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Post Falls Police Department

Last updated on December 20, 2023

Available Positions

Add Post Falls Police Department - Patrol Officer

Salary Information

Entry Level = $30.60/hr

*Plus shift differential and specialty pay, if applicable.

5% pay increase after completion of probationary period.

Benefit Information

The City of Post Falls offers an excellent benefit package that includes:

- Health Insurance

- Dental Insurance

- Life Insurance

- VEBA/HSA

- PERSI retirement program

- Optional 457/401k, vision, and more.

- 10 Paid holidays

- Physical Fitness Bonus and Drycleaning allowance

- On site gym

Post Falls Police Department - Patrol Officer Requirements

Category	Requirement	Required at time of...
		Test	Hire
Written Examination	Yes, required
LEO/CO Physical Ability Test (PAT)	No, not required (may be required later) Completion of a PAT will be required, but does not have to be completed before submitting your application/test scores.
Minimum Age	21
US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident	US Citizen
High School Grad/ GED	Yes
Driver's License Required	Yes
Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult	Will be carefully reviewed on a case by case basis.
Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile	Will be carefully reviewed
Ability to Read & Write the English Language	Yes
Vision Requirements	Correctable to 20/20
College Requirement	No
Multiple Scores from Same Applicant	We consider the highest score received within the past one year

Post Falls Police Department - Patrol 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.

Category

Disqualifier

Driving

Automatic

An applicant is ineligible if he/she does not possess a valid driving license from the applicant’s state of residence and is unable to qualify for an Idaho driver’s license.

An applicant is ineligible if he/she has a misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence offense(s) within two (2) years immediately preceding application, or two or more (2) misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence offenses within five (5) years immediately preceding application.

Drug Usage

Automatic

- Marijuana use of any kind within one year of application

- While employed as a law enforcement officer, in a prosecutorial position, or in a position of public safety, regardless of when the use occurred.

- An applicant is ineligible if he/she unlawfully used any prescription drug or a legally obtainable controlled substance within the past three (3) years, unless: a.) The applicant was under the age of eighteen (18) at the time of using the controlled substance, or b.) An immediate, pressing, or emergency medical circumstance existed to justify the use of a prescription controlled substance not specifically prescribed to the person.

- An applicant is ineligible if he/she, while eighteen (18) years old or older, violated any provision of the Idaho Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Section 37-2701 et seq., Idaho Code, whether charged or not, that constitutes a felony, or of a comparable statute of another state or country, if the violation occurred: a.) Within three (3) years immediately preceding application; b.) While employed as a law enforcement officer, in a prosecutorial position, or in a position of public safety, regardless of when the illegal use occurred.

Criminal Activity

Automatic

INELIGIBILITY BASED UPON PAST CONDUCT. An applicant is ineligible to attend a basic training academy and for certification under the following circumstances.

- Criminal Conviction. An applicant is ineligible if they were convicted of:

- A felony, if the applicant was eighteen (18) years old or older at the time of conviction.

- A misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence offense(s) within two (2) years immediately preceding application, or two or more (2) misdemeanor Driving Under the Influence offenses within five (5) years immediately preceding application.

- A misdemeanor crime involving domestic violence, if the relevant law enforcement discipline requires the applicant to possess a firearm in the course of their duty, or if the conviction occurred within 5 years immediately preceding application.

- A misdemeanor crime of deceit, as defined in these rules, or a misdemeanor sex offense, if the conviction occurred within five (5) years immediately preceding application.

Financial

Potential	Failure to pay income tax or child support.
Potential	Current credit accounts, or unresolved accounts in collection will be carefully reviewed.

Other

Automatic

Not legally able to possess a firearm.

Not a United States Citizen.

An applicant is ineligible if he/she received a “dismissal,” “bad conduct discharge” (BCD), “dishonorable discharge” (DD), or administrative discharge of other than honorable (OTH) from military service.

An applicant is ineligible if he/she has been denied certification; his/her certification is suspended in another state or jurisdiction, denied, revoked or applicant is not able to obtain certification in another state or jurisdiction; or his/her basic certificate has been revoked by the Council in this state or the responsible licensing agency in any other issuing jurisdiction, unless the denial or revocation has been rescinded by the Council or by the responsible licensing agency of the issuing jurisdiction

Add Post Falls Police Department - Lateral Patrol Officer

Salary Information

Lateral Officer starting wage = $33.35 to 35.01/hr DOE.

*Plus shift differential and specialty pay, if applicable.

5% pay increase after completion of probationary period.

Benefit Information

The City of Post Falls offers an excellent benefit package that includes:

- Health Insurance

- Dental Insurance

- Life Insurance

- VEBA/HSA

- PERSI retirement program

- Optional 457/401k, vision, and more.

- 10 Paid holidays

- Physical Fitness Bonus and Drycleaning allowance

- On site gym

Post Falls Police Department - Lateral Patrol Officer Requirements

Category	Requirement	Required at time of...
		Test	Hire
Written Examination	No, not required Lateral applicants are not required to complete a written examination.
LEO/CO Physical Ability Test (PAT)	No, not required (may be required later) Completion of a PAT will be required, but does not have to be completed before submitting your application.
Minimum Age	21
US Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident	US Citizen
High School Grad/ GED	Yes
Driver's License Required	Yes
Felony Conviction(s) as an Adult	Will be carefully reviewed on a case by case basis.
Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile	Will be carefully reviewed
Ability to Read & Write the English Language	Yes
Vision Requirements	Correctable to 20/20
College Requirement	No
Basic Law Enforcement Academy Certification	To be considered for the Lateral Police Officer position, the applicant must have a current PATROL certification from Idaho POST, or the equivalency from their state.
Prior Experience Requirement	To be considered for the Lateral Police Officer position, the applicant must have a current certification from Idaho POST, or the equivalency from their state, and currently serve as a sworn officer. Starting pay for lateral applicants is dependent upon epereience and years of service.
Multiple Scores from Same Applicant	We consider the highest score received within the past one year

Post Falls Police Department - Lateral Patrol Officer Disqualifiers

Contact Information

Post Falls Police Department

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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

LEO & CO PAT Retest

LEO & CO PAT Practice Test

Dispatcher Written Test

Firefighter Written 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.