{"id":1491,"date":"2025-08-21T17:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/?page_id=1491"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T14:44:34","slug":"employment-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/employment-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>POLICE OFFICER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amity Township is accepting applications for a <em>full-time police officer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:\u00a0 <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum age 21, good physical condition, high school graduate (or equivalent).<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must have completed the Municipal Police Officer Education and Training Commission Certification (Act 120)<\/li>\n<li>Must possess a valid Pennsylvania Driver\u2019s License<\/li>\n<li>Must be physically and mentally fit to perform the full duties of a police officer, as defined by the Municipal Police Officer Education and Training Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Excellent benefits package to include<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Starting salary $74,123 to $105,890, depending upon experience<\/li>\n<li>Longevity after 4 years of service<\/li>\n<li>12-hour shifts<\/li>\n<li>Holiday pay<\/li>\n<li>Medical, Dental and Life Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>The hiring process will consist of the following<\/u><\/strong><u>:<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Oral Exam<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A select number of applicants will be notified of dates and times of their interview(s)<\/li>\n<li>Each applicant will be scored to include Veteran\u2019s Points, if applicable<\/li>\n<li>A hiring list will be established, with the top ranked applicant proceeding to the background process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Background process will include credit\/reference checks, to include a polygraph exam<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Applications can be obtained in person at the Amity Township Police Department or here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Employment-Application-fill-and-save.pdf\">Employment Application<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applications along with resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.<\/li>\n<li>Amity Township is an equal opportunity employer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any questions can be directed to: Chief Jeffrey Smith (610) 953-0031 or \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jsmith@amitypd.org\">jsmith@amitypd.org<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] POLICE OFFICER Amity Township is accepting applications for a full-time police officer. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:\u00a0 Minimum age 21, good physical condition, high school graduate (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed the Municipal Police Officer Education and Training Commission Certification (Act 120) Must possess a valid Pennsylvania Driver\u2019s License Must be physically and mentally fit&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1491","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1491"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2152,"href":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1491\/revisions\/2152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amitytownshippa.com\/wp2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}