The Gwinnett County Police Department is always hiring new officers, but an early March event will give applicants a jump start on the application process.
The department is holding a hiring event at its training center on March 2 and 3, it announced in a tweet. From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, applicants can complete a significant portion of the hiring process, including an orientation, physical fitness assessment and panel interview.
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Applicants must have at least a high school diploma or G.E.D., but can get paid 3 to 6 percent more if they have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree. They also must be a U.S. citizen, pass a background investigation, have a driver’s license and be at least 20 at the time of application and 21 by the time they’re an officer.
Starting pay for Gwinnett County police officer trainees is $37,156 for those without a bachelor’s degree and $39,385 for those with a bachelor’s degree. Starting salary for communications officers is $34,748. Within a year, officer trainees are promoted to the rank of police officer senior as long as they have completed police academy and field training. That promotion comes with a salary increase to $41,538 for an officer without a bachelor’s degree and $44,030 for an officer with a bachelor’s degree.
As of Jan. 24, the department has 50 police officer positions open. It is looking to fill as many of those positions as it can, said Cpl. Wilbert Rundles, a department spokesman.
The training facility is located at 854 Winder Highway in Lawrenceville. If you don't want to wait for the event, you can get more information about applying at gwinnettpolicejobs.com. The process takes less than 90 days.
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