Police Officers

Applicants must be at least 20 years* of age, meet all qualifications, and pass all pre-employment screenings. Current entry level salary is $52,228.

Physical agility test will be administered Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM at the Lakeside School Practice Field, located at 2837 Malvern Ave., with written examination to follow at the Hot Springs Police Department, 641 Malvern Ave.

Deadline to submit application is 4 PM, Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

Employment applications can be picked up from the Human Resources Office at City Hall, 133 Convention Blvd, or printed online (click Apply Now button).

$10,000 Sign-on bonus for Certified Officers and $5,000 Sign-on bonus for non-certified hires after 6 months of employment.

For further information, contact Human Resources at ....

The City of Hot Springs is an EEO employer.

*A person being twenty (20) years of age, and otherwise possessing the qualifications established under State law and this Commission, may be employed by the Hot Springs Police Department for the purposes of attending a basic law enforcement training academy. To that end, such a person being twenty (20) years of age shall be eligible to apply, test, interview, and be ranked within the Commission’s eligibility list(s) for hire. However, no individual shall perform the functions of a law enforcement officer until they have reached twenty-one (21) years of age.