Maine State Police Trooper
State of Maine
Augusta, Maine
JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$65,166.40–$90,542.40
LOCATION
Augusta, Maine
POSTED
Today
Job Description
Department of Public Safety
Opening Date: September 17, 2025
Closing Date: open indefinitely
Job Class Code: 7001
Grade: 23
Base Salary: $65,166.40 - $90,542.40/Annually (salary does not include $.85 hourly stipend for all State Troopers)
Location: statewide
The Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Maine State Police, is looking for talented and hard-working individuals to fill multiple Maine State Trooper vacancies statewide. Applicants should have a strong desire to serve the citizens of Maine, while ensuring public safety through a combination of proactive community policing and criminal enforcement efforts.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Patrols an assigned geographic area in order to ensure compliance with state and local laws, identify, detect, effectively investigate criminal activity, and assist the public as needed.
- Performs law enforcement functions for communities without police departments; attends community events in order to be visible and effectively collaborate on important issues within the community.
- Issues warnings, makes arrests, establishes witnesses, collects and secures physical evidence and property seized, briefs prosecutor, documents cases in order to comply with elements of law.
- Investigates complaints, observed incidents of law violations, and problems in order to enforce the law and protect the public.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with outside agencies including a wide range of medical and mental health professionals, critical infrastructure facilities, schools, and hospitals in order to coordinate and integrate law enforcement services within the community.
- Manage and investigate crash scenes in order to assess emergency needs, administer first aid, safeguard the scene, prevent further injury or damage, determine contributing factors and violations of law.
- Performs criminal investigations in assigned patrol area.
ABILITY TO LEARN AND RETAIN THE FOLLOWING:
- Knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to and enforced by the Maine State Police.
- Knowledge of State Police policies and standard operating procedures.
- Knowledge of general police methods.
- Knowledge of community, regional, medical, and other agencies/resources.
- Knowledge of computer technology, online communications platforms and social media.
- Knowledge of ADA, social injustice issues, child abuse and domestic violence mandates, and civil rights issues.
- Ability to employ a wide variety of law enforcement methods and techniques in resolving complex and sensitive criminal, civil, and social disputes.
- Ability to work under stressful conditions.
- Ability to conduct investigations, interviews, and follow-up.
- Ability to administer first aid.
- Ability to work irregular hours, including shift work and callouts.
- Ability to apply incident command structures in an effort to maintain scene control.
- Ability to effectively problem solve on the strategic and tactical levels.
- Ability to control aggressive person(s).
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Ability to write concise and detailed reports.
- Ability to properly use and maintain State Police issued equipment.
- Ability to quickly assess available facts and make sound decisions.
- Ability to use and maintain firearms correctly.
- Ability to work without immediate supervision.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A valid driver's license
- A high school diploma or equivalent.
- A passing score on the Physical Fitness Test (40th percentile for non law-enforcement officers and 50th percentile for full-time, certified law enforcement officers)
- Full-time, certified law enforcement officers need to attach a copy of their Academy certificate.
If you have not already completed your Alert Test or PFT, please reach out to Maine Criminal Justice Academy at 207-877-8000 to schedule those.
If you are currently certified as a full-time law enforcement officer in Maine or any other state, please send an email to Cpl. Hunter Belanger at hunter.v.belanger@maine.gov. Be sure to let him know if you need to complete your PFT test.
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