The Department provides equal opportunities to job applicants and employees regardless of race, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital, veteran status, or sex. The department does not discriminate, show partiality, or grant any special favors to applicants, employees, or groups of employees based on any of these factors or statutes unless expressly required by law.
We partner with the Governor's Equity Office to maintain a diverse and inclusive environment. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that OSP strives to be culturally competent, embraces equality, and addresses the agency's commitment to protecting the people, property, and natural resources of the state. We recognize the legitimacy of our authority is provided by the citizens we serve, so we embrace the desire for community trust.
Our workforce is our most valuable asset. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture but also our reputation and agency's achievement. It is vitally important for the OSP to continue to establish collective goals while nourishing and celebrating individual contributions.
We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. Our employees, diverse in professional discipline and backgrounds, comprise the foundation of service for the Oregon State Police.