1. You must be a citizen of the United States of America
2.  All applicants must possess a high school diploma or a G.E.D. certificate at the time of application.
3. If you are an applicant that is not currently a certified police officer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, you must successfully completed ACT 120 training, as certified by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission (MPOETC), prior to their appointment onto the Williamsport Bureau of Police.
4. You must be 21 years of age on or before the date of the Police Civil Service Commission’s written examination, and be no older than 37 years of age, having not reached your 38^th birthday, before the date of certification of the civil service list.  
5. You must establish and maintain a place of residency within the boundaries of an area, described to be within a twenty-mile radius of City Hall and/or police headquarters of the City of Williamsport, within 240 days from the date of appointment as a police officer.
6. An applicant may not apply for employment with the Bureau of Police and will be disqualified during any background investigation for the following criminal behavior:
1. Criminal conviction of Misdemeanor-2 or higher.
2. Criminal conviction of any section listed in the Uniform Firearms Act, Brady Law, Megan’s Law or any other federal law or amendment prohibiting possession of a firearm.
7. You must possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license.  Any person convicted of any of the following in the past 36-month period will not be hired

• Driving while license was suspended or revoked
• Homicide or any assault with a vehicle
• Failure to stop or report involvement in an accident
• Driving Under the Influence    

Police Department Overview

The mission of the Williamsport Police Department is to maintain peace and order through the provision of police services that are of the highest quality and responsive to the needs of the community.

The Department contributes to the safety and security of the community by apprehending those who commit criminal acts, developing partnerships to prevent, reduce, or eliminate neighborhood problems, and providing police services that are fair, unbiased, and respectful of the dignity of all individuals.

The Department consists of 52 sworn police officers and is commanded by the Chief of Police and two Captains. Qualified individuals within the Department have the opportunity to specialize in several different career paths, including: Criminal Investigations Unit, Vice Narcotics, K-9 Corps, and the Special Response Team.

The Williamsport Police Department offers a competitive salary, an attractive benefit package with challenging promotional and assignment opportunities.

The Selection Process
The Williamsport Bureau of Police utilizes a multi-step process for selecting individuals to be hired as Police Officers.  The testing cycle will begin soon with the announcment that our department is now accepting hiring applications. 

Step One

• Complete and return the application
• Candidates will first be given a written examination, given in the Sechler Room on the Second Floor of City Hall
• Candidates which pass the written test will be required to take a Physical Fitness Test.  
• Those who pass the physical fitness test will be scheduled for an oral interview. Those candidates will be given the date and time of their oral interview after passing the physical fitness portion. 
• A list will then be prepared ranking the candidate’s based on their final score using these three areas.  This list will be certified by the Civil Service Commission and posted.

Step Two
Once positions open within the Department the second step of the selection process begins:

• Background Investigation is conducted
• Polygraph Examination is conducted
• Physical Examination
• Psychological Examination
• Appointment- Applicants must have already completed ACT-120 training and completing all pre-employment requirements.  Candidate will be notified of an appointment date and, will be sworn in as Police Officers of the Williamsport Police Department.

Download an Application by clicking the file below

 2012 Employment Application