POLICE OFFICER - LATERAL ENTRY ( •$10,000 Hiring Incentive •)

Police Officer - Lateral Entry

The Fircrest Civil Service Commission is establishing an eligibility list for THREE vacant positions.

Position : Police Officer - Lateral Entry (Not Park Police nor Military Police)

Filing Opens : January 3, 2023

Last Date To File : Open Until Filled

Salary Range : $6,520 (Step A, starting salary

• ) - $8,320 per month + Excellent Benefits (2023 rates). (
• May start at other than Step A, depending on experience and qualifications.) Benefits include longevity pay, compensatory time, education incentive pay, medical and dental benefits, and take-home vehicle if within a 21-mile radius.

The Position : With general supervision, performs police patrol, investigation, traffic regulation, and related law enforcement activities.

The Department : The Police Department has a staff of 10 full-time officers and three office personnel. Uniformed officers have a Guild. The department is housed in the City's Public Safety Building with the Tacoma Fire Department.

The Location : The City of Fircrest is a 1.55 square mile, predominately residential community with a population of 7,215. Fircrest is contiguous to Tacoma and is a non-charter code city operating under a Council-Manager form of government.

Minimum Qualifications : The City of Fircrest is seeking a candidate with a commitment to serving and protecting the community.

Selection Process :

Certification : Certification will be made by the Civil Service Commission on the basis of competitive examinations. An eligibility list will be established with names, in ranking order, of those candidates.

Application : Interested applicants must submit a City of Fircrest application and resume providing additional training and experience explanation APPLICATION AVAILABLE ON CITY WEBSITE

Incomplete application forms will not be considered or returned to the applicant.

Only those applicants returning completed application forms and otherwise qualified for examination will be notified as to time and place of the oral interview.

Send application to :

Chief Examiner Arlette Burkhart

aburkhart@CityofFircrest.net

Fircrest Civil Service Commission

115 Ramsdell Street

Fircrest WA 98466

Telephone : (253) 564-8901

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

General Information for Applicants

Selection : The quality and completeness of the information provided on the application form may determine whether or not you are called for an interview. Incomplete answers or "see resume" may prevent further consideration.

If you need special accommodation during the interview phase of the selection process, please provide the City with five business days advance notice. The City endeavors to reasonably accommodate everyone. All applicants interviewed will be sent written notification of the interview result.

No formal notification will be sent to applicants not selected for an interview. Should the same or another position open for which you wish to apply, you must complete a new application to be considered for the new opening.

Employment : Applicants who are offered employment will be required to provide proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States. The 1986 Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act prohibits the hiring of unauthorized aliens.

The City does not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, age, or marital status. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, disability will be considered only in the context of an applicant's ability to perform essential elements of a job and to determine reasonable accommodation.

The City of Fircrest has a policy of limiting smoking in the workplace.

The City of Fircrest is a drug-free workplace and there will be a pre-employment drug screen.