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Employment

Please click HERE for an application.

We are currently accepting applications until July 23, 2025.

The City of Waverly is an equal opportunity employer.

Why Waverly Police Department?

Waverly Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency responsible for providing professional police services to the residents, business owners, and visitors in our community.
You can join a rich history of professional law enforcement officers. The first law enforcement officer in Waverly started in 1868.
Waverly PD is filled with well-trained officers who truly care about their jobs and the community that they serve and accept the tremendous responsibility entrusted to them as public servants.
Officers enjoy the bond they have with one another, one that many don’t get to experience.

U.S. Citizen and a resident of Iowa or intends to become a resident upon hire
18 years of age at time of employment
Valid driver’s license
High school diploma or GED
Not addicted to drugs or alcohol
Good moral character determined by a background check that includes fingerprint search conducted on local, state, and federal fingerprint files
No felony convictions
No conviction of domestic abuse, or other offenses of domestic violence, stalking, and any offense in which a weapon was used in the commission of the act.
Meet the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) physical and vision requirements
Non-certified officers must pass the written POST test and ILEA required physical fitness test
Certified officers do not need to pass the physical agility test or retake the POST exam.
Pass physical/drug test and psychological evaluation (MMPI)
Live within 30 miles of the Waverly Police Department
Non-certified officers must sign a four-year employment contract