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Page I 1 KENNEWICK POLICE KENNEWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT “Committed To Your Safety” 211 W. 6th Avenue ♦ Kennewick, WA 99336 ♦ (509) 585-4208 ♦ Fax (509) 582-9528 ♦ [EMAIL REDACTED] About the Civil Service Examination/Hiring Process Physical Fitness Ability Test: Detailed information about the physical fitness ability test requirements is available on the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission website. The test is the same one required by to be eligible to attend the training academy. It is recommended that candidates familiarize themselves in advance so that they are physically prepared to meet the requirements of the test. The applicant must pass each section of the physical fitness test. To do so the applicant must meet the minimum passing score in each section. Those are: -Push Ups (no time limit): Minimum of 21 and a maximum of 35. -Sit Ups (60 seconds): Minimum of 30 and a maximum of 38. -300 Meter Sprint: Minimum of 71 seconds and a maximum of 56 seconds. -1.5 mile run (in minutes): Minimum of 14:31 and a maximum of 13:35. Reading/Grammar Test: This is designed to assess the ability of the candidate in such areas as reading comprehension, spelling and sentence structure. Video Assessment Test: This is a behavioural-based video test that measures the inter-personal skills of the candidate. Incident Observation and Report Writing Skills: This video test allows us to assess your general ability in observing an incident and writing a report. Oral Board: If you pass all the above tests we will schedule you for an oral board interview. The oral board will consist of a panel of three officers. The candidate will field questions from the CHIEF OF POLICE K.M. Hohenberg ---PAGE BREAK--- Page I 2 board who will score their answers. Oral board scores will later be combined with scores from the other three tests for a final overall ranking of the candidate. This list is later presented to the Civil Service Commission and certified before being forwarded to the Administrative Sergeant to begin the background investigation. Human Resources will send a background investigation packet to successful candidates on the list. Instructions for this packet are included, and the packet must be returned within a designated deadline so that the background process can begin. These packets must be returned completed and with the required attachments as outlined in the packet. Background Investigation: Upon receipt of the background packet from the candidate, the Administrative Sergeant reviews the contents and will contact each applicant to make arrangements for a background investigation interview. This interview will lay the foundation for the investigation to proceed. Following this interview, successful candidates will be scheduled to proceed to the polygraph examination, probably within a week or two. Following this examination, the background investigation will continue to include contacting prior residences, employers and references that you have listed. The background investigation takes some time, so please be patient. Command Staff Interview: Successful candidates will later be scheduled for a Hiring Interview with the Command Staff at the police department. This is a formal interview that must take place before any conditional offers of employment can be made. Once such an offer is extended, it is followed by appointments for a physical examination as well as a examination, both of which are conducted in the Tri-Cities area. E-mail [EMAIL REDACTED]