Responsible for the protection of life and property and the enforcement of laws. A variety of duties in patrol, traffic, or crime investigation on an assigned shift (40 hours per week including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required).

STEPS OF THE SELECTION PROCESS:

• Written Examination
• Polygraph Examination
• Psychological Assessment 
• Extensive Background Investigation
• Physical Fitness
• Oral Interview (Includes a written exercise)
• Complete Medical Examination (Administered only with a conditional offer of employment)

The ability to work with a substantial element of personal risk and to exercise sound independent judgment; the ability to use inter-personal skills to manage conflict; the ability to be trained to use firearms and other weapons; the ability to cope with situations firmly, courteously, and tactfully with respect for the rights of others; the ability to write complete and accurate reports; and the ability to maintain stability of performance in violent and highly stressful situations.

Must possess the physical ability to meet and maintain all the physical training requirements as set by Ohio Police Officer Training Academy.

• AGE: Must be 20 years of age at the time application is filed. Must be 21 years old on or before the day of successful completion of police academy training, or at time of appointment if the applicant is already a certified Ohio peace officer.
• EDUCATION: High School Graduate or equivalent
• PHYSICAL: Eyesight: 20/20 corrected, weight: In proportion to height
• MUST possess the overall ability to sufficiently perform all of the essential functions of the position.

Applicants may order the “Police Aptitude and Character Test, PACT Candidate Orientation Guide” by clicking the following link: https://www.fpsi.com/product/pact-orientation-guide/. The PACT Candidate Orientation Guideis a helpful tool to prepare for the exam and can be downloaded as a PDF file and saved or printed. Please read through the disclaimer on the order page in order to have a successful download. Payments will be submitted through PayPal via an account or credit/debit card. Once payment is submitted, PayPal automatically redirects you back to the FPSI site where access to the download link will be located on the Order Details-Checkout Status page. Applicants must pay close attention to ALL instructions on both FPSI and PayPal’s websites in order to access the instant download successfully!

Testing date(s) for the written civil service exam will be available to applicants only.