Oelwein Police Department

 

The Oelwein Police Department is currently taking applications for the position of Reserve Police Officers. Applications may be picked at the police department or printed off of the department’s website (Click here for Application).

Applications must be returned to the department by April 30th, 2008. Call backs and interviews will then be conducted at a later time. Questions please call 283-4311.

Requirements:
(A) Age - applicants must be 21 years of age.
(b) Education - high school diploma, GED or equivalent.
(c) Residence - must live within five (5) miles of the corporate city limits.
(d) Drivers license - must hold a valid Iowa license and be able to operate a vehicle with no mechanical adjustments to standard equipment and eligible to be covered under city insurance.
(e) Be free of a felony record and this will be evidenced by not having entered a plea of guilty or having been convicted, pardoned or otherwise relieved by a state or the Federal Government of a crime, the punishment for which could have been imprisonment in a federal or a state prison; this will include any and all crimes involving moral turpitude.
(f) US citizen.
(g) Undergo a background investigation.
(h) Complete and submit law enforcement officer application, personal history statement, and medical history questionnaire.
(i) Be fingerprinted and a search initiated of state and national fingerprint files to disclose any criminal record.
(j) Be interviewed by the Chief of Police or his representative(s) to determine such things as motivation, appearance, demeanor, attitude and ability to communicate.