CITY OF WOONSOCKET, RHODE ISLAND

Personnel Division

Employment Advertisement

POLICE OFFICERS RECRUITMENT

The City of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Personnel Division, announces Open Competitive Examinations to establish an eligibility list for the position of Police Officer. Please review the position description prior to applying. Applicants must meet the following minimum criteria: must be 18 years of age or older; must be a US citizen; must have a valid drivers license; must have no felony convictions; and a high school diploma or a GED equivalent. There is a $35.00 non-refundable application fee, payable upon registration.

To Apply:

For quick apply, please visit application online website at

www.PoliceApp.com

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The City of Woonsocket offers a competitive benefit and compensation package. For more information on this position including a full position description, please visit the Employment section on the City of Woonsocket website at

www.woonsocketri.org

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About Woonsocket:

Located in Rhode Islands Blackstone Valley, the City of Woonsocket is a vibrant, urban community and is surrounded by the growing suburban communities of Lincoln, Cumberland and North Smithfield, and boasts a positive business climate where City officials and the business community work together to build a strong economy. Woonsocket is centrally located in the Boston/Worcester/Providence triangle, and home to CVS Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.

Weekly Salary Rate:

Probationary Rate - $935.35/week

Rate After Probationary Period - $1,279.22/week

Hours of Work:

@ 37.5-hours work week

Application Deadline:

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Written Exam:

Administered

online by Fit2serve

www.fit2serveri.com

(January 31; February 1, 2, 28, March 1, 2; April 4, 5, 6)

Fitness Assessment:

Administered by Fit2serve

www.fit2serveri.com

(February 2, 2025, 8:00AM @ URI Mackal Field House)

(March 2, 2025, 8:00AM @ URI Mackal Field House)

(April 6, 2025, 8:00AM @ Coventry High School)

JOB TITLE:

Police Officer Probationary

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION:

Police Department/Public Safety

PAY GRADE/HOURS:

Grade P9 / @ 37.5-hour work week

UNION:

Local 808

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under general supervision enforces laws and ordinances, maintains order, prevents crime, makes arrests, and does related work as required.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

Effect an arrest forcibly if necessary, using handcuffs and other restraints; subdue resisting suspects using maneuvers and weapons and resort to use of hands and feet, and other approved weapons in self-defense.

Prepare investigative and other reports, including sketches, using appropriate grammar, symbols, mathematical computations and the use of a computer.

Exercise independent judgment in determining when there is reasonable suspicion to detain, when probably cause exists to search and arrest and when force may be used, and to what degree.

Operate a law enforcement vehicle during both day and night; in emergency situations involving speeds in excess of posted limits, in congested traffic and in unsafe road conditions caused by factors such as fog, smo