Tacoma Police Department - Police Officer Recruit
Last updated on April 12, 2024
PST Partner Agency since June 21, 2022
Vacancies: 25
Testing Deadline: June 22, 2024.
Important Information
The City of Tacoma will pay applicant test fees for both the written exam and physical ability test (PAT) ONLY for those exams as follows:
- In-person written exam administered at a PST test site throughout the Pacific Northwest
- Virtual written exam administered via PST’s online in-home testing program
- In-person physical ability test (PAT) administered at a PST test site throughout the Pacific Northwest
- Virtual physical ability test (V-PAT)via PST’s V-PAT in-home testing
- If you passed the LEO written exam and PAT within the past six months, you may add Tacoma PD under certain conditions. Check your PST account under “New Positions”.
- NOTE: if you are only interested in applying and sending scores to Tacoma, you do not need to complete PST's Personal History Questionnaire (PHS). Tacoma has a separate PHS.
The City of Tacoma will NOT pay the following fees (you are responsible for these if you choose them)
- Any other agency besides Tacoma PD
- Test rescheduling fees
- Test cancellation fees
- PAT at an Anytime Fitness facility
- Additional test administration fees related to testing at an authorized test center
- Any other additional costs besides those described above.
The next step in the process is to complete a City of Tacoma application. Please visit www.cityoftacoma.org/jobs and complete the application for the Police Officer Recruit (Entry Level) position. This will allow us to properly receive your scores and advance your information to our hiring team. NOTE: If you have already applied on the current recruitment effective July 3, 2023, you do not need to apply again.
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Tacoma Police Department - Police Officer Recruit 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 180 days (~6 months) before or after your passing written exam. |
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| Minimum Age | 20.5 | ||
| 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 | Adult felony convictions whether in Washington or any other state shall be disqualifying. | ||
| Felony Conviction(s) as a Juvenile | Juvenile felony convictions whether in Washington or any other state (within 60 months) shall be disqualifying. | ||
| Ability to Read & Write the English Language | Yes | ||
| Vision Requirements | Correctable to 20/20 | ||
| Current Hiring Status |
TPD is actively hiring people of quality and courage, people from every walk of life and background, people committed to the ideal of community protection. Come join our team! |
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| Multiple Scores from Same Applicant | We only consider the most recent score | ||
Tacoma Police Department - Police Officer Recruit 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 | ||
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| Driving |
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| Drug Usage |
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Tacoma Police Department - Police Officer Recruit
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
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.
