Police Officer
Police Officer Civil Service Examination Notice Shaler Township
Starting Salary: $55,730
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must:
1. Be at least 21 years of age before the deadline for submitting completed applications.
2. Be a U.S. citizen and meet all State and Federal requirements for being a police officer.
3. Possess a current, valid license to operate a motor vehicle in Pennsylvania. License with a photo identification must be presented at time of filing the application and a Pennsylvania operator’s license must be obtained prior to appointment and maintained throughout employment.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OR PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Applicants must:
1. Have successfully completed the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Basic Training Program requirements commonly known as Act 120 training and shall commit to the taking of and successful completion of a certification examination administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission within sixty (60) days of notice by the Township to take and pass the examination and such other qualifications as are set forth in the Shaler Township Civil Service Rules.
2. Possess a diploma from an accredited high school or graduate equivalency diploma.
3. Possess a 2-year Associate’s Degree with sixty college credits obtained from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education, the Council of Higher Education Accreditation or the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors or possess a minimum of four (4) years consecutive experience as a full-time active duty police officer within five (5) years prior to application with an agency having powers of arrest under State, Federal or Military law. For purposes of this requirement, the Township will consider an applicant as having full-time active duty police experience if the applicant was employed as an active duty police officer with an agency having powers of arrest under State, Federal or Military law in excess of fifteen hundred (1,500) hours each year for four (4) consecutive years within five (5) years prior to application. Provide letter from employer stating employee’s years of experience.
Other mandatory components of the test are an oral examination, a background check, a fitness test, a medical examination, a psychological examination and a polygraph examination. The Township of Shaler is an equal opportunity employer.