Police Officer

** All interested candidates must formally apply for the entry level exam online via jobs.albanyny.gov/exams **

DUTIES OF THE POSITION: This is responsible for the enforcement of laws, ordinances and protection of lives and property in an assigned area during a specified period. These duties consist primarily of routine patrol tasks, assisting in investigation of criminal offenses and the apprehension of criminals. Ordinarily a police officer, whether on patrol work or on special assignment, works under the supervision or direction of a higher ranking officer. However, there is considerable independent responsibility for exercise of sound judgment in emergencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from high school, or possession of a high school equivalency or comparable diploma as described in Section 58 of the Civil Service Law.

EDUCATION: By the date of appointment, candidates must be a high school graduate or holder of a high school equivalency diploma issued by an educational department of any of the states of the United States or holder of a comparable diploma issued by any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States or by the Canal Zone or holder of a report from the United States Armed Forces certifying successful completion of the tests of general educational development, high school level.

NOTE: Applicants who do not possess a high school diploma or equivalency diploma are eligible to take the examination but will not be eligible for appointment until they obtain such diploma. For information on how to obtain an equivalency diploma, write to the New York State Education Department, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12234 or call (518) 474-5906.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

AGE:

• Candidates must be at least nineteen (19) years of age on or before September 1st, 2024 to be admitted to the written test. Eligibility for appointment as a police officer begins when the candidate reaches age 20.
• Candidates who reach their 35th birthday on or before the date of the written examination are not qualified except as follows: * Candidates may have a period of military duty or terminal leave up to six (6) years, as defined in Section 243 (10-a) of the Military law, deducted from their age for the purposes of meeting the age requirement. Proof of active service (i.e. DD 214) is required. *Section 58.1 (a) requires that applicants not be "more than thirty-five years of age as of the date when the applicant takes the written examination." Candidates who may be impacted by the maximum age requirement and who are requesting an alternate test date (for active military duty, Sabbath observance or for an alternate test date situation which meets the conditions of the agency's alternate test date policy) are advised to contact the Albany Municipal Civil Service Commission to discuss their request.

DRIVER’S LICENSE: A valid NYS Driver’s License is required at the time of appointment and for the duration of employment.

RESIDENCE: Residency requirements to take the Police Officer exam have been suspended due to recruitment difficulties.

***RESIDENCY FOR APPOINTMENT*** Candidates must be legal residents of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie or Schenectady County at time of appointment.

***RESIDENCY PREFERENCE FOR APPOINTMENT*** (ALLOWED FOR UNDER SECTION 23.4-a OF NEW YORK STATE CIVIL SERVICE LAW & CITY OF ALBANY LOCAL CIVIL SERVICE RULE VII)

• Preference in appointment may be given to successful candidates who have been legal residents of the City of Albany for at least thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of the written exam.
• When preference in certification is given to residents of the City of Albany, in order to be included in certification as a resident of such municipality, an eligible candidate must be a legal resident on the date of the examination and must be a legal resident of the City of Albany at the time of certification and at the time of appointment. Citizenship: United States Citizenship is required at time of appointment. It is not necessary for admission to the examination.

NOTE: Candidates may be subject to a thorough background investigation to determine suitability for appointment. Applicants may be required to authorize access to educational, employment, criminal history and other records check as part of such investigation. Criminal convictions or other offenses are subject to evaluation and may result in disqualification. At the discretion of the employing law enforcement agency candidates may be subject to additional screenings as a term and condition of employment, including but not limited to, fingerprinting and psychological testing. Applicant will be required to submit the necessary fees for the fingerprint processing, where required.

THE USE OF CALCULATORS IS PROHIBITED FOR THIS EXAM. YOU MAY NOT BRING HIGHLIGHTERS, FIREARMS, BOOKS OR OTHER REFERENCE MATERIAL TO THE TEST.

SUBJECT OF THE EXAMINATION There will be a written test you must pass in order to be considered for appointment. Only your score on the written test will be considered when computing your final score. In addition, candidates must meet the physical fitness and medical standards prescribed by the Municipal Police Training Council. Candidates must pass the written test in order to be scheduled for the qualifying physical fitness test. Candidates who pass the qualifying physical fitness test and who are given conditional offer of employment will be scheduled to take the required medical examination.

Test guide: A Guide for the Written Test for Entry-Level Law Enforcement Officer is available at the New York State website: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm. Candidates not having access to a computer or the internet may request copy of the test guide from the municipal civil service office conducting this examination using the contact information found elsewhere on this announcement.

SCOPES / SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION: A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas.

• SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT These questions test for the ability to identify appropriate and effective responses to work-related challenges. You will be presented with scenarios that reflect the types of challenges one could encounter in a work environment. Each scenario will be followed by several responses to the scenario. You must rate the effectiveness of each response.
• LANGUAGE FLUENCY These questions test for the ability to read, understand, and present a clear and accurate summary of information. For some questions, you will be given a brief reading passage followed by four statements, each summarizing the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given several sentences, one of which contains a spelling, grammatical, or punctuation error. You must then select the line that contains the error.
• INFORMATION ORDERING AND LANGUAGE SEQUENCING These questions test for the ability to properly identify the sequence or order of events, or to organize information to fit a timeline. You will be given a brief reading passage followed by one or more questions. You must identify the proper sequence of events in order to answer one or more questions.
• PROBLEM SENSITIVITY AND REASONING These questions test for the ability to apply information and to identify a problem or potential problem. For some questions, you will be given information in the form of policies, rules, regulations, or laws, which will be followed by a situation. You must then identify the problem and apply the information to select the best course of action to take. For other questions, you will be given a scenario and mock witness statements. You must use this information to answer one or more questions about the scenario.
• SELECTIVE ATTENTION These questions test for the ability to focus on completing a task and to pay attention to important details while performing repetitive and monotonous tasks. You will be presented with a series of letters, symbols, and/or numbers. You must select the choice that contains the series of letters, symbols, and/or number that matches exactly.
• VISUALIZATION These questions test for the ability to imagine how something will look when it is moved around or when its parts are changed, moved, or rearranged. You will be presented with an image of a face followed by four images of faces. Each face is disguised or altered in some way. Three of the images have a difference in facial structure or facial features. You must select the choice that contains the image with the identical facial structure and facial features.
• SPATIAL ORIENTATION These questions test for the ability to understand how to navigate within spaces or how to get from one point to another. You will be provided with a map followed by one or more questions. You must imagine yourself at a certain location and orient yourself to the direction in which you would move to get to another location by the shortest (least distance) route.

QUALIFYING PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST The elements measured in the qualifying physical fitness test are muscular endurance and cardiovascular capacity.

** All interested candidates must formally apply for the entry level exam online via jobs.albanyny.gov/exams **

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $56,418.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Ability to Relocate:

• Albany, NY 12207: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $56,418