Do you want to be part of a team? Do you feel called to help people? Do you want to be a servant leader? Can you commit to stand up to criminals who victimize good people? Then read on and select the link below to submit your application for the opportunity of a lifetime!
Recruitment Contact Information
Deputy Chief Chris Butche
cbutche@cityofmarion.in.gov
Melanie Sorensen, Training Division
msorensen@cityofmarion.in.gov
Phone: 765.668.4420
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm
Salary & Benefits
The Marion Police Department operates on a 3‑step pay scale. Each step represents 5‑year increments of law enforcement experience. Lateral officers will be brought on at the appropriate step for their total law enforcement experience.
Salary Breakdown:
Step 1 (0−5 years), 3rd Class — $53,954.68
Step 2 (5−10 years), 2nd Class — $54,847.05
Step 3 (10−15 years), 1st Class — $55,709.30
Benefits:
MPD is a young, vibrant full-service police department with excellent peer support, guidance, training & opportunities for new officers!
- Opportunities for advancement (detective, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, deputy chief, chief)
- Specialized units & exciting challenges (K‑9, SWAT, full-time detective, narcotics investigator, crime scene specialist, Honor Guard, Fatal Crash Investigation Team, firearms, physical tactics & emergency driving instructor certifications, bicycle patrol, MPD Youth Academy mentor, partnership with the Cops & Kids program and more)
- Lateral transfer officers will enjoy the rate of pay and paid time-off benefits as if their seniority had been earned with MPD
- Uniforms & equipment provided; uniform allowance & quartermaster system after probationary period
- Take-home car
- 3 days off per week (4 duty days @ 10-hours per shift per week; no rotating days off)
- Robust paid time off benefits
- 7 personal days & up to 7 weeks paid vacation
- Employee wellness focused sick time policy
- In-house gym; 2 hours per week paid time to work out (voluntary)
- Plentiful overtime pay opportunities
- Partnership with Marion Community Schools for rewarding part-time job opportunities working with our youth
- Shift differential, longevity & holiday pay
- Unused sick time bonus, paid annually
- Medical, dental, vision & life insurance
- Pension earned at retirement
- Full-time Police Chaplain on staff for officer support; professional Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available (voluntary)
- Marion/Grant County has many dining & entertainment choices, social & quality-of-life activities and is also located less than an hour’s drive from Fort Wayne & Indianapolis on I‑69; cost of living expense is extremely affordable in Grant County
Minimum Qualification & Selection Process
LEA Physical Fitness Standards:
- Shall be at least 21 years of age and not have reached 40 years of age by date of appointment
- Shall have a high school diploma or GED certificate
- Shall be a U.S. Citizen
- Shall possess a valid Indiana’s Driver’s License (or obtain one within 60 days of becoming an Indiana resident)
- Meet minimum physical requirements
- Shall have no felony convictions
- Shall be drug free
- Shall meet or exceed Indiana Law Enforcement Physical Fitness Entrance Standards upon hiring.
- Must complete exit standards to successfully complete the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.
- 25 Sit-ups in 1 minute
- 21 Push-ups (untimed)
- At least a 13-inch vertical jump
- 1.5‑mile run in 18 minutes, 59 seconds
- 300-meter run in 82 seconds
- 29 Sit-ups in 1 minute
- 25 Push-ups (untimed)
- At least a 16-inch vertical jump
- 1.5‑mile run in 16 minutes, 28 seconds
- 300-meter run in 71 seconds
- Application
- Physical Fitness Testing
- Entry Level Written Examination
- Panel Oral Interview
- Command Staff Oral Interview
- Background Check
- Polygraph
- Conditional Offer of Employment
- Medical Examination
- Psychological Examination
- Local Pension Board Approval
- State PERF Acceptance
- Successful Completion of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Successful Completion of the Field Training and Evaluation Process
We wish you good luck in applying!