The Caln Township Police Department & Civil Service Commission, Chester County, Pennsylvania, is accepting applications to fill multiple full-time police officer vacancies.
 
Starting salary is $88,562.65, plus a comprehensive benefits package for applicants who have completed Act 120 Training; $77,492.32 ($2,980.00 bi-weekly) plus health care, for applicants without Act 120 Training who have the ability to complete Act 120 Training at a Municipal Police Academy pursuant to a Cadet Sponsorship Agreement with the Township.
 
Application packets may be obtained at the Caln Township Police Department, 253 Municipal Drive, Thorndale, PA 19372, weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or download here. Completed applications must be returned to the Caln Township Police Department no later than 12:00 midnight on Friday, February 28, 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted. Incomplete application packets will be returned for resubmission by the deadline date.
 
Applicants must:

• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Have reached their 21st birthday by the deadline date for submitting applications.
• Possess a diploma from an accredited high school or a graduate equivalency diploma.
• Be physically and mentally fit to perform the full duties of a police officer.
• Conform to department grooming standards regarding tattoos & body modification as outlined in the application packet.
• Possess a valid driver's license issued by Pennsylvania or any other U.S. state.
• Have successfully completed Act 120 training or have the ability to complete Act 120 training.
• Possess police officer certification in another U.S. state and have the ability to achieve Act 120 certification.
• Reside within 25 miles of the Caln Township Administration Building no later than 3 months after successfully completing their 12-month probationary period.

 
Applicants must pass physical agility testing, written and oral exams, background investigation, polygraph, psychological, medical, drug testing, Act 120 training and the Act 120 certification exam prior to appointment as a police officer.
 
Applicants must appear for physical agility testing on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., at the Coatesville Area School District Memorial Stadium, 1445 Lincoln Highway East, Coatesville PA 19320. Dress in work-out clothes, as the physical agility test is first. Applicants who fail the physical agility test will be disqualified from further testing. The written exam will be administered immediately following physical agility testing at the Caln Township Administration Building, 253 Municipal Drive, Thorndale, PA 19372.
 
Caln Township is an equal opportunity employer. Please contact the Caln Township Police Department, weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at 610-383-1821 with any questions.