The Smithfield Police Department, in conjunction with the Town of Smithfield Human Resources Department, advertises and actively recruits all sworn vacancies. The starting salary is currently $31,326.36 with a 5% raise after the successful completion of a six-month probationary period. Merit raises are available subject to council approval of funding. In addition, the department offers a Career Ladder program that allows officers to advance to Police Officer II and Master Police Officer. There is a 5% increase associated with each of these advancements. Officers with at least five years of previous law enforcement experience can accelerate through this program.

Applications for Employment can be obtained from:

Town of Smithfield Human Resources Department
350 East Market Street, PO Box 761
Smithfield, NC 27577
919-934-2116

Applicants for all positions within the Smithfield Police Department,
with the exception of the Chief of Police, will proceed through the selection process listed below:

• Receipt of application

• Departmental prescreening of applicants

• Interview

• Thorough background investigation

• Conditional offer

• Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA) examination

• Physical and psychological examination

• Drug screen

The State of North Carolina requires sworn police officers to be certified with approximately a 600-hour "Basic Law Enforcement Training" program prior to service. Out-of-state officers are required to take re-certification training, which is approximately 80 hours. For more information concerning law enforcement certification in North Carolina please contact the NC Training and Standards Commission.

For more information concerning employment with the Smithfield Police Department, please contact Christine Dunn, Administrative Assistant to the Chief, at 919-989-1074.