COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER (C.S.O.)
The Stonington Police Department is currently accepting applications for the part-time summer position of Community Service Officer. The position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and storng verbal and communication skills. The applicant must also be at least 18 years old and possess excellent character. Candidates currently in a criminal justice college program or trying to pursue a criminal justice career are encouraged to apply. This application process will include an oral board test, as well as, a background check. A final interview and physical may be required prior to final employment. Interested individuals should stop at the Stonington Police Department and pick up an application and fact sheet. The Stonington Police Department must receive all applications no
later than Friday, March 30, 2012 at 4:00 PM. This position is part-time/seasonal employment with no benefits. The Stonington Police Department is an equal opportunity employer.
Duties include, but are not limited to: traffic direction/monitoring, communication with police officers and headquarters concerning suspicious or criminal activities, assist citizens with questions, being visible to the general public and assisting the police department with special events.
The Stonington Police Department provides quality law enforcement services to the Towns of Pawcatuck, Stonington, Stonington Borough as well as parts of Mystic and Old Mystic. This department seeks motivated individuals interested in this highly visible and important position. The Town of Stonington is approximately 44 square miles with a year round population of approx. 18,000. The Stonington Police Department patrols the area around two of New England's largest tourist attractions in the Mystic Seaport and Mystic Aquarium.
POLICE OFFICER APPLICANTS
Hiring Process:
1. Applicants wishing to obtain a position of police officer with the Stonington Police Department must first complete a written exam, which is offered through the Law Enforcement Council of Eastern Connecticut (LEC). Information pertaining to the periodic written exams can be obtained by calling 860-887-1214 or going to the LEC website at www.lawenforcementcouncil.org
2. Once applicants successfully pass the regional written exam, depending on the requested parameters, eligible candidates will be invited to participate in a physical agility test. The agility test consists of sit and reach test, sit ups in a minute test, bench press test, and timed 1.5 mile run. Targets for the agility test can be obtained through the Stonington Police Department or through the LEC website.
3. Candidates that successfully complete the agility test will be invited to an oral board test where police officers ask candidates questions.
4. Those candidates that rank within the appropriate parameters as a result of the oral board phase will continue on to the background phase of the hiring process.
5. Those candidates that successfully pass the background phase of the hiring process will be invited to an oral board interview with the Board of Police Commissioners.
6. A candidate or candidates that are selected by the Board of Police Commissioners to receive a conditional offer of employment need to successfully complete polygraph, physical and psychological exams in order to be hired.
7. A candidate that is hired will be required to attend and successfully complete 22 weeks of training at the Connecticut Municipal Police Academy in Meriden, CT. The candidate must also successfully complete a field training officer program and a probation period following graduation from the police academy.
Applicants can register with the Law Enforcement Council of Eastern Connecticut to take the entry level written examination, given on a monthly basis, by mailing a self-addressed stamped envelope (#10 business/legal size) to:
Law Enforcement Council
401 W. Thames Street, Unit 2401
Norwich, CT 06360
Applicants will be scheduled and notified when and where the written examination will be given.
For more information, contact: Les Williams, Jr., Director or Tina Main, Administrative Assistant 860-887-1214
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