PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXAMINATION

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXAMINATION AND NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT Examination Notice Taylor Borough Civil Service Commission Position of Police Officer Notice is hereby given that the Taylor Borough Civil Service Commission will be conducting examinations for the position of Full Time Police Officer in order to create an eligibility list. The purpose of the examination is to develop an eligibility list for the position of Police Officer, in the event of appointment Veterans will be given preference in accordance with law. Applications are available to apply for the position of Police Officer at the Taylor Municipal Building, 122 Union St., Taylor, PA 18517. The Taylor Municipal Building is open between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Call (570) 562-1400 if you have any questions. COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE TURNED IN TO THE TAYLOR BOROUGH SECRETARY’S OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS BY Tuesday September 3, 2019. A written examination will be held on September 21, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. at Riverside Jr/Sr High School, 300 Davis Street Taylor, PA 18517. Other mandatory components of the test are an oral examination, a background check, a fitness test, a medical examination and a psychological examination. A complete copy of the BOROUGH’s hiring policy, as set forth in its Civil Service Rules, is available for inspection during regular business hours at 122 Union St., Taylor, PA 18517. All applicants are required to pay a non-refundable fee of $60.00 upon submission of a completed application. Checks or Money Orders made payable to “The Borough of Taylor” are the only acceptable form of payment. Any incomplete applications or checks with insufficient funds will be rejected. To be eligible for participation in any examination, an applicant must have reached his or her twenty-first (21st) birthday before the deadline for submitting a completed application. Applicants must be Act 120 certified, or able to obtain Act 120 certification prior to appointment and providing verification to the Borough at the time of a conditional offer of employment, possess a high school diploma or GED completion, with a copy of the diploma or GED attached to the candidates application, valid driver’s license in good standing, with a copy attached to the candidates application. Placement on list certified by Commission does not guarantee an appointment as a Police Officer. Appointment is at the discretion of the appointing authority in accordance with law. The applicant must be a United States citizen, evidenced by a copy of a Birth Certificate or Naturalization Papers, with a copy attached to the candidates application, be physically and mentally fit to perform the full duties of a police officer, and must possess a valid Pennsylvania drivers license prior to appointment. Oral examinations will be conducted at a time to be arranged and scheduled by appointment for those passing the written exam. The Fitness exam will be conducted at a time to be arranged and scheduled for those candidates who passed both the Written and Oral interview. The Borough of Taylor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the Borough’s policy to grant equal employment opportunity and promotion to qualified persons without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status or non-job related physical or mental handicap or disability (ADA). James Petrunich, Secretary

Appeared in: Scranton Times on Thursday, 08/15/2019

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