The West Whiteland Township Police Department is currently accepting resumes for the position of full-time police officer. The 2027 starting salary for the position is $93,051 to $110,151. At six (6) years an officer should expect to receive approximately $139,885. Anyone interested in the position must submit their resume to pdhiring@westwhiteland.org by 5:00PM on December 7th, 2026. 

General Requirements:

• All applicants must be a citizen of the United States of America.
• All applicants must have reached their twenty-first (21st) birthday at the time of appointment.
• All applicants must be physically and mentally fit and able to perform the essential duties of a police officer.
• All applicants must be ACT 120 certified by the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC).
• Any applicant currently in the police academy must successfully complete the academy and pass the MPOETC ACT 120 certification test prior to the projected date of appointment with the West Whiteland Township Police Department.
• Any applicant who successfully completed the police academy within the previous two years, but failed to obtain a MPOETC ACT 120 certification, shall successfully pass the MPOETC ACT120 certification test prior to the projected date of appointment with the West Whiteland Township Police Department.
• Applicants who cannot obtain MPOETC ACT 120 certification by the projected date of appointment with the West Whiteland Township Police Department shall be disqualified.
• All applicants must possess a diploma from an accredited high school or graduate equivalency diploma (GED) prior to appointment.
• All applicants must possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment.
• Any felony conviction is an automatic disqualification. Any criminal activity that would be considered a felony under Pennsylvania law, federal law, or the law of the state in which the activity occurred is a disqualification.
• All applicants must possess and retain the ability to provide credible testimony in a court of law.
• Once hired, applicants must be willing and able to receive oleoresin capsicum (O.C.) spray, as well as temporary exposure to a conductive electrical weapon (Taser/Axon).

Anyone with questions should email pdhiring@westwhiteland.org or call (610) 363-0200.

For details of required qualifications please review General Order 1.5.2 Selection & Hiring

It is the township’s and the police department’s policy to grant equal employment opportunities to qualified persons without regard to a person’s race, color, sex, religious creed, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, handicap, disability, or other protected status by state, federal or local statute. The township is an equal opportunity employer.

Posted: 10/26/2026 Deadline: 12/07/2026