POSITION
The City of Bethel is located in the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River, 40 miles inland from the Bering Sea and 400 miles west of Anchorage. There are no roads that lead in or out of Bethel to the continuous road system of Alaska. Bethel is the largest City in Western Alaska; Western Alaska is roughly equal to the size of the state of Washington. The City of Bethel has approximately 6,500 year around residents, with an average population being higher, due to us being the commercial and governmental hub of the region.
The City of Bethel Police Department is currently recruiting for A SRO. All Police Officers including the SRO work a TWO WEEK ON TWO WEEK OFF schedule. You DO NOT have to live in the state of Alaska. We currently have a staff of 34, which includes civilian and sworn positions.
STARTING SALARY: $75,806 to $92,381, DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. The SRO position requires you to be SRO certified or obtain certifacation within six months of being hired.
IT IS NOT ABNORMAL TO TAKE OFF SIX WEEKS PAID VACATION A YEAR WITH OUR SCHEDULE
NO CAP ON LEAVE CASH OUT.
BENEFITS: Relocation assistance if moving to Bethel, Blue Cross Blue Shield at low monthly cost of less than $100 for family plans, PERS state retirement, FTO pay, night shift differential pay, take home car while on rotation, training and use of department boat, snow machines and ATVs, as well as nationwide training opportunities, all equipment issued, lateral and upward movement within the department, yearly raises.
Our police department is conveniently located in town. Our building is three stories high with a large patrol room, Sergeant’s office, CID Office, evidence room, armory, training room, dispatch center, full kitchen, locker room and showers. Attached to the main building is a secondary two-story building which has enough room to park 8 large vehicles, all our ATVs and snow machines. The gym is located on the second story of this building. We encourage you to call and or email us to ask questions.
As the SRO officer you will be assigned to all of the schools in Bethel. You are required to be at a school during school hours. You are also required to conduct traffic enforcement before and after each school day and attend all school functions. You will be required to assist patrol and Investigations when school is not in session and there are no school functions. When you apply on the city website, apply to a police officer position as the city has not posted the SRO position on the website. Once you are called please advise that you are applying for the SRO position.
Please contact Lieutenant Jesse D Poole for any questions at jpoole@cityofbethel.net or 239-300-3944. Please apply at https://cityofbethel.org