MDTA Entry Level Police Officer (MDTA Police Officer Recruit)

Posting number: 7487-MDTA-11/24

Department: Maryland Transportation Authority Police

Job classification: MDTA POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT

Posting type: Open

Categories: Law Enforcement

Summary

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OPEN AND CONTINUOUS

The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) owns, operates, and maintains eight major toll facilities comprised of four bridges, two tunnels, and two turnpikes, across the State of Maryland. For over 50 years, the MDTA has provided Maryland's citizens and visitors with safe, secure, and convenient transportation facilities. We are committed to quality and excellence in customer service, and we rely on our organization's values, traditions, and – most importantly – our employees to achieve these goals. 

Nature of Work:  This is entry-level trainee work in law enforcement and security for the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA). The employees in this classification will complete a training program conducted by the Maryland Transportation Authority Police as required by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission.  MDTA Police Officer Recruits will be sworn to uphold and enforce the laws of the State of Maryland on all properties under the Maryland Transportation Authority's jurisdiction.

Employees receive supervision from a higher-level officer. Employees in this classification may work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays.  Employees in this classification are considered essential employees and are subject to emergency call-back procedures, twenty-four hours a day, as may be required in order to maintain the continuous operation of a facility.  The work is performed both indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions and includes standing and walking in tunnels or on bridges and roadways under conditions of traffic noise and congestion and possible exposure to fumes and smoke. 

MDTA employees are offered a generous benefits package including a minimum of 11 paid holidays, a minimum of 27* days of leave annually (personal, vacation, and sick), access to the State Pension System, deferred compensation plans, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, and more!  *May be prorated based upon start date.  

Examples of duties

Education:  Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Police and Correctional Training Commission regulation.
 
Experience:  None
 
Note:  The above educational requirement is set by the Police and Correctional Training Commission in accordance with the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 12.04.01.04C.

Qualifications

Employees in this classification are assigned duties that require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland. Applicants must list the license number and date of expiration on the application.
 

Supplemental information

1.  Minimum selection standards for police officer certification are established by the Police Training Commission. These selection criteria are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations Title 12, Subtitle 04, Chapter 01 and include the following:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Possession of High School Diploma or GED
• Must be at least 21 years of age by the completion of the MDTA Police Training Academy
• A complete background investigation, including a check of criminal history
• Oral interview
• Medical examination
• Possession of a driver's license valid in the State of Maryland

2.  Candidates will be required to submit to a polygraph examination and satisfactorily complete an entrance test and an agency job-related agility test.   

3.  An offer of employment may be conditioned on the result of a medical examination by the agency physician and a mental health examination by a licensed healthcare professional in order to determine the candidate's ability to perform essential job tasks.   

4.  Employees are subject to a two-year probationary period. However, after successful graduation from the Maryland Transportation Police Training Academy, MDTA Police Officer Recruits are eligible for reclassification to the MDTA Police Officer I level.   

5.  This is an emergency essential classification subject to emergency release procedures.  The employee is required to remain or report for du