Emmaus Police Department is Hiring

Emmaus Council gave the go-ahead to hire police officers this spring to replace two that resigned last year.

Until March 2010, Emmaus had 19 police officers, including Police Chief David Faust. One resigned from the department that month, the other in September. Faust wants to get back to full strength.

"We have not filled those positions yet," Faust wrote in an email. "We have two full-time vacancies."

Council President Lee Ann Gilbert has said that the borough's Civil Service Commission had a list of four potential police candidates to fill the two slots. But, she said, that was a two-year-old list, which expires this month.

As a result, the Emmaus Civil Service Commission is now seeking applicants to re-build the list of police officer candidates.

The 2011 salary for entry level police officers is $37,086.40 to $41,683.20 per year, according to the official notice. Anyone hired must move within 23 miles of the Borough (20 air miles) within a year.

To be eligible, an applicant must have reached his or her 21st birthday by Feb. 28. An applicant must have either a bachelor’s degree, an associate’s degree in a related police field. It is preferred that a candidate be a graduate of an approved police training school. (The official notice, including the complete list of requirements, is attached to this article.)

Successful applicants selected from the eligibility list will be required to take both a physical and a psychological examination after an offer of conditional employment.  The dates for the administering of the tests are:  Written Examination, March 19 at noon in the Emmaus High School Cafeteria;, the Physical Agility Test, April 2, at 9: a.m. at DeSales University; and the Oral Examination April 19 and 20 beginning at 9 a.m. at Emmaus Borough Hall.

Applications may be obtained in the Borough Manager’s Office, Emmaus Borough Hall, 28 South Fourth Street, Emmaus, PA, between the hours of 8 a.m.. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Completed applications must be filed on or before 4 p.m., Feb. 28, 2011, at the Borough Manager’s Office.

All applicants are required to pay a non-refundable fee of $25 upon submission of a completed application.