FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER - 76000431 1 1 1
About the position
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is a nationally accredited state law enforcement agency charged with enforcing the laws of Florida and ensuring the safety of the motoring public. Our vision is a safer Florida through Courtesy, Service and Protection. Utilizing a comprehensive education and enforcement plan, along with state-of-the-art training, equipment and technology, FHP provides professional law enforcement services to Florida's 21 million residents and 110 million annual visitors while patrolling the state's highways.
Responsibilities
- Enforcing the State's criminal and traffic laws
- Regulating the flow of traffic
- Assisting motorists
- Performing vehicle inspections
- Detecting and apprehending impaired drivers
- Apprehending fugitives from justice
- Investigating traffic crashes
- Assisting other agencies upon request
Requirements
- Age: 19 years of age or older
- Must be a United States Citizen or Naturalized Citizen
- High school diploma or general equivalency diploma required
- Possess a valid driver's license
- Must pass a thorough visual evaluation
- Must meet height/weight standards
- Must be willing to serve anywhere in the state of Florida
- Criminal history check required
Nice-to-haves
- One year sworn or non-sworn law enforcement experience
- Two years of active and continuous U.S. military service
- Two years of employment with public contact experience
- Thirty semester-hours or 45 quarter-hours at an accredited college or university
Benefits
- Annual and Sick Leave Package
- Nine Paid Holidays
- State Health and Life Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance Options such as Disability, Dental and Vision
- Contributory Retirement Plan
- Education Pay - up to \$1,560 annually
- Uniform Allowance and other Perquisites - \$1,300 annually
- Overtime Opportunities - rate of 1.5 times the member's hourly salary
- Take-Home Patrol Car - approximately \$10,000 in savings annually
- \$5,000 signing bonus for new law enforcement officers
