Work with us
Join one of the nation’s leading state police departments as we serve the public and support Virginia’s today and tomorrow.
Headquartered in North Chesterfield, VA, we offer excellent benefits, flexible work schedules, and advancement opportunities at all stages of an employee’s career. You will work alongside dedicated public servants across a variety of fields, including background checks, communications, criminal law enforcement, customer service, IT, and more.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Meaningful, challenging work
What we do matters. Our work supports government services that residents and visitors rely on.
Commitment to excellence
We are constantly seeking ways to do our work more effectively and efficiently.
Our people are family
When you join the agency, you join the Virginia State Police family. It is clear that your coworkers care about you and genuinely want you to succeed.
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
Captain Jeremy S. Kaplan
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Ms. Victoria D. Williams
Phone: (804) 674-2121
Fax: (804) 674-2111
Email: HR@vsp.virginia.gov
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 27472
Richmond, VA 23261
Attn: Human Resources
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
Administrative Headquarters
7700 Midlothian Turnpike
North Chesterfield, VA 23235
Opportunities for growth
Employee development programs and opportunities for promotion make our agency a great place to build a career. It is also common to move around the Department where your skills and interests take you.
Job Postings
The Virginia Department of State Police (VSP) is composed of more than 3,000 employees across the state. Each member of the Department contributes to our mission of ensuring the safety and security of the Commonwealth. Challenge yourself to make a difference and help those in need. Join the Virginia State Police as a civilian employee.
Applications, resumes and/or cover letters will only be accepted online through the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management’s website.
- Completed job applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. of the close date listed on the position.
- All correspondence should be addressed to Ms. Victoria D. Williams, Human Resources Deputy Director.
- Questions concerning employment opportunities can be emailed.
- The Virginia State Police is firmly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Females and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Please click on a specific job posting for its closing dates and additional requirements. The jobs listed below are posted from newest to oldest.
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Benefits Analyst in our Human Resources Division at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will provide a broad range of benefits analysis and support for assigned sworn and civilian personnel as well as projects that further the objectives of the Agency as a whole. See DHRM job listing for more details.
State Police Trooper – Lateral
The Virginia State Police is recruiting qualified pre-certified Virginia law enforcement patrol officers who want to promote highway safety, serve and protect their community, increase community involvement and partnership, keep Virginia safe by enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth, and attend one of the finest Law Enforcement Training Academies in the United States. We are actively seeking professional individuals with a desire to represent and serve the Commonwealth of Virginia. See DHRM job listing for more details.
The Virginia State Police is currently offering a $5,000 hiring bonus upon graduation from our Academy and the successful completion of the Field Training Officer (FTO) phase.
The Virginia State Police is recruiting qualified applicants who want to promote highway safety, serve and protect their community, increase community involvement and partnership, and keep Virginia safe by enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth. We are actively seeking professional individuals with a desire to represent and serve the Commonwealth of Virginia. See DHRM job listing for more details.
The Virginia State Police is currently offering a $5,000 signing bonus for those applicants who are successfully rehired and pass their probationary period. The $5,000 recruitment bonus will be paid out after the successful completion of the probationary period and is subject to taxes.
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire an Equipment Repair Tech Auto in our Communications Division at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will primarily perform maintenance and repairs to fleet vehicles including but not limited to state inspections, oil changes, brake service, tire installation, and automotive detailing; remove and repair police, communications and other electronic equipment in VSP vehicles; ensure quality control of installations and communications equipment; calibrations of 2wd and awd fleet vehicles; and towing wrecked and disabled vehicles. See DHRM job listing for more details.
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Personnel Analyst in our Human Resources Division at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will process and enter routine to complex personnel transactions in human resources databases for human resource, position, employee personal, and job data; enter data for additional pay and rewards and recognition; run reports and queries; ensure compliance with policies, procedures, applicable State and federal laws and regulations; maintain records and compile data for reporting purposes in statistical reports; analyze complex information to define and solve problems exercising proper judgement; conduct audits and reviews to monitor, report and resolve any potential compliance issues; perform the reconciliation of the Virginia Retirement System Navigator Snapshot; evaluate processes and procedures and recommend workflow improvements; maintain the highest level of confidentiality; and must manage multiple priorities and participate in training new team members. See DHRM job listing for more details.
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a wage Office Services at the Division 3, Area 22 Office in South Hill, Virginia. The successful candidate will assist the Secretary Senior, providing secretarial support to the administrative workflow process, and to provide additional support to the Area First Sergeant, Sergeant(s), and Troopers; and assist in overall operational effectiveness of the Area through written and verbal communications, both internally and externally. See DHRM job listing for more details.
Dispatcher or Dispatcher Trainee – Salem
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Dispatcher Trainee in our Division 6 Headquarters in Salem, Virginia. The successful candidate will learn how to properly receive and dispatch routine and emergency calls for service in order to aid law enforcement personnel, emergency personnel, the general public and the media, within the Division VI geographic area, by sending and receiving information, emergency assistance, or service equipment as required in assisting law enforcement personnel or the general public; and learn how to operate a multi-channel radio system, answer a multi-line computerized telephone system, enter and retrieve information through Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Terminal, and properly operate computerized information network terminals. See DHRM job listing for more details.
Candidates with prior dispatching training and experience may be hired as a Dispatcher (Emergency Coordinator II), and the hourly rate will be $20.75.
Candidates with limited experience are hired as a Dispatcher Trainee (Emergency Coordinator I – pay-band 3, hourly rate will be $18.87). After satisfactory completion of a four-to-six-month training regimen, employees progress to a Dispatcher (Emergency Coordinator II – pay-band 4) and will receive a 10% hourly rate increase.
Experienced candidates who are not placed in a trainee status are not eligible for the 10% salary increase.
The Virginia State Police is seeking to hire a Storekeeper Senior at the Division 7 Headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. The successful candidate will manage and maintain a State Police stockroom to include receiving, storing, inventorying, requisitioning, transporting, and distributing uniform clothing, weapons, supplies, parts, and equipment necessary for the operation of a State Police Field Division; keep accurate electronic and physical records of issued supplies and credits; and will operate the Division’s supply truck and ensures the maintenance of this vehicle. See DHRM job listing for more details.
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Program Support Technician in our Criminal Justice Information Services Division at State Police Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will research multiple databases to obtain information for registration verification, offender status, incarceration location, and in-state offender classification; update registrations for address/employment changes into the sex offender registry according to procedures; enter and/or verify information from Sex Offender Registration forms against the Sex Offender Registry (SOR) data base; review, enter, and upload into Perceptive Content registration updates into the SOR database pursuant to policy and procedure; open, sort, date stamp, prioritize and upload into Perceptive Content incoming and outgoing mail; and validate, manipulate, enter, and upload digital images. See DHRM job listing for more details.
Program Support Technician Senior
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Program Support Technician Senior in our Criminal Justice Information Services Division at State Police Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will research and apply missing dispositions on criminal history records in response to civil restorations of rights, firearm restoration of rights, simple and absolute pardons on the Virginia Criminal History record; scan barcoded applicant fingerprint cards and accurately enter descriptive data into the Computerized Applicant Tracking System (CATS); scan fingerprint cards and enter descriptive data to establish and/or update the Master Name / BRS and Computerized Criminal History (CCH) system files using the NIST Card Scanning System; research and process criminal record requests from criminal justice agencies, requesting background checks and criminal history information; and archive supporting documentation into Integra archive database. See DHRM job listing for more details.
SOIU Compliance Officer – Virginia Beach
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Sex offender Unit Compliance Officer (SOIU) in Region 5 covering Virginia Beach. The successful candidate will assist the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and others to protect their communities and families from repeat sex offenders. It also protects children from becoming victims of criminal offenders by helping to prevent such individuals from being allowed to work directly with children. Additionally, this compliance officer position is responsible for properly registering sex offenders, educating sex offenders, verifying sex offenders, and when a violation of law has occurred, referring the matter to a Trooper for investigation. See DHRM job listing for more details.
SOIU Compliance Officer – Fredericksburg
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Sex offender Unit Compliance Officer (SOIU) in Region 3 covering Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and Stafford. The successful candidate will assist the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and others to protect their communities and families from repeat sex offenders. It also protects children from becoming victims of criminal offenders by helping to prevent such individuals from being allowed to work directly with children. Additionally, this compliance officer position is responsible for properly registering sex offenders, educating sex offenders, verifying sex offenders, and when a violation of law has occurred, referring the matter to a Trooper for investigation. See DHRM job listing for more details.
SOIU Compliance Officer – Alleghany
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Sex offender Unit Compliance Officer (SOIU) in Region 6 covering Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington and Rockbridge. The successful candidate will assist the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and others to protect their communities and families from repeat sex offenders. It also protects children from becoming victims of criminal offenders by helping to prevent such individuals from being allowed to work directly with children. Additionally, this compliance officer position is responsible for properly registering sex offenders, educating sex offenders, verifying sex offenders, and when a violation of law has occurred, referring the matter to a Trooper for investigation. See DHRM job listing for more details.
SOIU Compliance Officer – Fairfax
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Sex offender Unit Compliance Officer (SOIU) in Region 2 covering Fairfax. The successful candidate will assist the efforts of law-enforcement agencies and others to protect their communities and families from repeat sex offenders. It also protects children from becoming victims of criminal offenders by helping to prevent such individuals from being allowed to work directly with children. Additionally, this compliance officer position is responsible for properly registering sex offenders, educating sex offenders, verifying sex offenders, and when a violation of law has occurred, referring the matter to a Trooper for investigation. See DHRM job listing for more details.
Dispatcher or Dispatcher Trainee – Culpeper
The Virginia State Police is seeking to hire a Dispatcher/Dispatcher Trainee at the Division 2 Headquarters in Culpeper, Virginia. The successful candidate will learn to how to properly receive and dispatch routine and emergency calls for service to aid law enforcement personnel, emergency personnel, the public and the media, within the Division 2 geographic area, by sending and receiving information, emergency assistance, or service equipment as required in assisting law enforcement personnel or the public. Learns how to operate a multi-channel radio system, answer a multi-line computerized telephone system, enter, and retrieve information through Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Terminal, and properly operate computerized information network terminals. See DHRM job listing for more details.
Experienced applicants (non-Trainees) currently not employed by the state who are hired into the Dispatcher position are eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus upon hire with signature of a 12-month agreement. Dispatcher Trainees and transferring state employees are eligible for a $5,000 retention bonus after 10 months of successful service with the signature of a 12-month agreement at 10 months.
Classified Applicants hired into this position who are already working in a Dispatcher function are not eligible for either a sign-on bonus upon hire or a retention bonus after 10 months.
Candidates with prior dispatching training and experience may be hired as a Dispatcher (Emergency Coordinator II), and the salary offered will be commensurate with experience.
Candidates with limited experience are hired as a Dispatcher Trainee (Emergency Coordinator I – pay-band 3, $39,247). After satisfactory completion of the Dispatcher Trainee Training Curriculum, employees will progress to a Dispatcher (Emergency Coordinator II – pay-band 4) and will receive a 10% salary increase.
Experienced candidates who are not placed in a trainee status are not eligible for the 10% salary increase.
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire an Enterprise Portfolio Manager in our Information Technology (IT) Division at our Administrative Headquarters in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The successful candidate will establish and lead VSP’s enterprise-wide projects, services, programs, and portfolio management functions, and strategy to ensure alignment with the Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA) and VSP’s short and long-term investments and enterprise solutions; direct the planning, development, and implementation of project efforts that utilize information technology solutions, principles, standards, and best practices; manage the digital transformation of VSP to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of technological innovation; ensure strategic alignment of projects with business objectives, optimizes resource allocation, and enhances governance and execution efficiency; foster collaboration across bureaus and executive leadership to align priorities with organizational goals; develop and drive project management frameworks, methodologies, standards and best practices; lead and manage a dynamic team of professionals, ensuring proper guidance, resource allocation, and professional development to deliver high-performance results; provide mentorship and leadership to project teams, empowering them to achieve high performance and supporting professional growth; provide executive-level reporting, risk management oversight, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project performance, ensuring the organization’s strategic initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget; and cultivate an environment of accountability, innovation, and excellence by inspiring teams to adopt forward-thinking approaches and execute results-driven strategies. See DHRM job listing for more details.
Challenge yourself to make a difference and help those in need. Join the Virginia State Police as a Sworn Employee. The Virginia State Police is recruiting qualified applicants who want to promote highway safety, serve and protect their community, increase community involvement and partnership, keep Virginia safe by enforcing the laws of the Commonwealth, and attend one of the finest Law Enforcement Training Academies in the United States. We are actively seeking professional individuals with a desire to represent and serve the Commonwealth of Virginia. See DHRM job listing for more details.
We are currently offering a $5,000 hiring bonus, with an additional $5,000 offered to eligible candidates who accept an assignment within Division 1 in Central Virginia, Division 5 in Tidewater, Division 7 in Northern Virginia, or who are willing to accept assignment anywhere in Virginia.
Calling all 17 1/2 to 19-year-olds who want to become a Virginia State Trooper! The Virginia State Police is hiring future State Troopers through our expanded Pathway to Trooper Program. This program is reserved for individuals who want to become a Virginia State Trooper but are not old enough (applicants must be at least 21 years of age by their Trooper Basic Academy Session graduation date). If this appeals to you, this program is the opportunity of a lifetime! The Virginia State Police will hire qualified candidates, provide best-in-class training and experiences, and prepare you to become a Virginia State Trooper.
Earn while you learn! The Virginia State Police has partnered with Southside Virginia Community College to provide you an associate degree in Administration of Justice to be awarded upon graduation from a future Trooper Basic Academy Session. This associate degree program will be completed entirely online and time for your coursework completion will be provided to you while you work at VSP. See DHRM job listing for more details.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
As a Virginia state employee, your benefits represent a significant component of the compensation package; their value adds another one-third to your salary! They also provide important protection for employees and their family in the case of illness or injury. Learn more on our Benefits page.
AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIERS FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
The Department conducts a comprehensive background investigation and reviews an applicant’s suitability for employment on a case-by-case basis, considering the totality of the information discovered.
- Any felony conviction (at any age).
- Any illegal use of any controlled substance (illegal drug) listed in Schedule I or Schedule II of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia in the past five years or the illegal use of any controlled substance listed in Schedule I or Schedule II more than twice in the past 10 years. The use of any hallucinogenic substance such as LSD, PCP, or Psilocybin at any time in the past 10 years.
- Illegal sale of any drug or narcotic at any time in your life.
- A conviction of driving under the influence in the past five years, or more than one conviction of driving under the influence in the applicant’s lifetime, if the position requires the operation of Virginia State Police vehicles.
- Active revocation or suspension of driving privileges in any state, if the position requires the operation of Virginia State Police vehicles.
- Any conviction that required registration on any Sex Offender Registry.
- Falsification of application with intent to conceal or mislead.
- Documented untruthfulness during applicant process.
Dress Code, Tattoo, and Body Modification Policy
All Civilian Employees must abide by the following policies:
Hair
Hair should always be kept clean and neat. Hair shall be of a natural shade and have no unnatural tones or colors. Spray-on substances producing an unnatural color or glitter are prohibited. Attention should also be paid to all aspects of personal grooming.
Tattoos
Tattoos on the head, face, nose, eyebrows, neck, or tongue shall be covered at all times while on duty, including during training, by utilizing commercially available cosmetics or fabric covers made for the purpose of covering tattoos. If commercial products are used, they must be of the same skin-tone color as the employee and be neutral in appearance. This policy applies whenever an employee is representing the Department in an official capacity regardless of whether on duty or not.
Employees who routinely interact directly with the public as part of their normal job duties shall cover tattoos on all other parts of the body while on duty by utilizing clothing, cosmetics, or fabric covers made for the purpose of covering tattoos. If cosmetics or fabric covers are used, they must be of the same skin-tone color as the employee and be neutral in appearance. This policy applies whenever an employee is representing the Department in any official capacity regardless of whether on duty or not.
Body Modifications
Body modifications visible while on duty are prohibited. Body modifications include, but are not limited to:
- tongue splitting or bifurcation;
- complete or trans-dermal implantation of any objects other than hair replacement;
- abnormal shaping of the ears, eyes, or nose;
- gauging or gradually increasing the radius of a surgically induced opening in the flesh in areas such as the ear lobes or lips;
- abnormal filing of the teeth; and
- branding or scarification.
Body modifications shall not include those procedures medically necessitated by illness, deformity or injury, when performed by a licensed medical professional.
Jewelry
- Jewelry, if worn by civilian employees, must present a professional appearance.
- Employees who routinely interact with the public as a part of their normal job duties may wear no more than two earrings in each earlobe and are prohibited from attaching, affixing, or displaying objects, articles, jewelry, or ornamentation to or through the nose, tongue, or any exposed body part (including when visible through clothing) while on duty.
Marijuana Policy
All Department employees are prohibited from possessing, buying, selling, using, or growing marijuana unless it is part of the employee’s official law enforcement duties.
