Police Officer
Position Information The Arlington County Police Department (ACPD) is seeking qualified Police Officers to join our team of over 460 employees who serve a diverse and engaged community by upholding the core principles of the department.
ACPD welcomes motivated, service minded, and physically fit individuals who are committed to lifelong learning and who will uphold the values and core principles of the department.
Our recruits perform responsible and challenging duties associated with community based policing and include response to both emergency and non-emergency calls for service, preliminary criminal investigations, special event planning, and school liaison.
Learn more about a career as a Police Officer with Arlington County.
Joining our team as a law enforcement officer has unique benefits and provides challenging opportunities:
Working in an engaged and diverse urban community, with a population in excess of 230,000 residents; Joining one of our specialized divisions or units, such as special operations section, K9 unit, emergency response unit, crisis negotiation unit, school resource officers unit, or honor guard; Serving in a wide variety of functional areas such as patrol, special and tactical operations, community resources, investigations, training, and recruitment; Collaborating with other regional, state, and federal law enforcement agencies who are dedicated to ensuring the safety of our community and region; Working 15-16 shifts per month, with scheduled breaks of 4-5 days; Full health benefits, including a generous uniformed public safety retirement plan; and Pay premiums for certifications and other specialty areas.
Candidates should review the following information on the ACPD's website before their scheduled written exam day:
Minimum Qualifications Written exam information Background packet information required to be submitted after passing written exam.
Selection Criteria Minimum:
Candidates must have completed sixty semester hours or ninety quarter hours of college work at an accredited college or university, and be at least 20 years and 6 months of age at time of application.
Additional requirements can be viewed here.
Education substitution:
Prior law enforcement
Experience:
One year post law enforcement academy experience as a full time sworn law enforcement officer with a recognized local, state or federal law enforcement agency.
Prior military
Experience:
Two-years of full time, continuous active duty experience with the United States Military and have, or are eligible to receive, an honorable discharge.
Candidates who test with the ACPD before discharge will be required to present an honorable discharge before hire.
Candidates qualifying for employment with a substitution will only be eligible for the Police Officer position.
Candidates must complete sixty semester hours or ninety quarter hours of college work at an accredited college or university in order to compete for the positions of Corporal and above.
Special Requirements There is a multi-stage examination process for the Police Officer position.
A candidate must qualify on each part of the examination to be eligible for hire.
These stages include:
Screening for minimum qualifications Written test (if applicable) Character/background investigation including photographing and fingerprinting Physical agility test Panel interview Polygraph examination Stress test / Chest X-ray Psychological evaluation Drug testing Medical examination On test day, each candidate must bring a driver's license, or other government ID with a picture and proof of age to the written examination session.
Additional Information After you have submitted your employment application, it will be screened based on the minimum requirements in this announcement.
If you successfully meet the selection criteria you will receive specific instructions by e-mail about self-scheduling yourself for an upcoming written examination.
Written examinations are scheduled intermittently based on facility availability.
Upon successfully completing the written exam, candidates will be required to submit a completed background packet.
This is a 20
page comprehensive packet that will take significant time to complete and to obtain the required documents.
A list of required documents and employment forms for the background packet is available here.
Arlington County Government employee benefits depend on whether a position is permanent, the number of hours worked, and the number of months the position is scheduled.
Specific information on benefits and conditions of employment can be found on the Arlington County Human Resources Department website:
www.
arlingtonva.
us/pers.
Permanent, Full-Time Appointments All jobs are permanent, full-time appointments unless otherwise stated in the announcement.
The following benefits are available:
Paid Leave:
Vacation leave is earned at the rate of four hours biweekly.
Leave accrual increases every three years until eight hours of leave are earned biweekly for twelve or more years of service.
Sick leave is earned at the rate of four hours biweekly.
There are eleven paid holidays each year.
Health and Dental Insurance:
Three group health insurance plans are offered - a network open access plan, a point-of-service plan, and a health maintenance organization.
A group dental insurance plan is also offered.
The County pays a significant portion of the premium for these plans for employees and their dependents.
A discount vision plan is provided for eye care needs.
Life Insurance:
A group term policy of basic life insurance is provided at no cost to employees.
The benefit is one times annual salary.
Additional life insurance is available with rates based on the employee's age and smoker/non-smoker status.
Retirement:
The County offers three vehicles to help you prepare for retirement:
a defined benefit plan, a defined contribution plan (401(a)), and a deferred compensation plan (457).
The defined benefit plan provides a monthly retirement benefit based on your final average salary and years of service with the County.
You contribute a portion of your salary on a pre-tax basis to this plan.
General employees contribute 4% of pay; uniformed public safety employees contribute 7.
5% of pay.
Employees become vested in the plan at five years of service.
The County also contributes to this plan.
For general employees, the County also contributes 4.
2% of pay to a defined contribution plan (401(a)).
The County also matches your 457 contribution, up to $20 per pay period, in this plan.
The 457 deferred compensation plan allows you to set aside money on either a pre-tax (457b) or post-tax (457 Roth) basis up to the IRS annual limit.
New employees are automatically enrolled with a pre-tax contribution equal to 2% of your base pay.
Other
Benefits:
The County also offers health, dependent care, and parking flexible spending accounts; long-term care insurance; tuition assistance; transit and walk/bike to work subsidies; a college savings plan; wellness programs; training opportunities; and a variety of other employee benefits.
Permanent, Part-Time Appointments:
Part time employees who work ten or more hours per week receive paid leave and benefits in proportion to the number of hours worked per week.
Limited Term Appointments:
Benefits are the same as permanent appointments except that the employees do not achieve permanent status.
Temporary Regular Appointments:
Temporary regular employees who work 30 hours or more per week are eligible for health, dental, and basic life insurance as described above.
They are also eligible for vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.
Temporary Seasonal and Occasional Appointments:
Temporary employees who work on a seasonal basis or variable hours receive sick leave, but do not normally receive other paid leave or benefits.
Exceptions are noted in individual announcements.
01 I have read the entire announcement and understand that I will need to schedule online for a specific test session.
Information on how to schedule will come to me at the email listed on this application.
Yes No 02 I understand that a completed background packet must be submitted after passing the written exam.
Yes No 03 Are you at least 20 years and 6 months old? Candidates cannot be hired until 21 years of age.
Yes No 04 As required by state law, are you a US Citizen either by birth or by naturalization? Yes No 05 Do you have 60 semester hours, (or 90 quarter hours) of post-secondary school education? Yes No 06 Do you have one year post law enforcement academy experience as a full time sworn law enforcement officer with a recognized local, state or federal law enforcement agency? Yes No 07 If you answered yes to the above, please give title and the dates of the law enforcement academy you attended AND the agency and dates of your experience as a full sworn law enforcement officer.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
08 Do you have two-years, full time, continuous active duty experience with the United States Military and have, or are eligible to receive an honorable discharge? Candidates tested before discharge will be required to present an 'honorable discharge' before hire.
Yes No 09 If you answered yes to the above, please give the dates of your two-years (at least) of continuous full-time active duty experience with the United States Military.
If you answered no to the above, type N/A.
10 Are you a currently employed law enforcement officer within the Commonwealth of Virginia with DCJS patrol certification? Yes No 11 When you submit the application to Arlington County you will be asked to certify that every statement I have made in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
I understand that any false or incomplete answer may be grounds for not employing me or dismissing me after I begin work.
The submission statement is considered to be your digital signature.
If you submit the application you are swearing and affirming that all the information is true and accurate.
I have read and understand the above statement.
Yes No 12 Do you have any criminal charge(s) that is pending disposition? Yes No 13 If you have answered yes to the above question, please provide an explanation.
Give all the facts so that a decision can be made.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
14 Questions 15 through 18 relate to the requirements of the Firearms License under which candidates who have a felony conviction, have engaged in self-admitted felonious conduct or are otherwise ineligible to carry a firearm will not be considered.
Please note that pursuant to Virginia State Code 15.
2-1705, applicants are not required to disclose information concerning any arrest or criminal charge that has been expunged.
I have read and understand the statement above.
Yes No 15 Have you been convicted of any felonies? Yes No 16 Have you had any misdemeanor convictions within the last 36 months? Yes No 17 If you have answered yes to the above question, give court date, place, the offense, and the sentence for each conviction.
A conviction does not automatically mean that you cannot be employed.
The nature of the offense and when it occurred will be considered.
Give all the facts so that a decision can be made.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
18 Have you ever been convicted of any domestic violence related offenses? Yes No 19 Have you used marijuana, hash, or THC-based products within the last 12 months? Yes No 20 If you answered yes to the above, please specify the last time (month/year) you knowingly used marijuana, hash, or THC-based products.
If you answered no to the above, type N/A.
21 Do you have any Driving Under the Influence, Driving While Impaired, Reckless Driving or Hit and Run offenses in the last three years on your driving record? Yes No 22 If you answered yes to the above question, use this space to provide comments, clarification, or information.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
23 Have you ever knowingly used Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD, PCP, or Heroin? Yes No 24 If you answered yes to the above, please specify the last time (month/year) you knowingly used Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD, PCP, or Heroin.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
25 Have you ever knowingly used Opioids or Steroids without a prescription? Yes No 26 If you answered yes to the above, please specify the last time (month/year) you knowingly used Opioids or Steroids without a prescription.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
27 Have you ever knowingly abused Amphetamines, Methamphetamines or Barbiturates, with the exception of any ADHD medications, which will be evaluated on a case by case basis? Yes No 28 If you answered yes to the above, please specify the last time (month/year) you knowingly abused Amphetamines, Methamphetamines or Barbiturates, with the exception of any ADHD medications which will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
29 Have you participated in the Arlington County Sheriff's Office Entry Level Exam within the last year, or are you currently scheduled to participate in an upcoming Sheriff's Office Entry Level Exam? Please note that the Sheriff's Office is a different law enforcement agency from the Police Department within Arlington County.
Yes No Required Question Agency Arlington County Address 2100 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 511 Arlington, Virginia, 22201 Phone 703-228-3500 Website https:
//careers.
arlingtonva.
us/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
ACPD welcomes motivated, service minded, and physically fit individuals who are committed to lifelong learning and who will uphold the values and core principles of the department.
Our recruits perform responsible and challenging duties associated with community based policing and include response to both emergency and non-emergency calls for service, preliminary criminal investigations, special event planning, and school liaison.
Learn more about a career as a Police Officer with Arlington County.
Joining our team as a law enforcement officer has unique benefits and provides challenging opportunities:
Working in an engaged and diverse urban community, with a population in excess of 230,000 residents; Joining one of our specialized divisions or units, such as special operations section, K9 unit, emergency response unit, crisis negotiation unit, school resource officers unit, or honor guard; Serving in a wide variety of functional areas such as patrol, special and tactical operations, community resources, investigations, training, and recruitment; Collaborating with other regional, state, and federal law enforcement agencies who are dedicated to ensuring the safety of our community and region; Working 15-16 shifts per month, with scheduled breaks of 4-5 days; Full health benefits, including a generous uniformed public safety retirement plan; and Pay premiums for certifications and other specialty areas.
Candidates should review the following information on the ACPD's website before their scheduled written exam day:
Minimum Qualifications Written exam information Background packet information required to be submitted after passing written exam.
Selection Criteria Minimum:
Candidates must have completed sixty semester hours or ninety quarter hours of college work at an accredited college or university, and be at least 20 years and 6 months of age at time of application.
Additional requirements can be viewed here.
Education substitution:
Prior law enforcement
Experience:
One year post law enforcement academy experience as a full time sworn law enforcement officer with a recognized local, state or federal law enforcement agency.
Prior military
Experience:
Two-years of full time, continuous active duty experience with the United States Military and have, or are eligible to receive, an honorable discharge.
Candidates who test with the ACPD before discharge will be required to present an honorable discharge before hire.
Candidates qualifying for employment with a substitution will only be eligible for the Police Officer position.
Candidates must complete sixty semester hours or ninety quarter hours of college work at an accredited college or university in order to compete for the positions of Corporal and above.
Special Requirements There is a multi-stage examination process for the Police Officer position.
A candidate must qualify on each part of the examination to be eligible for hire.
These stages include:
Screening for minimum qualifications Written test (if applicable) Character/background investigation including photographing and fingerprinting Physical agility test Panel interview Polygraph examination Stress test / Chest X-ray Psychological evaluation Drug testing Medical examination On test day, each candidate must bring a driver's license, or other government ID with a picture and proof of age to the written examination session.
Additional Information After you have submitted your employment application, it will be screened based on the minimum requirements in this announcement.
If you successfully meet the selection criteria you will receive specific instructions by e-mail about self-scheduling yourself for an upcoming written examination.
Written examinations are scheduled intermittently based on facility availability.
Upon successfully completing the written exam, candidates will be required to submit a completed background packet.
This is a 20
page comprehensive packet that will take significant time to complete and to obtain the required documents.
A list of required documents and employment forms for the background packet is available here.
Arlington County Government employee benefits depend on whether a position is permanent, the number of hours worked, and the number of months the position is scheduled.
Specific information on benefits and conditions of employment can be found on the Arlington County Human Resources Department website:
www.
arlingtonva.
us/pers.
Permanent, Full-Time Appointments All jobs are permanent, full-time appointments unless otherwise stated in the announcement.
The following benefits are available:
Paid Leave:
Vacation leave is earned at the rate of four hours biweekly.
Leave accrual increases every three years until eight hours of leave are earned biweekly for twelve or more years of service.
Sick leave is earned at the rate of four hours biweekly.
There are eleven paid holidays each year.
Health and Dental Insurance:
Three group health insurance plans are offered - a network open access plan, a point-of-service plan, and a health maintenance organization.
A group dental insurance plan is also offered.
The County pays a significant portion of the premium for these plans for employees and their dependents.
A discount vision plan is provided for eye care needs.
Life Insurance:
A group term policy of basic life insurance is provided at no cost to employees.
The benefit is one times annual salary.
Additional life insurance is available with rates based on the employee's age and smoker/non-smoker status.
Retirement:
The County offers three vehicles to help you prepare for retirement:
a defined benefit plan, a defined contribution plan (401(a)), and a deferred compensation plan (457).
The defined benefit plan provides a monthly retirement benefit based on your final average salary and years of service with the County.
You contribute a portion of your salary on a pre-tax basis to this plan.
General employees contribute 4% of pay; uniformed public safety employees contribute 7.
5% of pay.
Employees become vested in the plan at five years of service.
The County also contributes to this plan.
For general employees, the County also contributes 4.
2% of pay to a defined contribution plan (401(a)).
The County also matches your 457 contribution, up to $20 per pay period, in this plan.
The 457 deferred compensation plan allows you to set aside money on either a pre-tax (457b) or post-tax (457 Roth) basis up to the IRS annual limit.
New employees are automatically enrolled with a pre-tax contribution equal to 2% of your base pay.
Other
Benefits:
The County also offers health, dependent care, and parking flexible spending accounts; long-term care insurance; tuition assistance; transit and walk/bike to work subsidies; a college savings plan; wellness programs; training opportunities; and a variety of other employee benefits.
Permanent, Part-Time Appointments:
Part time employees who work ten or more hours per week receive paid leave and benefits in proportion to the number of hours worked per week.
Limited Term Appointments:
Benefits are the same as permanent appointments except that the employees do not achieve permanent status.
Temporary Regular Appointments:
Temporary regular employees who work 30 hours or more per week are eligible for health, dental, and basic life insurance as described above.
They are also eligible for vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.
Temporary Seasonal and Occasional Appointments:
Temporary employees who work on a seasonal basis or variable hours receive sick leave, but do not normally receive other paid leave or benefits.
Exceptions are noted in individual announcements.
01 I have read the entire announcement and understand that I will need to schedule online for a specific test session.
Information on how to schedule will come to me at the email listed on this application.
Yes No 02 I understand that a completed background packet must be submitted after passing the written exam.
Yes No 03 Are you at least 20 years and 6 months old? Candidates cannot be hired until 21 years of age.
Yes No 04 As required by state law, are you a US Citizen either by birth or by naturalization? Yes No 05 Do you have 60 semester hours, (or 90 quarter hours) of post-secondary school education? Yes No 06 Do you have one year post law enforcement academy experience as a full time sworn law enforcement officer with a recognized local, state or federal law enforcement agency? Yes No 07 If you answered yes to the above, please give title and the dates of the law enforcement academy you attended AND the agency and dates of your experience as a full sworn law enforcement officer.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
08 Do you have two-years, full time, continuous active duty experience with the United States Military and have, or are eligible to receive an honorable discharge? Candidates tested before discharge will be required to present an 'honorable discharge' before hire.
Yes No 09 If you answered yes to the above, please give the dates of your two-years (at least) of continuous full-time active duty experience with the United States Military.
If you answered no to the above, type N/A.
10 Are you a currently employed law enforcement officer within the Commonwealth of Virginia with DCJS patrol certification? Yes No 11 When you submit the application to Arlington County you will be asked to certify that every statement I have made in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
I understand that any false or incomplete answer may be grounds for not employing me or dismissing me after I begin work.
The submission statement is considered to be your digital signature.
If you submit the application you are swearing and affirming that all the information is true and accurate.
I have read and understand the above statement.
Yes No 12 Do you have any criminal charge(s) that is pending disposition? Yes No 13 If you have answered yes to the above question, please provide an explanation.
Give all the facts so that a decision can be made.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
14 Questions 15 through 18 relate to the requirements of the Firearms License under which candidates who have a felony conviction, have engaged in self-admitted felonious conduct or are otherwise ineligible to carry a firearm will not be considered.
Please note that pursuant to Virginia State Code 15.
2-1705, applicants are not required to disclose information concerning any arrest or criminal charge that has been expunged.
I have read and understand the statement above.
Yes No 15 Have you been convicted of any felonies? Yes No 16 Have you had any misdemeanor convictions within the last 36 months? Yes No 17 If you have answered yes to the above question, give court date, place, the offense, and the sentence for each conviction.
A conviction does not automatically mean that you cannot be employed.
The nature of the offense and when it occurred will be considered.
Give all the facts so that a decision can be made.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
18 Have you ever been convicted of any domestic violence related offenses? Yes No 19 Have you used marijuana, hash, or THC-based products within the last 12 months? Yes No 20 If you answered yes to the above, please specify the last time (month/year) you knowingly used marijuana, hash, or THC-based products.
If you answered no to the above, type N/A.
21 Do you have any Driving Under the Influence, Driving While Impaired, Reckless Driving or Hit and Run offenses in the last three years on your driving record? Yes No 22 If you answered yes to the above question, use this space to provide comments, clarification, or information.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
23 Have you ever knowingly used Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD, PCP, or Heroin? Yes No 24 If you answered yes to the above, please specify the last time (month/year) you knowingly used Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Ecstasy, LSD, PCP, or Heroin.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
25 Have you ever knowingly used Opioids or Steroids without a prescription? Yes No 26 If you answered yes to the above, please specify the last time (month/year) you knowingly used Opioids or Steroids without a prescription.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
27 Have you ever knowingly abused Amphetamines, Methamphetamines or Barbiturates, with the exception of any ADHD medications, which will be evaluated on a case by case basis? Yes No 28 If you answered yes to the above, please specify the last time (month/year) you knowingly abused Amphetamines, Methamphetamines or Barbiturates, with the exception of any ADHD medications which will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
If you answered no the above, type N/A.
29 Have you participated in the Arlington County Sheriff's Office Entry Level Exam within the last year, or are you currently scheduled to participate in an upcoming Sheriff's Office Entry Level Exam? Please note that the Sheriff's Office is a different law enforcement agency from the Police Department within Arlington County.
Yes No Required Question Agency Arlington County Address 2100 Clarendon Blvd, Suite 511 Arlington, Virginia, 22201 Phone 703-228-3500 Website https:
//careers.
arlingtonva.
us/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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