Police Officer

We are a completely self-sustained department and offer the following specialty teams for interested applicants:

Criminal Investigation Division
Special Response Team
K9 Handler (Patrol Canine and Explosive Detection Canine – Airport)
Bomb Squad
Crisis Negotiator Team
Community Services Division
Evidence Response Team
Special Enforcement Team
Urban Rifle Team
Drug Recognition Expert
Polygraph Examiner
Forensic Computer/Cellular Device Examiner
Crash Reconstructionist
Honor Guard
Field Training Officer
Tactical Medical Care
Forensic Mapping
Officer Peer Support Team
Interested officers can also be cross trained in emergency dispatcher duties
Officers also achieve instructor certifications allowing them to conduct training both in the department and at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in subjects such as:

Firearms Instructor
Mechanics of Arrest, Restraint and Control and other law-enforcement-related defensive tactics programs
De-escalation Strategies
Emergency Vehicle Operation
Handgun/Shotgun/Rifle Armorer
Standard Field Sobriety Test/Intoxilyzer
TASER/less lethal munitions
Active Threat Response
Physical Fitness Testing
Rape Aggression Defense
Qualifications

Applicants are not required to have a degree but must be 21 years old to apply. If you are 20 years of age, you must have a minimum of 60 credit hours.

Please visit the Maine Criminal Justice Academy website for the upcoming Physical Fitness Testing dates, times, and locations. The Academy website is maine.gov/dps/mcja or call 207-877-8000 for more information.

Applicants are required to have already taken and passed the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Physical Fitness Test. You must submit these results with your application.

Certified Blue-Pins are encouraged to apply. Check us out at bangormaine.gov/police.

How to Apply

Applications can be completed online apply.bangormaine.gov/police/ and will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews may begin at any time an opening occurs. Questions may be directed to apply@bangormaine.gov. Thank you for your interest in working for the City of Bangor!

About the City of Bangor

The City of Bangor provides a great number of services to our citizens across a dozen departments. From plowing roads to emergency response to registering your vehicle, the City of Bangor does it all. We take pride in the variety of services we offer including a major Airport in Maine, a regional transit system, one of two Public Health Depts. in the State, and the more typical type service that our citizens have come to expect.

Our community is the third largest in Maine with just over 31,000 residents with a large influx during the day as commuters arrive to begin their workday. Nicknamed the “Queen City”, we boast several local colleges, full-service convention center, and a waterfront concert venue that draws large crowds to Bangor every year.

Come join our team and be a part of our public service commitment to thousands of Mainers!

Equal Opportunity Employer