Guntersville Police Department

Partial profile reviewed 2026-10-24. Not proof of an opening.

Minimum requirements

• Employer announcement lists accredited high-school graduation or GED, age21 at appointment and a valid unrestricted driver license with an insurable driving record. Current complete city/state minimums and disqualifiers require confirmation.
• Certification alternatives are existing Alabama certification, lateral academy certification at the earliest opportunity, or successful completion of minimum police academy certification within a specified time after appointment. Prior certified police service is not required by every alternative; academy seat, sponsorship, wages, timing and repayment terms remain unverified.
• Employer describes good moral character established through background investigation, flexible hours and ability to perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation. Equipment and investigative duties describe the job, not proof that novice applicants must already have performed police work.

Selected requirements, not a complete eligibility or disqualifier checklist.

Lateral entry

Separate lateral requirements and training arrangements need confirmation.

Recruiting contact

City Human Resources email expressly offered for completed police-officer applications in the reviewed announcement

Hiring outline

1. Announcement directs applicants to obtain an application from city personnel or the city website and return it to Human Resources at341 Gunter Avenue, Guntersville35976, or the published HR email. No application submitted.
2. Offers are contingent on background check, drug/alcohol screening, medical examination and psychological evaluation. The list does not establish full chronology, interview format, written testing, polygraph or retest rules.
3. Confirm current vacancy status and current instructions with Human Resources before applying; the older announcement's open-until-filled text is not a verified dated deadline.

Physical testing

Overview describes endurance/agility and department physical requirements, and names a medical examination. No numerical PAT events, pass thresholds, accommodations procedure or retest conditions verified; job demands are not a test protocol.

Benefits

Needs confirmation

Hiring incentives

Availability and terms need confirmation.

Partial guide, not complete current eligibility or an active-vacancy guarantee. HR submission address is distinct from police headquarters340 Blount Avenue. Department general phone256-571-7571 is not a verified recruiter. Staffing counts are not vacancies. No salary, bonus, funded academy or dated closing deadline asserted. No JobPosting schema intended. No forms, email, accounts, accident reports, social login or outreach used.

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