Juneau Police Department - Police Officer
Last updated on August 20, 2020
PST Partner Agency since October 19, 2011
Vacancies: 8
Testing Deadline: September 14, 2020.
Important Information
To apply for the Juneau Police Department, simply register on this website by selecting any testing date & locationin order to complete the written test and physical fitness test. If the location you select only offers the written test, you will still need to complete and pass the fitness test in order to continue in our recruitment process. (More info on that below in the 'Remote Testing Allowed' section.)
The next testing date in Juneau is September 16-18, 2020. (Must register with PST by September 14.)
A sample test schedule in Juneau is as follows:
Wednesday: 0830 hours - Register for testing which begins at 0900 and ends at appx 1330 (no lunch break allowed)
Thursday: 0900 hours - Physical Fitness Agility Test (time needed depends on number of candidates, appx 1-2 hours)
Thursday: 1300 hours - Oral Board interviews (1 hour per candidate, scheduled every hour, beginning at 1300 hours)
Friday: 0800 hours - Oral Board interviews continued (1 hour per candidate, scheduled every hour, beginning at 0800 hours)
Friday: 1300 hours - PHQ/SAR written testing (approximately 3 hours)
NOTE: If the Juneau Police Department is the only agency for which you are applying, PST's Personal History Statement (PHS) is NOT required!
* IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFORMATION related to COVID-19 * Due to the current COVID pandemic, we recommend that out-of-town applicants do NOT travel to Alaska at this time as the State has implemented strict travel mandates which took effect on August 11th. These mandates include having to quarantine in Juneau for 7-14 days (before testing can occur). Due to this extra expense for applicants, we encourage applicants to test with PST at either a test site in the Lower 48 or through one of PST's at-home testing sessions listed on their website. For more information on the travel mandates, please visit the State of Alaska website: https://covid19.alaska.gov/travelers/ **
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Do you already have at least one year of law enforcement experience? If so, you may qualify as a lateral applicant and need only to submit an application form to the City and Borough of Juneau at: https://beta.juneau.org/human-resources/employment-opportunities/entry/4478
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Juneau Police Department - Police Officer Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
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| Test | Hire | ||
| Written Examination |
Yes, required |
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| LEO/CO Physical Ability Test (PAT) |
Yes, required Your physical ability test must be completed 90 days (~3 months) before or after your passing written exam. |
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| Minimum Age | 21 | ||
| US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident | US Citizen | ||
| High School Grad/ GED | Yes | ||
| Driver's License Required | Valid Alaska driver's license | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult | None | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile | None. | ||
| Ability to Read & Write the English Language | Yes | ||
| Vision Requirements | Must have normal color discrimination, normal binocular coordination, normal peripheral vision and corrected visual acuity of 20/20 in each eye. | ||
| Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certification | The department will send recruits with no previous law enforcement experience to the Public Safety Academy in Sitka, Alaska, for its 16-week training program | ||
| Multiple Scores from Same Applicant | We only consider the most recent score | ||
Juneau Police Department - Police Officer Disqualifiers
The following are automatic and potential disqualifiers. Applicants should not apply to our agency if they indicate any of the automatic disqualifiers. Potential disqualifiers will be considered on a case by case basis.
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Juneau Police Department - Police Officer
Agency Test Requirements
Written Examination: Yes, required
PAT: Yes, required
COVID-19 UPDATES
5/6/2020 Update:
TESTING IN WASHINGTON STATE CANCELED THROUGH MAY 31, 2020
All pre-employment tests in Washington State have been canceled until May 31, 2020 unless government restrictions are eased. With recent updates, facility closures, and government guidelines, this step is necessary and could be modified at any time. The health and safety of our customers, our staff, and their families is of the highest priority.
We will continue to evaluate developments and make changes to this policy as necessary. When we do resume testing, there will be plenty of events for everyone to test. We are in regular communication with our public safety agency partners, assessing alternatives to the traditional testing model and our testing policies. Any future updates will be posted on the PST website and our Facebook page.
4/1/2020 Update:
If you have tested with PST in the past 12 months, there may be additional positions you are now eligible to add. Several departments have temporarily changed their testing policies due to the suspension in testing that COVID-19 has caused. Please login to your PST account and navigate to the ‘New Positions’ page to see what departments you can add! We will regularly update that page in your account as departments send updates.
FUTURE TEST REGISTRATION
We know that there will be testing in the future - we just don’t know when! We want you to be prepared for when testing begins again so we have created test events on our calendar that you can register for that will place you in a queue to be first notified. These tests are not “real” test events, they are essentially a holding area. You will be able to “reschedule” out of that event to any other event date/location at no cost. Registering now will also give you time to work on your Personal History Statement (PHS) so that your data will be ready and up-to-date to send to your departments once testing resumes.
To sign up for this placeholder event, select the June 15, 2020 test date in your category (police, fire, 911 dispatch, corrections, etc.).
You may also click on the test event of interest below to sign up:
Law Enforcement & Corrections Written and Physical Ability Test
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PST staff are working remotely and are available by email at contact@publicsafetytesting.com. We anticipate a high email volume and will respond as quickly as possible.