Salary is paid bi-weekly. Overtime is paid at a rate of 1½ times base hourly salary after 171 hours worked in a 28-day cycle per Federal Fair Standards and Labor Act guidelines. If your assignment requires “On-Call” status, call back pay is paid at 1½ times base hourly salary.

Insurance:

Health, Dental, Vision, Short and Long Term Disability, and Life

Uniform and Equipment Allowance for Sworn Personnel:

$550.00 per year

Paid Time Off:

Annual Leave, Sick Leave, and Holiday Pay

Paid Military Leave:

Up to 18 days per year

Pension / Retirement Plan:

Clayton County offers an excellent retirement package for all full-time, vested employees. Ten (10) years of continual full-time service is required for vested status. Full retirement of 64% is based on the average of the last three years of salary at age 55 after 32 years of service; unused annual leave and sick leave may apply towards reduction of retirement date. The employee contribution to the Pension Plan is 7.5% pre-tax, and Clayton County contributes 13.9%.

JOB APPLICATION:  Your first step will be to complete the application on-line through the Clayton County Human Resources website: Employment Opportunities NOTE: Please read all documents included with the selected job announcement and following any mentioned instructions accordingly. SWORN APPLICANT WRITTEN & PHYSICAL TESTING: All sworn personnel will be required to take the Departmental Physical Agility Testing in order to complete the hiring process. Non-GA Post Certified Peace Officers will be required to complete and submit passing entrance exam scores prior to taking the Physical Agility Test. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:  The background investigation normally takes several weeks and is conducted by the Clayton County Police Department.  Sometimes the investigation takes longer, particularly if you have had past jobs or residences in other cities or states because the Police Department has to wait until its letters of inquiry are answered and returned. The background investigation shall include the following:

1. Verification of candidates qualifying credentials, educational achievement, current and past employment, age, residence, citizenship and driver’s license.
2. Review of the candidate’s criminal and traffic records, if any.
3. Interviews with prior employers, neighbors and at least three (3) personal references of the candidate.
4. Any other information required by the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Act.

INTERVIEW WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR CONDITIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION MEDICAL EXAMINATION PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION CONFIRMED START DATE…ONCE ALL STAGES ARE PASSED

If you have completed an employment application or plan to complete and submit an employment application, please download and complete the appropriate background packet. Please note that background packets will not be accepted by the Background and Recruitment Unit if you have not already submitted an employment application.

Sworn Background Packet

Non-Sworn Background Packet

Candidates for Police Officer should refer to the following guidelines:

All requests for employment must go through the Clayton County Human Resources Office.

You must be 21 years of age by academy graduation to work as a police officer with the Clayton County Police Department.

Title 35, Chapter 8, Section 8 of the Official Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.) known as the “Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act” enumerates specific requirements that a candidate shall meet to be eligible as a peace officer in the State of Georgia. If you do not meet any one of the requirements enumerated in OCGA 35-8-8, you shall be deemed ineligible for a peace officer position with the Department.

O.C.G.A. 35-8-8. Requirements for appointment or certification of persons as peace officer.

(a) Any person employed or certified as a peace officer shall:

1. 1. (1) Be at least 18 years of age;

1. 1. (2) Be a citizen of the United States;

1. 1. (3) Have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent;

1. 1. (4) Not have been convicted by any state or by the federal government of any crime the punishment for which could have been imprisonment in the federal or state prison or institution nor have been convicted of sufficient misdemeanors to establish a pattern of disregard for the law, provided that, for purposes of this paragraph, violations of traffic laws and other offenses involving the operation of motor vehicles when the applicant has received a pardon shall not be considered;

1. 1. (5) Be fingerprinted and a search made of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record;

1. 1. (6) Possess good moral character as determined by investigation under procedure established by the council;

1. 1. (7) Have an oral interview with the hiring authority or its representative to determine the applicant’s appearance, background, and ability to communicate;

1. 1. (8) Be found, after examination by a licensed physician or surgeon, to be free from any physical, emotional, or mental conditions which might adversely affect his exercising the powers or duties of a peace officer; and

1. 1. (9) Successfully complete a job related academy entrance examination provided for and administered by the council in conformity with state and federal law. Such examination shall be administered prior to entrance to the basic course provided for in Code Sections 35-8-9 and 35-8-11. The council may change or modify such examination and shall establish the criteria for determining satisfactory performance on such examination. Peace officers who do not perform satisfactorily on the examination shall be ineligible to retake such examination for a period of six months after an unsuccessful attempt. The provisions of this paragraph establish only the minimum requirements of academy entrance examinations for peace officer candidates in this state; each law enforcement unit is encouraged to provide such additional requirements and any preemployment examination as it deems necessary and appropriate.

(b) Notwithstanding the citizenship requirements provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section, the council may adopt procedures and requirements whereby an applicant for certification as a peace officer who possesses unique talents and skills in the training and handling of police dogs and who is not a citizen of the United States may be certified as a peace officer if he shall be otherwise qualified.

Click the link below to download the current list of automatic disqualifications for applicants.

Automatic Disqualifiers September 2022