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DE River and Bay
P.O. Box 71 New Castle, DE 19720
DE River and Bay
P.O. Box 71 New Castle, DE 19720
Delaware River and Bay Authority
Now Hiring Certified and Non-Certified Patrol Officers
The DRBA Police Department is a CALEA gold standard accredited agency committed to the highest standards of professionalism, crime prevention and public safety.
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Benefits of Joining DRBA
Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
DRBA Police Department provides a competitive compensation package that includes:
- Salary: $66,037-$67,876 upon completing the academy.
- Shift differential $2000/year
- CALEA Bonus $3000/year
- Education assistance up to $5,200 a year.
- Healthcare: Comprehensive medical and dental insurance coverage. Flexible spending account options
- Leave Benefits: Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Overtime Opportunities: Additional earnings through overtime work.
- Shift Schedule: 12-hour rotating shifts
- Retirement Plan: Retirement Plan options offered are 401a and 457 b.
- FOP Membership: Officers are part of the FOP Lodge 14 Collective Bargaining Unit (CBU).
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications for DRBA Candidates
Prospective applicants must meet the following qualifications:
- U.S. Citizenship: All candidates must be U.S. citizens.
- Age: Applicants must be at least 21 years of age.
- Driver’s License: Possession of a valid Driver's License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).
- Vision: Minimum uncorrected vision not greater than 20/200 in each eye and correctable with lenses to 20/20 in each eye. Able to distinguish between the colors of red, green and amber.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; OR Associate’s degree from an accredited college/university, or sixty (60) college credit hours, or higher. This may also be ninety (90) quarter credits from an accredited college/university. OR Thirty (30) college credits from an accredited college/university, or forty-five (45) quarter credits from an accredited college/university. In this situation, the applicant must also have two (2) years of active duty military service.
- Backgrounds and Selection Process: Candidates for this position will be subject to a background investigation, a pre employment physical, drug testing, fitness testing, psychological testing, and a medical/criminal polygraph
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