University of Southern Maine Police Department

USMPD Employment Opportunities

POLICE OFFICER #6038
USM Police Department
Location: Gorham and Portland Campuses
Wage Band/Start Wage: Wage Band 24, $15.32/hr or 15.89/hr
Full-time
Teamsters - Police represented position

Employee performs skilled, complicated and confidential police work to protect life and property; enforces University regulations, as well as federal, state, and local laws; uses community policing procedures and performs duties in an analytical and objective fashion, without display or prejudice or discrimination; detects and apprehends violators. Work is accomplished within departmental procedures, but judgment and initiative are frequently exercised.

QUALIFICATIONS: Required: must have successfully completed the 100-hour Law Enforcement Pre-Service Training Program and Alert Test. No written exam. Oral interviews, physical fitness assessment, medical exam, background investigation, job suitability assessment and polygraph exam required. Must be at least 21 years of age and possess a valid class C Maine driver’s license.

Apply to: Chief Lisa Beecher, USM Police Dept., 37 College Avenue, Gorham, ME 04038

Benefits Information

Additional Benefit Information

USM BENEFITS PACKAGE

Health Insurance Anthem HMO Choice

Point of Service Plan: - single: $21.56 biweekly

- single + 1: $52.04 biweekly

- family: $67.27 biweekly

Comprehensive Plan: - single: $22.93 biweekly

- single + 1: $55.34 biweekly

- family: $71.54 biweekly

Network office visit: $20.00 co-pay

Prescription drug co-pays: $10.00 tier 1 meds (generic)

30 day supply $25.00 tier 2 meds (brand name)

$40.00 tier 3 meds (meds not included in Anthem formulary)

Dental Plan Cigna Dental Plan – USM pays the premium for employees. Employees pay premiums for dependants.

Life Insurance USM pays for a benefit equivalent to the employee’s annual salary.

Additional coverage at employee expense is available.

Short Term Disability Coverage: Employee pays premiums.

Long Term Disability Coverage: USM pays premiums.

Tuition Waiver Employees can take two tuition-free courses every semester. (Employees pay for books and fees). Spouses and dependant children can take courses at half-tuition if they are full time students, carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

Vacation Leave Hours are earned and accumulate biweekly.

0 – 4 years = 12 days annually

5 – 8 years = 15 days annually

9 – 12 years = 18 days annually

13 – 16 years = 21 days annually

17 + years = 24 days annually

Holiday Leave 12 paid annually. If employee works a “family” holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years), pay is double time and a half.

Sick Leave 4.62 hours earned and accumulated biweekly = 15 days annually.

Bereavement Leave Death in immediate family - 5 days
Funeral leave for Aunt or Uncle - 1 day

Retirement Plan 403(b) Investment Plan – Employees can manage their investment portfolios, or experts can do it for them. USM’s retirement plan does not interfere with the collection of a pension from the Maine State Retirement System for those employees eligible through a previous law enforcement career.