Shorewood Hills Police Department
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Sorry, there are no current vacancies with the department.
DEPARTMENT SYNOPSIS
The Shorewood
Hills Police Department consists of 16 sworn Police Officers, ten of which are
considered part-time. In addition,
two Administrative Assistants and one non-sworn Community Service Officer (CSO)
are also employed. The department
provides 24-hour police protection to the Village of Shorewood Hills, which is
situated on Madison’s central west side.
Full-time
officers operate on a “6-3” rotation and work one of three daily shifts.
The “A” shift is from 7 am to 3 pm, followed by the “B” shift,
which is 3 pm to 11 pm. Finally,
the “C” shift is from 11 pm – 7 am. Officers are generally assigned a permanent shift, however,
one full-time officer is assigned to a swing shift.
One of our
department’s primary focuses is on traffic enforcement.
In particular, arrests for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (OWI)
are very frequent. In 2004 the department arrested more than 195 individuals for
the offense, a statistic which rivals much larger area departments.
In addition to
traffic, officers are available to respond to a variety of other calls.
Our department is dispatched through the Dane County 911 Center, which
also dispatches the Madison Police Department and many other agencies in Dane
County.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Upon the
initiation of a full-time hiring process, notice will be posted on this website,
as well as the following locations: Wisconsin State Journal, Law Enforcement
Bulletin, Department of Justice Website (WILENET), and the Village of Shorewood
Hills Bulletin.
The department
will accept applications for approximately two months.
Following the deadline, the applications will be screened by the Chief of
Police and Lieutenant. A select
group of applicants will then be invited for a panel interview.
The interview
panel consists of approximately five persons, including both Police Officers and
non-sworn members of the community. Each candidate will be asked the same series of questions.
Following the interview, candidates will take a written test.
The written exam is an in-house test that consists of multiple choice,
short answer and essay questions. Each
candidate must take the written exam.
A small group
of final candidates will be invited back for a second interview with the Chief
of Police and Village Administrator. A stringent background investigation will also be conducted
on each of the finalists. Following
the second interview the candidates will be ranked.
The top candidate will then be recommended to the Personnel Committee and
approved by the Village Board for hire. The
other remaining candidates will be placed on an eligibility list, which will be
kept on file for possible future vacancies.
Pending
successful completion of the background investigation, physical and
psychological examinations, the top candidate shall receive a conditional offer
of employment.
Upon being
hired, officers are subject to a twelve (12) month probationary period, which
may be extended at the discretion of the Chief of Police.
SALARY AND BENEFITS
The starting
salary is approximately $37,000 per year, which includes possible overtime
opportunities such as court and extra shifts.
The department
offers an excellent benefits package, which includes: Wisconsin retirement fund;
Sick leave; Dental; Paid holidays (12); Clothing allowance; Longevity pay;
Deferred compensation; Education incentive pay; Vacation; Retention bonus of
$3,600 after three years, $2,400 additional after five years.