Paid membership in the S. C. Law Enforcement Officer's Association. The Beaufort Police Department is committed to a policy of affirmative action which assures equal opportunity in employment to all qualified persons regardless of race, sex, age, religion, creed, handicapped and disabled persons who meet Academy standards, disability, veteran status, national origin, or ancestry. Workers Compensation benefits. Psychological Screening, background investigation, Department and Academy aptitude testing. The Department has a policy of pay for time worked or compensatory time off.
Compensatory time is generated when extra hours are accumulated without overtime pay.
All time worked, whether overtime or compensatory time, shall be compensated in accordance with the U. S. Fair Labor Standards Act. Vacation time for particular days is granted on a seniority basis. Extra Duty assignments may be assigned to a employee if personnel shortages require that assignments be made. The Chief of Police establishes the grooming requirements, including facial hair, haircuts and hair styles for police officers. If employment is offered, the employee realizes that the Beaufort Police Department performs emergency services and that employees assigned to enforcement duties must accept conditions necessary to meet the demands of such emergencies.