alaskariverguy
04-23-2008, 05:24 PM
ANCHORAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECRUITING EVENT
The Anchorage Police Department will be traveling to the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin in May to conduct applicant processing for both lateral officers and new recruits. More information is available on our website, www.joinapd.org (http://www.joinapd.org).
The schedule and instructions below provide specific guidance for applicants. By testing at one of the six locations below, applicants will reduce the number of trips they have to make to Anchorage down to one to complete the hiring process.
The Anchorage Police Department is now hiring for an academy anticipated to start on January 26th, 2009. The academy is 22 weeks long and operates Monday thru Thursday, 0700-1800 hours and is a non-residential program. The wage while in the academy is $27.02 per hour for new recruits and $28.45 for lateral officers. Upon successful completion of the academy the officer will move to the FTO program.
All applicants will be processed using the standard APD hiring process. Lateral applicants will also be required to provide written records establishing that you meet the APSC qualifications. Be sure to review the entry level study guide before showing up for the test. Submit your request to test form in advance to ensure that you meet the qualifications for testing. Although pre-registration is recommended, walk-ins will be accepted. Request to test forms can be faxed to 907-786-8618 or emailed to Officer Steve Haas at shaas@ci.anchorage.ak.us
The paperwork that you need to bring with you to testing is:
Request to test form (unless submitted in advance)
Completed Background Questionnaire (needs to be notarized)
Driver's license
Applicants are only required to attend either day for processing. The schedule of events for the processing will be:
0900-1030 Information Briefing*
1200-1600 Entry Level Written Testing
1600-1700 Personal History Questionnaire
*You are encourage to bring your spouse or significant other to the briefing in the morning as they may have questions of their own.
May 9th & 10th
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
75 South 37th Avenue
St. Cloud, Minnesota
May 11th & 12th
Sheraton Sioux Falls Hotel
1211 N West Ave
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
May 13th & 14th
Radisson Plaza Hotel (Updated Hotel)
150 South Broadyway
Rochester, Minnesota
May 15th & 16th
Best Western Cooper's Mill
100 F Ave NW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
May 17th & 18th
Clarion Suites Central
2110 Rimrock Rd
Madison, Wisconsin
May 19th & 20th
Downers Grove Double Tree
2111 Butterfield Rd
Downers Grove, Illinois
You are encouraged to submit your request to test form in advance. Make a note on the top of your request to test form indicating which city you plan on testing in and then fax it to 907-786-8618. If you have any questions contact:
Officer Steve Haas 907-786-2463 or shaas@ci.anchorage.ak.us
Sgt. M. Couturier 907-786-2444 or mcouturier@ci.anchorage.ak.us
Academy
22 Weeks long
Conducted in Anchorage at APD's Training Center
Monday thru Thursday, 0700-1800
Non-Residential
Pay while at the academy is $27.02 for new recruits and $28.45 per hour for lateral officers
Planned start at the end of January 2009
FTO Program
19 weeks long for new recruits, 8 weeks for lateral officers. Officer may be released sooner or later depending on progress.
Upon completion of FTO, officer is issued a home car
Hourly Wages-The preceding wage information does not include: 3% swing shift or 6% mid shift differential, 4% Associate's Degree or 8% Bachelor's degree pay increase, specialty pay, or any future pay increases obtained from contract negotiations.
Overtime
1st and 3rd day off pays time and half
2nd day off pays at double time
Court overtime 3 hour min paid at above rates
Call back 4 hour min paid at above rates
Leave-There are three types of leave available; annual, sick and comp time.
Annual Leave
Accrues 8.31 hours every 2 weeks for first 5 years = 5.4 weeks of annual leave
Accrual increases to 9.23 for 5-10 years of service = 6 weeks of annual leave
Accrual increases to 10.15 after 10 years of service = 6.6 weeks of annual leave
Cashable
No use it or lose it policy
No maximum on account
Sick Leave
Accrues at 6 hours every 2 weeks
Account maxes at 520 hours
Anything earned over max goes into a community sick leave bank
Comp Time
Option of taking overtime as leave instead of pay
Accrues at same rate of overtime pay (i.e. 10 hours of OT=15 hours of leave
Used before annual leave
Not cashable
Holidays
11.5 paid holidays each year
If you work on a holiday you get paid 2.5 times your normal pay
If the holiday falls on your day off you can choose between 10 hours of extra pay or 10 hours of annual leave
Retirement-Public Employee Retirement System-All employees enrolled into PERS operated by the State of Alaska. Tier level is determined by employees date of entry into PERS. There are also three other additional retirement programs.
401K Deferred Comp w/ 1:1 matching funds up to $2,000
401K Roth
457 Deferred Comp
Other Benefits
Take home car program
Comprehensive Medical/Dental Coverage for family
Life Insurance w/optional family coverage
Uniforms and equipment provided
Paid tuition and books for college courses at accredited Universities
Clothing Allowance of $200 every other year
Career Opportunities and Specializations
Specializations
CIT-Crisis Interventions Team
Snowmachine Operator
Motorcycle Operator
EOD
FTO
Instructors-Driving, Firearms, Others
Crime Scene Team
CRU-Crisis Resolution Unit (Negotiators)
DRE-Drug Recognition Expert
Patrol Opportunities
Administration Officer
Community Policing Officer
Recruitment Officer
School Resource Officer
SWAT-Full Time
Task Force Assignments
Traffic Unit
Training
Warrants
Detective Opportunities
Homicide
Robbery/Assault
Sexual Assault Unit
Computer/Cyber Crimes
Vice
Drug Enforcement Unit
Crimes Against Children
Burglary
Theft
Fraud
Shift Schedules
Days 0700-1700
Swings 1500-0100 (3% pay differtential)
Mids 2300-0900 (6% pay differential)
Re-bid every 4 months (Jan-Apr, May-Aug, Sept-Dec).
Assigned solely on seniority
The Anchorage Police Department will be traveling to the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin in May to conduct applicant processing for both lateral officers and new recruits. More information is available on our website, www.joinapd.org (http://www.joinapd.org).
The schedule and instructions below provide specific guidance for applicants. By testing at one of the six locations below, applicants will reduce the number of trips they have to make to Anchorage down to one to complete the hiring process.
The Anchorage Police Department is now hiring for an academy anticipated to start on January 26th, 2009. The academy is 22 weeks long and operates Monday thru Thursday, 0700-1800 hours and is a non-residential program. The wage while in the academy is $27.02 per hour for new recruits and $28.45 for lateral officers. Upon successful completion of the academy the officer will move to the FTO program.
All applicants will be processed using the standard APD hiring process. Lateral applicants will also be required to provide written records establishing that you meet the APSC qualifications. Be sure to review the entry level study guide before showing up for the test. Submit your request to test form in advance to ensure that you meet the qualifications for testing. Although pre-registration is recommended, walk-ins will be accepted. Request to test forms can be faxed to 907-786-8618 or emailed to Officer Steve Haas at shaas@ci.anchorage.ak.us
The paperwork that you need to bring with you to testing is:
Request to test form (unless submitted in advance)
Completed Background Questionnaire (needs to be notarized)
Driver's license
Applicants are only required to attend either day for processing. The schedule of events for the processing will be:
0900-1030 Information Briefing*
1200-1600 Entry Level Written Testing
1600-1700 Personal History Questionnaire
*You are encourage to bring your spouse or significant other to the briefing in the morning as they may have questions of their own.
May 9th & 10th
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
75 South 37th Avenue
St. Cloud, Minnesota
May 11th & 12th
Sheraton Sioux Falls Hotel
1211 N West Ave
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
May 13th & 14th
Radisson Plaza Hotel (Updated Hotel)
150 South Broadyway
Rochester, Minnesota
May 15th & 16th
Best Western Cooper's Mill
100 F Ave NW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
May 17th & 18th
Clarion Suites Central
2110 Rimrock Rd
Madison, Wisconsin
May 19th & 20th
Downers Grove Double Tree
2111 Butterfield Rd
Downers Grove, Illinois
You are encouraged to submit your request to test form in advance. Make a note on the top of your request to test form indicating which city you plan on testing in and then fax it to 907-786-8618. If you have any questions contact:
Officer Steve Haas 907-786-2463 or shaas@ci.anchorage.ak.us
Sgt. M. Couturier 907-786-2444 or mcouturier@ci.anchorage.ak.us
Academy
22 Weeks long
Conducted in Anchorage at APD's Training Center
Monday thru Thursday, 0700-1800
Non-Residential
Pay while at the academy is $27.02 for new recruits and $28.45 per hour for lateral officers
Planned start at the end of January 2009
FTO Program
19 weeks long for new recruits, 8 weeks for lateral officers. Officer may be released sooner or later depending on progress.
Upon completion of FTO, officer is issued a home car
Hourly Wages-The preceding wage information does not include: 3% swing shift or 6% mid shift differential, 4% Associate's Degree or 8% Bachelor's degree pay increase, specialty pay, or any future pay increases obtained from contract negotiations.
Overtime
1st and 3rd day off pays time and half
2nd day off pays at double time
Court overtime 3 hour min paid at above rates
Call back 4 hour min paid at above rates
Leave-There are three types of leave available; annual, sick and comp time.
Annual Leave
Accrues 8.31 hours every 2 weeks for first 5 years = 5.4 weeks of annual leave
Accrual increases to 9.23 for 5-10 years of service = 6 weeks of annual leave
Accrual increases to 10.15 after 10 years of service = 6.6 weeks of annual leave
Cashable
No use it or lose it policy
No maximum on account
Sick Leave
Accrues at 6 hours every 2 weeks
Account maxes at 520 hours
Anything earned over max goes into a community sick leave bank
Comp Time
Option of taking overtime as leave instead of pay
Accrues at same rate of overtime pay (i.e. 10 hours of OT=15 hours of leave
Used before annual leave
Not cashable
Holidays
11.5 paid holidays each year
If you work on a holiday you get paid 2.5 times your normal pay
If the holiday falls on your day off you can choose between 10 hours of extra pay or 10 hours of annual leave
Retirement-Public Employee Retirement System-All employees enrolled into PERS operated by the State of Alaska. Tier level is determined by employees date of entry into PERS. There are also three other additional retirement programs.
401K Deferred Comp w/ 1:1 matching funds up to $2,000
401K Roth
457 Deferred Comp
Other Benefits
Take home car program
Comprehensive Medical/Dental Coverage for family
Life Insurance w/optional family coverage
Uniforms and equipment provided
Paid tuition and books for college courses at accredited Universities
Clothing Allowance of $200 every other year
Career Opportunities and Specializations
Specializations
CIT-Crisis Interventions Team
Snowmachine Operator
Motorcycle Operator
EOD
FTO
Instructors-Driving, Firearms, Others
Crime Scene Team
CRU-Crisis Resolution Unit (Negotiators)
DRE-Drug Recognition Expert
Patrol Opportunities
Administration Officer
Community Policing Officer
Recruitment Officer
School Resource Officer
SWAT-Full Time
Task Force Assignments
Traffic Unit
Training
Warrants
Detective Opportunities
Homicide
Robbery/Assault
Sexual Assault Unit
Computer/Cyber Crimes
Vice
Drug Enforcement Unit
Crimes Against Children
Burglary
Theft
Fraud
Shift Schedules
Days 0700-1700
Swings 1500-0100 (3% pay differtential)
Mids 2300-0900 (6% pay differential)
Re-bid every 4 months (Jan-Apr, May-Aug, Sept-Dec).
Assigned solely on seniority