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
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
- 9 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
Call or email Deputy Chief Chris Butche (info below), for more information.
We wish you good luck in applying!