The Charlton Police Department is currently hiring for a Police Officer. We are looking for a highly motivated, proactive, and community-oriented Police Officer for an opening in the department. Applicants must have completed MPTC Full Time Police Academy or a Post Approved Bridge Academy. Must be POST compliant. Charlton is a non civil service police department.
Duties: A Police Officer works under supervision to perform law enforcement duties, protecting life, property, and the civil rights of individuals. Primary duties include patrol; interacting with citizens to provide service and render assistance; preparing and completing records, reports, and other paperwork documenting incidents for use in prosecution. A Police Officer is dispatched to crime and emergency scenes in response to reported violations, accidents, domestic disputes and abuses, and other incidents; carries out crime scene duties; makes arrests and performs search and seizure; conducts investigations; and interviews witnesses, suspects, and complainants.
* Salary - $71,275.36 - $100,672.00 (depending on years of service, education and shift).
* Shift Differential
* Clothing allowance
* Tuition Reimbursement - $4,000 per year.
* Quinn Bill
* Harvard Pilgrim Health Insurance 75/25 split
* Vacation time - Previous years of full-time service in another Town will be counted towards additional vacation time (up to 10 years of service and a max of 4 weeks)
*Additional benefits include paid holidays, sick time, personal time and much more.
The Charlton Police Department has an excellent benefit package outlined in the current Collective Bargaining Agreement which can be viewed on the Town's website under the HR department. To apply for the open position, and to upload your resume please go to https://www.townofcharlton.net/472/Employment-Opportunities.
The deadline to apply is August 24, 2026.
