Description
The City of Clear Lake is seeking qualified applicants for a Police Officer position and establish a list of eligible candidates for future openings.
We are a team-orientated department that encourages proactivity. The department offers excellent benefits, training opportunities, special assignments, and shift-differential pay. Certified police officers may be eligible for pay and vacation to commensurate with their years of service and a $5,000.00 sign-on bonus. New employees earn one week of vacation after 90 days of employment.
Applicants must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid Iowa Driver’s license, and maintain such license in compliance with the City’s Driver’s License Retention Policy; be a U.S. citizen; possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent; pass a hearing and color vision test, have uncorrected vision of not less than 20/100 in both eyes, corrected to 20/20, not have a conviction for a felony or any crime involving domestic violence, or moral turpitude.
Applicants selected to participate in the hiring process will be required to participate in a written exam, physical agility test, interview, and a comprehensive background investigation. Finalists will be required to successfully meet all requirements set forth by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), undergo a medical examination, psychological evaluation, and pre-employment drug screen. The written exam and physical agility test will be waived if the applicant is a current Iowa certified police officer. Certified Iowa officers may advance directly to the interview step of the process.
Starting pay is between $32.66 and $42.79 an hour, depending on qualifications. The city offers no premium cost family health insurance, city contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA), and IPERS. Supplemental vision insurance, dental insurance, and retirement investments options. Applications are available at www.cityofclearlake.com or at the Police Department. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled with a first review of applications occurring during the week of 9/25/2026. Applications can be mailed to: Clear Lake Police Department, Attn: Records, 511 1st Avenue N., PO Box 291, Clear Lake, IA 50428, or emailed in PDF format to; police@cityofclearlake.org. Please include a cover letter and resume.
The City reserves the right to notify only those individuals selected for testing as to the status of their application for employment.
