State Trooper - Non-Certified Officer
Job Posting for State Trooper - Non-Certified Officer at State of South Carolina
Enforce all vehicle laws and other criminal laws. Patrol the highways of the state of South Carolina. Investigate collisions. Serve as a witness in criminal and civil courts. Maintain reports concerning enforcement activities. Provide information to public regarding vehicle laws. Responsible and accountable for handling public funds.
A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
Additional Requirements
- Must be a US citizen and at least 21 years of age prior to attending the Criminal Justice Academy.
- Must be able to perform all essential and marginal job functions of a State Trooper.
- Must be a resident of South Carolina and have a valid South Carolina driver's license.
- If you are an out of state applicant, you must be a resident of South Carolina and have a valid South Carolina driver's license prior to the effective date of hire.
- Selected applicants must attend and successfully complete the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) Training Program.
- While in training you are required to live at the SC Criminal Justice Academy during the week and will not be permitted to stay on the weekends.
- Selected applicants are required to pass a pre-employment physical fitness test.
- You will also be required to participate in daily physical training.
- All qualified applicants will be required to participate in an extensive background investigation to include credit check, criminal history check, driving history, history of drug use, employer and reference check, a polygraph examination, and interview board.
- The background investigation will consist of contacting your current and ALL of your former employers. Please note that if you answer "NO" on the state application to the questions asking "May we contact this employer?" this will not allow the SCHP to conduct a thorough background investigation and you will not move forward in the process. Once this has been successfully completed, qualified candidates will undergo a medical screening which will consist of a TB and respiratory test, drug test and eye examination.
- Candidates must meet 20/20 vision standards OR no more than 20/200 corrected to 20/100 or below. Candidates must also be capable of distinguishing, without corrections, three colors: green, yellow and red.
NOTE: If any Additional Requirements are listed above applicants must also meet those Additional Requirements to be considered for the position.County assignments are based on the critical need areas. This means you may or may not be assigned to your county of choice. Your assignment will ONLY be based on "existing needs." Therefore, if you are unable to relocate to a critical need area, an offer of employment may be rescinded.
The next step after submitting this application will be an administrative review (Credit/Criminal/Driving Checks). If you successfully pass the administrative review, you will be invited to attend a Physical Agilities Test (PAT). Start physically preparing NOW for the test as the appointment comes very quickly. For the PAT appointment, you will need to bring with you the following documents: A copy of your high school diploma or state GED certificate, a copy of your DD-214 (member 4) military discharge (if applicable), a copy of your birth certificate (or naturalization certificate) and a copy of your South Carolina driver's license (you will also need the official original copies of any out of state driver's license records you have held in any other state within the past five (5) years). Start gathering these documents NOW, and have them ready so you can attend the PAT appointment.
In accordance with the agency's policy regarding Testing-Designated Positions, all applicants will be required to submit to a mandatory urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to employment.
NEW $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Will be awarded upon successful completion of all required field, basic and Criminal Justice Academy Class 1 (One) certification training.
- One payment of $2,500 after successful completion of all established training requirements.
- Another payment of $2,500 after successful completion of eighteen (18) months of continuous employment with the Department
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