Applicant Requirements:

1. Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment.
2. Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid State driver’s license. 
3. Felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories are not allowed.
4. U.S. Citizen.
5. Must be able to read and write the English language. 
6. Must be of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits.
7. You must be in good physical condition and meet medical standards as established by the City of Woodstock Police Department.
8. At least 24 months of full time paid service as a sworn police officer in a civilian governmental jurisdiction prior to application. 
9. Completion of State Basic Training Academy (Georgia POST). 
10. Certified Police Officer.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Working knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment. 
• Some skill in operating the tools and equipment listed below:
  • Ability to learn the applicable laws, ordinances, and department rules and regulations;
  • Ability to perform work requiring good physical condition;
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers and supervisors;
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions;
  • Ability to follow verbal and written instructions;
  • Ability to meet the special requirements listed below;
  • Ability to learn the City’s geography.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste and smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust and focus.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places, and with explosives and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.