Patrol Officer Position

[azmar]

Patrol Officer
City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Salary $44,738.66, plus excellent fringe benefits

Beginning January 26, 2004, the City of Harrisburg will open recruitment to establish a new civil service eligibility list for the position of Patrol Officer. Applicants must be at least 20 ½ years old by the deadline/closing date for submission of applications; be a U.S. citizen; have graduated from an accredited high school, earned a GED certificate or attained an equivalent education acceptable to the Commission; possess a valid driver’s license that has not been suspended and/or restored within the past 3 years; and not have been refused vehicle registration for a violation of financial responsibility laws.

Applicants who are hired must establish residency within the corporate limits of the City of Harrisburg within 6 months from the date on which (s)he completes probation and must continually maintain City residency thereafter.

Applicants will be required to pass a written test, physical ability test, polygraph or computer voice stress analysis, police background investigation, police academy pre-service physical requirements and reading tests and other evaluatory processes.

Applicants must submit an Official Application for the Position of Patrol Officer to be considered for the position. No resumes or other employment applications will be accepted. Official application packets my be obtained in person on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or by written request to the City of Harrisburg, Bureau of Human Resources, Suite 406, 10 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg, PA 17101. A $10.00 postage and handling fee (check or money order payable to “City Treasurer”) must be submitted with each written request for an application to be mailed. A $25.00 non-refundable processing fee (check or money order payable to “City Treasurer”) is due at the time of filing the application. Applications must be filed in person. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

The deadline for filing an Official Application is 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2004.

Qualified applicants will be scheduled for the physical ability test on one of the following dates: March 10,11 or 12, 2004. Qualified applicants who pass the physical ability test will be scheduled for the written examination that will be given on March 13, 2004. Study materials will be distributed to each applicant at the time of filing an application.

The City of Harrisburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Bureau of Police is accredited by the National Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

Stephen R. Reed, Mayor
Harrisburg City Council
Harrisburg Police Civil Service Commission


http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/administ.../careers/jobs/

[tre8]

I got my app.........azamar, what do you do now?? Are you a cop already?

[azmar]

I got my app.........azamar, what do you do now?? Are you a cop already?

Yes, I'm with HBP. If you have some questions about the agency or the process I'll try to help you out.

[tre8]

Ok...I'm with County Juvenile Probation....How many officers do they want???? What happened to the 10 that r supposed to be at HACC now?

[tre8]

Do you guys have a poly? How tough is the BI???

[azmar]

Ok...I'm with County Juvenile Probation....How many officers do they want???? What happened to the 10 that r supposed to be at HACC now?

The 10 who were supposed to be hired for the January class got caught up in the budget difficulties. They were being hired under a grant which required a certain personnel strength. The grant money is still there, so those positions can be filled in the July class. We are also looking at several retirements over the next couple of months. The old list will not be valid to hire in July, so they had to re-test.

[azmar]

Do you guys have a poly? How tough is the BI???

The background and polygraph is pretty thorough. Make sure you disclose everything requested on the application. A lot of people get weeded out because they leave items out that would not eliminate them from consideration. List every ticket, every job, every address you have had.

[mcsap]

44K is GOOD starting pay for this area. We start at 34K. Down side ( as I see it) is that you have to live in the city. Where I work we have NO residency requirement at all. We have guys that live over 20 miles out.

[tre8]

Thats cool....I should be able to list everything, Im also putting in 4 middletown this week. The only thing is, where in the city can I live? By John Harris is ok, and I know S.Front Street is fine...where do the cops live???