Duties: As a Police Officer with the City Of New Rochelle , you will be responsible for the enforcing NYS and Local Laws and Ordinances, protecting lives and property.
Salary$55,431 – $104,767
Application Closes August 12, 2021 4:00 PM
APPLICATIONS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
- New Rochelle Police Department, Front Desk, 475 North Avenue
- New Rochelle Public Library, Library Plaza
- Martin Luther King Center, 95 Lincoln Avenue
- Municipal Housing Authority, 50 Sickles Avenue
Qualifications
Candidates must be at least 19 years old on or before the date of the written test. Eligibility for appointment begins when the candidate reaches 20 years of age. CANDIDATES WHO REACH THEIR 35th BIRTHDAY ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION ARE NOT QUALIFIED EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS: CANDIDATES MAY HAVE A PERIOD OF MILITARY DUTY OF UP TO SIX YEARS, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 243(10-a) OF THE MILITARY LAW, DEDUCTED FROM THEIR AGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THEY MEET THE AGE REQUIREMENT. CITIZENSHIP IS A REQUIREMENT FOR APPOINTMENT. IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: SIXTY (60) COLLEGE CREDITS FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK OR THIRTY (30) COLLEGE CREDITS FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY PLUS TWO (2) YEARS OF ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY WITH AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE BY TIME OF APPOINTMENT. APPLICANTS WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR AN EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA ISSUED BY THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE TEST, BUT WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT UNTIL THEY MEET THE COLLEGE OR MILITARY REQUIREMENTS AS STATED ABOVE. NOTE: Applicants who hold a comparable diploma issued by any commonwealth territory or possession of the United States or by the Canal Zone; or hold a report from the United States Armed Forces certifying completion of the tests of general educational development, high school level are eligible to take the test.
Special Requirements
Candidates must be legal residents of Westchester, Putnam, Rockland or Nassau County, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn or Staten Island at time of application. Preference in appointment MAY be given to successful candidates who have been legal residents of the City of New Rochelle for at least four (4) months prior to date of the written examination. A CANDIDATES RESIDENCY WILL BE VERIFIED AT TIME OF FILING APPLICATION AND INVESTIGATED BEFORE APPOINTMENT.