More School Security Officers To Be Hired In Howell

HOWELL, N.J.—The Howell Township Police Department is accepting resumes for the position of Class III Special Police Officer (SLEO 3) in an effort to expand its current SLEO 3 program in township schools.

The SLEO program is for recently retired officers to come back in the capacity of SLEO 3, which gives them police powers on school property, according to Det. Sgt. Peter Kuppler, spokesperson for the Howell police.

The officers' main function is to work at the schools in the security capacity, he said, as opposed to the School Resource Officers.

The township has had the program in place for a number of years, he said, but the Township Council at its last meeting approved hiring enough special officers to cover each school, Kuppler said.

The officer positions are part time, for a four-day work week at eight hours per day at $35 per hour.

Qualifications for pre-appointment are:

• Must be a retired officer who has previously served as a duly qualified, full time law enforcement officer in any municipality, county, agency of this state, bi-state agency, or federal agency, and must be living in New Jersey.
• Must be retired from that agency in good standing (necessary to have a letter of good standing issued by the agency from which officer retired, listing the date and type of retirement. A copy will be submitted to the PTC).
• Must be less than 65 years of age for appointment.
• Must pass a psychological exam.
• Must pass a medical exam and have doctor complete Medical Certification Form (Form PTC 8A).
• Must pass a Drug Test pursuant to Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy.
• Must have an updated background investigation.

Howell Police Acting Chief Mark J. Pilecki has issued the information.

Resumes may be mailed to:

• Howell Township Police Department
• Attn: Capt. John Storrow
• P.O. Box 580
• Howell, N.J. 07731-0580

Resumes may also be submitted in-person by the applicant at police headquarters located at 300 Old Tavern Road, Howell, N.J. 07731, or emailed to recruiting@howellpolice.org

The Howell Police Department is a progressive, municipal law enforcement agency located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The police department has an authorized strength of 111 sworn officers serving approximately 54,000 residents within 63 square miles. The department is a New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Accredited Law Enforcement Agency.