Beaverton Police Department is accepting applications for volunteer Reserve Officers.

The Beaverton Police Department Reserve Unit is a team of volunteer officers who donate their time to the city and the community in a variety of roles. The Reserve Unit consists of a maximum of 20 members, who receive their initial training by attending an internal reserve academy for 3 months. The academy is taught by members of the Beaverton Police Department, making use of their expertise in a wide variety of areas. After graduating from the reserve academy, reserve officers receive ongoing training by attending all regular department-mandated training, as well as reserve officer-specific classes twice a month. Reserve officers typically spend an average of 20 hours per month performing a wide variety of duties.

Reserve officers work with full-time officers in two-person cars. By facilitating responses to calls for service and transporting prisoners during busy periods, reserve officers free full-time officers to provide other services and activities in the community. While working side-by-side with Beaverton Police Department officers, reserve officers receive direct training utilizing a modified version of the Field Training and Evaluation Program used to train the department’s full-time officers.

The selection process:
Click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Beaverton’s online portal. You will be asked to provide your work history and answers to several brief supplemental questions. Additional attachments, such as a cover letter or resume, are not required.

A written exam and physical test will be given to qualified applicants. Oral boards will be scheduled for eligible applicants. Final applicants will be required to pass a rigorous background examination, and any offer to join the next Reserve Recruit Academy will be contingent upon passing a medical exam, drug screen, and psychological evaluation.
Under the direction of a sworn officer:

• Enforce criminal and traffic laws.
• Make arrests.
• Issue citations.
• Investigate accidents.
• Patrol roads, highways, and businesses.
• Write reports.
• Appear in court.
• Transport prisoners.
• Communicate by radio.
• Educate and provide services to community members.
• Contribute to promoting organizational values including personal and professional development, and actively promoting respect in the Beaverton community.

Minimum qualifications:

• 90 college credit hours and/or work skills and life experience that are relevant to a law enforcement career.
• Must be 21 years of age or older by date of appointment.
• Must be a US citizen within 18 months of appointment date, or a non-immigrant legally admitted to the United States under a Compact of Free Association.

Licensing and special requirements

• Valid driver’s license and the ability to meet the city’s driving standards.
• May never have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that reflects adversely on the capacity to serve as a reserve officer.
• Ability to pass a written exam and run a mile in under nine minutes and fifteen seconds.
• Ability to pass background and reference checks, drug screen, and medical and psychological evaluations.
• Availability for varied shifts that include weekends and holidays.

This is an unpaid, volunteer position.