Ketchikan Police Department - Police Officer
Last updated on March 13, 2024
PST Partner Agency since February 03, 2021
Vacancies: 4
Important Information
To apply for the Ketchikan Police Department, simply register on this website by selecting any testing date & location in 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.) After the written test is completed, the Ketchikan Police Department will contact you and assist in arranging for the fitness test.
Local candidates can schedule a PAT by appointment directly with the Ketchikan Police Department.
The Ketchikan Police Department holds multiple testing and hiring cycles and the positions remain open until filled.
After testing, the candidates participate in an oral board interview with Ketchikan Police Department staff prior to entering the background investigation phase. At the conclusion of the background investigation, conditional job offers are extended and candidates then complete the hiring process by passing a Computer Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA), a Psychological Examination, and a Medical Examination.
LATERAL candidates: Do you already have at least one year of law enforcement experience, or have you received police certification in another state? If so, you may qualify as a lateral applicant and need only to submit an application form to the City of Ketchikan at: https://www.ktn-ak.us/jobs.
**The PST Personal History Statement (PHS) is not required if the Ketchikan Police Department is the only agency you are testing for.
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Ketchikan 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) |
No, not required (may be required later) The PAT test is not required immediately but will be required before hiring. Candidates that are identified and moved forward in the process will then be required to complete a PAT with Public Safety Testing. Local candidates can schedule a PAT by appointment directly with the Ketchikan Police Department. The PAT requirements are as follows: 1.5 mile run in 15:12 Push-ups to failure (not timed): 25 Sit ups in 60 seconds: 27 |
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| Minimum Age | 21 | ||
| US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident | US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident | ||
| High School Grad/ GED | Yes | ||
| Driver's License Required | Yes | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult | No adult felony convictions at any time. | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile | Will be carefully reviewed on a case by case basis | ||
| Ability to Read & Write the English Language | Yes | ||
| Vision Requirements | Correctable to 20/20 | ||
| College Requirement | Pay incentive for Associate's and Bachelor's Degree | ||
| Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certification | Pay incentive for lateral transfers | ||
| Prior Experience Requirement | No | ||
| Reserve Officer Certification Preference Points | No | ||
| Veterans Preference Points | No | ||
| Multiple Scores from Same Applicant | We consider the highest score received within the past one year | ||
| Request/Access Scores | On an as-needed basis as vacancies occur | ||
Ketchikan 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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Ketchikan Police Department - Police Officer
Agency Test Requirements
Written Examination: Yes, required
PAT: No, not required (may be required later)
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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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