Long Beach Police Department - Lateral/Exceptional Entry Police Officer
Long Beach Police Department - Lateral/Exceptional Entry Police Officer
Last updated on February 15, 2024
PST Partner Agency since October 06, 2020
Important Information
Long Beach Police Department utilizes the services of Public Safety Testing for applications. Interested Lateral/Exceptional Entry candidates must visit Public Safety Testing to create an account and apply on-line for this position. We continuously accept applications.
Personal History Statement (PHS)
The PHS is your application. A completed Personal History Statement (PHS) must be uploaded to your account. To complete and upload your PHS, login to your account and navigate to "My PHS Form".
We are now offering a $5,000 hiring bonus for qualified lateral/exceptional entry officers. The hiring bonus will be paid as follows; $3,000 at time of hire, $1,000 at the 6 month mark, and the remaining $1,000 at the one year mark.
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Long Beach Police Department - Lateral/Exceptional Entry Police Officer Requirements
| Category | Requirement | Required at time of... | |
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| Written Examination |
No, not required |
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| LEO/CO Physical Ability Test (PAT) |
No, not required (may be required later) |
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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 | Valid Washington State Driver's License | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult | None. | ||
| 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 |
No |
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| Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certification |
Graduation from an approved law enforcement training academy and ability to meet standards prescribed by the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission for equivalency. |
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| Prior Experience Requirement |
Lateral Candidates: Twenty-four (24) months of full-time paid duty as a sworn police officer in a federal, state or local civilian governmental jurisdiction providing general law enforcement services, and be in said position at the time of application, or retain active commission. Exceptional Entry Candidates: Prior Experience not required, academy certification is required though. |
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| Reserve Officer Certification Preference Points | No | ||
| Veterans Preference Points | Yes | ||
| 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 | ||
Long Beach Police Department - Lateral/Exceptional Entry 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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Long Beach Police Department - Lateral/Exceptional Entry Police Officer
Agency Test Requirements
Written Examination: No, not 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
Please check back here frequently and ‘Like’ our Facebook page to stay updated.
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.