Police Recruiting Specialist

Description

• You will track recruitment data to evaluate outreach effectiveness and identify improvement areas. You will also share regular updates with HR, police leadership, and civil service partners.
• You will ensure recruitment efforts advance Port-wide equity, diversity, and inclusion objectives, while serving as the primary liaison between Human Resources (HR), Police leadership, and the Civil Service Commission.
• You will collaborate with the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and the Police Department to support implementation of policing assessment recommendations.
• You will oversee job postings, testing, oral boards, and eligibility lists and serve as the main contact for candidates and train panel members on interview techniques, evaluation criteria, and bias mitigation.
• You will build partnerships with academies, military bases, schools, and community groups and represent the Port Police at events and co-host informational sessions on careers and the hiring process.
• You will oversee and refine recruitment workflows, oral boards, and assessments to ensure efficiency, transparency, and a positive candidate experience.
• You will lead targeted outreach to attract diverse, mission-driven candidates, focusing on underrepresented communities.
• You will proactively source passive candidates through associations, networks, LinkedIn, and other platforms. You will also leverage new technologies and digital tools to expand reach, streamline communication, and enhance candidate engagement.
• You will support the Civil Service Commission and Police Department by interpreting and revising rules, coordinating with Legal and Labor Relations, maintaining records, and occasionally serving as secretary as needed.
• You will ensure all processes comply with civil service rules, (RCWs), collective bargaining agreements, and internal policies, supporting equitable and lawful hiring practices.
• You will manage full-cycle police recruitment in partnership with the Senior Recruiter for Public Safety, Talent Acquisition (TA) Manager and TA Lead, including coordination with public safety testing vendors and the Civil Service Commission.
• You will collaborate with the Police recruitment team, Labor Relations, and HR to align civil service processes, outreach, and selection.

Requirements

• Washington State Residency Requirement – Employees must establish a residence in Washington state within 30 days of their first day of employment and must maintain a residence in Washington State during their employment with the Port of Seattle. If a position is eligible to telework, work performed while teleworking must be performed in Washington State.
• Security Requirements – As the successful candidate, you must pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background check as well as a criminal history background check with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Your employment will be contingent upon obtaining a Port of Seattle ID badge upon clearance. In this role, you will be required to access Port of Seattle Police Department equipment, office locations, systems and/or vehicles. In compliance with Federal and State laws as the successful candidate, you will be required to pass a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) criminal history background check.
• Work Environment – This position is based in a hybrid/in-office setting with a minimum requirement of three days in the office each week.
• Analytical & Organized – You are skilled in evaluating, optimizing, and documenting complex recruitment workflows.
• Collaborator – You are skilled in building and maintaining strong relationships with HR, sworn staff, and community partners to align recruitment goals.
• Experienced – You have five (5) years of full cycle recruiting experience in law enforcement or public safety, including supporting workforce planning efforts, designing recruitment strategies, candidate outreach efforts, and facilitating all levels of the public safety hiring process. Facilitation includes such things as overseeing testing, oral boards, hiring evaluations, and related civil service commission meetings.
• Diversity-Oriented – You are skilled in building trust and engagement across diverse communities and candidate pools. You are also skilled in and committed to inclusive, accessible, and bias-aware recruitment practices.
• Desired – We hope you have a SHRM-CP or PHR certification.
• Proficient – You have extensive expertise in civil service rules and public sector compliance, including RCWs, union environments, background and psychological/physical evaluations, and workforce planning. You are skilled in innovative outreach, familiar with police academy structures, and well-versed in law enforcement hiring processes, language, and timelines. You apply best practices in recruitment and collaboration with police teams, manage hiring within civil service systems, and support Civil Service Commissions through oral boards, candidate outreach, and public safety testing.

Benefits

• Holidays – More than ten days per year to celebrate with family and friends away from work.
• Parental Leave – Six weeks of paid leave to spend with new additions to your immediate family.
• Healthcare – Medical, Dental, and Vision Care with options that work for you and your family.
• Pension/Retirement Plans – A pension and additional savings plans to prepare for your future after the Port.
• Paid Vacation – Just about four weeks per year that increases with tenure to rest and rejuvenate.
• Getting to Work – From subsidized parking and a low-cost public transit card to alternative work arrangements giving you an opportunity to work hybrid.
• Work-Life Balance – We provide the resources to help you create habits to be healthy and balanced.
• Development – From tuition reimbursement, training, stretch assignments and internal internships, we support a learning culture.
• Paid Sick Leave – At least one hour of sick leave for every 40 hours worked.
• Work Schedule – Your normal work schedule will be Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (40 hours per week). Slightly more flexible start and end times are available in this role. You may be required to work any and all assigned shifts, including weekends and holidays. You may be required to work during emergencies.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance