Police Officer, Kutztown Police Department, Berks County, PA
No training is required. We will send you to the police academy!
How to apply:
Application forms are available at the Kutztown Borough Police Department, downloadable here Application Form (PDF); you may also e-mail a request to kutztownpd@kutztownpd.org or telephone at 610-683-3545.
Completed applications and required forms can scanned and e-mailed to Chief P. Michael Clery at pclery@kutztownpd.org, sent via courier, or hand-delivered to the Kutztown Borough Police Department, 45 Railroad St., Kutztown, PA 19530. *Applicants who e-mail forms must bring the originals to the written test.
Applications must be received by Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. There is no application fee. The written test will be given on Sunday, April 27, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., with the physical fitness test immediately following. Applicants will be e-mailed confirmation upon receipt of the application and notified of the testing location. Oral Interviews will be scheduled for the following Sunday, May 4, 2025.
Civil Service Requirements:
- United States citizen
- Must be at least 21 years of age at the date of filing the application
- High school graduate or GED
- Must pass any written and oral examinations
- Must pass a physical agility test
- Must pass physical, psychological, and polygraph examinations
- Must be of good moral character
- Must have a valid operator’s license
- Must complete an extensive background check and any other checks required
* Those without academy training who receive a conditional offer must be accepted into the academy and pass all their entrance tests. This will include another fitness test according to academy standards, which you may review here: (MPOETC Fitness Standard)
Benefits:
The starting pay for Cadets is $25 per hour while attending the academy. Upon graduation and certification, a Cadet will be promoted to Probationary Police Officer. Those with Act 120 training will be hired as a Probationary Police Officer with a starting salary of $87,193 per year ($41.91/hr).
Currently, an Officer with three years of service makes $102,000 a year, not including the abundant opportunities for overtime.
We offer a comprehensive Field Training Program, advanced training opportunities, a great healthcare plan including vision and dental, generous uniform allowance, vacation, personal time, holiday pay, compensatory time off, overtime opportunities, voluntary fitness test benefit of up to 40 hours of compensatory time, longevity, tuition reimbursement, and pension plan.
An Equal Opportunity Employer.
