ENTRY LEVEL PATROL OFFICER EXAM
CITY OF LAKEWOOD

The Lakewood Civil Service Commission is conducting an examination for Entry-Level Patrol Officer through the National Testing Network. Go to www.nationaltestingnetwork.com, click on Law Enforcement > Ohio > City of Lakewood.

What to expect at the www.nationaltestingnetwork.com website:

• Completion of the application
• Review all information related to the City of Lakewood police officer position, including minimum requirements, salary and benefits.
• Detailed information about the testing process for the entry level
• Opportunity to take online practice
• Schedule your own convenient test time. Tests are offered multiple times a week, including Saturdays at a testing site convenient for NTN now offers virtual testing. If you would like to test virtually, you will need to check that option when scheduling your exam.
• Take high quality job simulation tests in a standardized, fair testing

Applicants are required to complete the exam, personal history questionnaire (PHQ) and work attitudes questionnaire (WAQ), as well as upload copies of their high school diploma or GED, valid driver’s license, and any documentation needed for military, college, employment, or residency credits. Further information regarding documentation is included on Lakewood’s page on the National Testing Network website. Deadline to complete the examination and submit required documents is 4:00 p.m. on May 14, 2025.

Upon completion of the entry level exam the candidate scores are automatically forwarded to the City of Lakewood Civil Service Commission. Candidates who attain a minimum passing score of 70% or more on the entry level exam and have uploaded required documentation will be placed on the eligible list. The City of Lakewood will contact candidates on the list and will invite them to continue to participate in other stages of the department selection process.

National Testing Network is a service provided to conduct entry level testing in a standardized, professional environment. National Testing Network does not replace the City of Lakewood’s Civil Service Commission’s responsibility and decision making in the testing process. For further information about the examination process, please contact the City of Lakewood Civil Service Commission at (216) 529-6040 or civilservice@lakewoodoh.net.

The City of Lakewood is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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The Lakewood Civil Service Commission will be conducting an examination for Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic on Saturday, May 31st, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Lakewood High School cafeteria, 14100 Franklin Boulevard, Lakewood, Ohio.

The first 100 properly completed and legible applications for examination along with a fee of $30.00 and required documents will be accepted. Applications will be available in the Department of Law, Office of Civil Service Lakewood City Hall, 12650 Detroit Avenue, M-F, between 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, or online at www.lakewoodoh.gov/firefighter-exam, beginning Monday, April 28^th, 2025. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, May 27^th, 2025, or upon which date the maximum properly completed applications have been accepted. Please see the complete posting for the place and time to turn in the applications.

Applicants must provide copies of High School Diploma or GED, a valid driver’s license, and a current Ohio Paramedic Certificate if you do not have a current Ohio Paramedic Certificate, you must provide a current Ohio Basic EMT Certificate and provide proof of current enrollment in Ohio Paramedic program (letter from school) upon application. At the time of appointment, you must file a current Tri-C Firefighter Physical Agility Test Certificate with the Chief of Fire with a completion time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds or less.

For those candidates that do not possess a current Tri-C Firefighter Physical Agility Test Certificate, applicants must create a Tri-C account and register online.  Please go to the following website to schedule a test date: https://www.tri-c.edu/workforce/public-safety/fire-ems-training/firefighter-physical-agility-testing/index.html.

To be placed on the eligible list candidates must score 70% or higher on the written exam. For candidates that pass the exam with a minimum score of 70%, the City of Lakewood offers additional credit for Military Service, residency and for current employment with the City of Lakewood. Please see complete posting for acceptable documentation for additional credit. There will be NO review of the exam papers

Salary: $62,484.71 plus benefits.

For further information about the Lakewood Fire Department, please visit the City of Lakewood website at https://www.lakewoodoh.gov/fire/.

The City of Lakewood is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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