Police Captain
Job Description
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About the Position
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This position is open only to current Motgomery County Government employees.
This Personnel Bulletin is being distributed to outline the requirements for promotion and the examination procedure for the rank of Police Captain. This document is not to be considered exclusively, but rather, is issued in conjunction with and in acknowledgment of existing County Laws, Personnel Regulations, Administrative Procedures, Departmental Directives, and any other controlling documents. To participate in the promotional examination for this rank, candidates must apply online with a resume submission for consideration.
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What You’ll Be Doing
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The examination process will consist of a written exercise and two oral presentation components, which may be presented as one exercise or two. Candidates will be required to complete the written portion of the examination utilizing Word on a personal computer. The written component is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, September 15, 2024, and the oral component is tentatively scheduled to run from Monday, September 16 through Friday, September 20, 2024. However, these dates could be extended or changed. Candidates will be notified in writing of the locations, dates and times they should report. There will be no make-up dates for this examination. The examination is designed to evaluate candidates on the basis of the following dimensions as they relate to the tasks performed at the rank of Police Captain: critical thinking, decision making, interpersonal skills, leadership, planning & organizing, supervision & management, oral and written communication. These dimensions are equally weighted. For more information refer to the Personnel Bulletin released July 8, 2024.
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Minimum Qualifications
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In order to be eligible to take the promotional examination, a candidate must meet the following experience and education requirements by the closing date of Monday, August 19, 2024.
Experience: A candidate must be a Montgomery County Police Lieutenant and must have completed a minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Police Lieutenant with the Montgomery County Police Department as of Monday, August 19, 2024. Education may not be substituted for the required experience.
Education: Candidates must have successfully completed a bachelor’s degree or 120 semester hours (180 quarter hours) at an accredited college or university by Monday, August 19, 2024. Experience may not be substituted for required education.
Other: Must have personal integrity, pay attention to details, be emotionally stable and physically fit to perform all of the duties of the Police Captain class of work. Satisfactory completion of required Department training programs.
License: Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class “C” (or equivalent) driver’s license from the applicant’s state of residence.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.
\Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.
MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.
Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County’s “Public Employees” (which does not include employees of the Sheriff’s office) are subject to the County’s ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.