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WILKES-BARRE — Two free prep sessions are scheduled ahead of the city’s upcoming entry-level police officers exam.
The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department will conduct the sessions, said Police Chief Marcella Lendacky.
“Right now we’re down six officers,” Lendacky said Monday.
The first session will be Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the McGowan building, 5 W. Union St., Wilkes-Barre on the King’s College campus. The other session will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 11 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 105 Hill St., Wilkes-Barre.
Officers will go over the book used in the test and provide tips and pointers on taking the exam, Lendacky said.
The Wilkes-Barre Police Civil Service Commission will hold the test at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 14 at Holy Redeemer High School, 159 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Candidates must past the written exam in order to be eligible for the physical test to be held next month.
Chief Lendacky said officers also will provide information about the physical exam at the pre-test sessions.
Time is running out to apply for the written test, she added. Applications are due by 4 p.m. Tuesday and available at the City Clerk’s office on the fourth floor of City Hall, 40 E. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, or online at http://www.wilkes-barre.pa.us/forms/csa2014.pdf, the city said. A non-refundable $100 fee is due with the completed application.
Lendacky said she’s pleased with the number of applications submitted to date. “I believe it’s more than 80,” she said.
Information regarding the written and physical exams also will be issued when the application is submitted.
The city is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and hires employees in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or family status.
