Apply for a Job at Rogers PD: Step-by-Step Guide to the Hiring Process
The Rogers Police Department offers many different career opportunities for those interested in serving their community as a law enforcement professional. Whether as a police officer working a beat or a dispatcher handling 911 calls, the Rogers PD has an opportunity for you to serve the citizens of Rogers with Courage, Service, and Professionalism.
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Becoming an Officer
1
Application and Interview
During the first phase of the hiring process, each applicant goes through tests, evaluations, and interviews to determine potential success in the law enforcement field.
2
The Academy
Once a recruit has passed the application process, they begin a law enforcement academy that trains them in the basic skills and knowledge needed as a police officer.
3
FTO Program
Those who have successfully completed the academy will continue their training at our agency under a field training officer.
4
Probation
After finishing the FTO Program, trainees will perform duties as police officers under the supervision of department supervisors.
Certified officers can discuss the streamlined hire process anytime with the Training Division.
CANDIDATE DISQUALIFICATIONS
Having any of these on your record may disqualify you from our employment process.
- Incomplete, false, or illegible Personal History Statement
- Falsification and/or omission of any requested information
- Rude, belligerent, or otherwise unacceptable behavior towards staff
- Untruthfulness to staff
- Knowingly remaining in place where illegal drugs were used/sold
- Prior arrests and convictions
- Felony probation/parole
- DUI conviction(s)
- License suspension(s)
- Traffic accident(s)/citations(s)
- Poor employment or education history/performance (i.e. continual firing, poor grades/performance reviews)
- Financial concerns (i.e. bankruptcies/collection accounts/failure to pay child support, etc.)
- Failure to meet the standards as determined by the department psychologist (written and oral interview)
- Failure to meet the standards for the position as determined by the department physician
- Continued responses indicating deception on questions asked
- Failure to appear for the exam without notification or refusal to complete the exam
- Attempts to defeat the machine (i.e., holding breath, hyperventilating, or taking drugs/alcohol before testing)
- Withholding information from polygraph examiner
- Admissions to conduct deemed unacceptable by Department or POST standards
- Information uncovered by examiner which deviates from information provided to background investigaton
Character Matters
Here are the qualities we look for in candidates applying to work for our agency
+ Servant Leadership
+ Professionalism
+ Courage
+ Accountability
+ Compassion
+ Integrity
+ Eagerness to Learn
+ Empathy
+ Communication Skills
+ Honorable
Hiring Process
Review
Process
Investigation
Investigation
Offer
Review
When recruitment opens for available positions at the Rogers Police Department, a limited number of applications will be accepted. The number of applications accepted will vary depending upon the number of positions we are seeking to fill. Once the desired number of applications have been received, the recruitment will be closed and testing will begin. Qualified applicants will be contacted to participate in the next step of the hiring process.
Process
The Testing Process to become an officer at the Rogers Police Department has three major components: a written exam, a physical agility test, and two oral interviews. You must pass each event to be able to proceed to the next component of the testing process.
Candidates who fail any portion of the selection process are disqualified, however, you may re-test one other time during the calendar year.
A
Written Exam
The written exam is designed to test general knowledge. The exam consists of problem solving, reading comprehension, writing ability, mathematics, and an attitude and personality component.
The National Criminal Justice Officer Selection Inventory (NCJOSI) was developed as an alternative to conventional law enforcement and correctional officer written entrance examinations and includes both a cognitive (problem-solving) component and an attitude/personality (criminal justice officer orientation) component.
Study guides are available for purchase at IO Solutions.
B
Physical Agility Test
The Physical Agility portion of the testing process is designed to simulate the arrival of an officer on a scene, a physical confrontation, a foot pursuit, a body drag, and firing of the duty weapon.
You have just 3 minutes to complete all tasks.
The Physical Agility Test consists of:
- Stand up unassisted from your knees
- Run up and down 2 flights of stairs while wearing a ballistic vest
- Manipulate a weight resistance machine which demonstrates the ability to control while pushing and pulling 80 pounds of resistance.
- Short shuttle run
- 180 pound dummy drag of 30-feet
- Dry fire a weapon within a specified target area.
C
Oral Interview
For those who successfully complete the written exam and physical agility test, you will proceed to the two oral interviews.
One interview will be with the Rogers Civil Service Commission; the second interview is with the Command Staff of the Rogers Police Department.
Investigation
The Pre-Background Interview is conducted by a Background Investigator at the Rogers Police Department, along with his/her designee(s). The purpose of this interview is to further evaluate an applicant’s motivation and success potential, as well as gain insight into an applicant’s personal history in an effort to assess his/her ability to pass a rigorous background investigation.
Investigation
The applicant will be assigned to a Background Investigator. A comprehensive, in-depth background investigation will be conducted into all aspects of the applicant’s past and current life.
Offer
Applicants hired by the Command Staff of the Rogers Police Department are done so conditionally, as applicants may be required to pass further examinations and psychological evaluation by licensed professionals.
When recruitment opens for available positions at the Rogers Police Department, a limited number of applications will be accepted. The number of applications accepted will vary depending upon the number of positions we are seeking to fill. Once the desired number of applications have been received, the recruitment will be closed and testing will begin. Qualified applicants will be contacted to participate in the next step of the hiring process.
The Testing Process to become an officer at the Rogers Police Department has three major components: a written exam, a physical agility test, and two oral interviews. You must pass each event to be able to proceed to the next component of the testing process.
Candidates who fail any portion of the selection process are disqualified, however, you may re-test one other time during the calendar year.
A
Written Exam
The written exam is designed to test general knowledge. The exam consists of problem solving, reading comprehension, writing ability, mathematics, and an attitude and personality component.
The National Criminal Justice Officer Selection Inventory (NCJOSI) was developed as an alternative to conventional law enforcement and correctional officer written entrance examinations and includes both a cognitive (problem-solving) component and an attitude/personality (criminal justice officer orientation) component.
Study guides are available for purchase at IO Solutions.
B
Physical Agility Test
The Physical Agility portion of the testing process is designed to simulate the arrival of an officer on a scene, a physical confrontation, a foot pursuit, a body drag, and firing of the duty weapon.
You have just 3 minutes to complete all tasks.
The Physical Agility Test consists of:
- Stand up unassisted from your knees
- Run up and down 2 flights of stairs while wearing a ballistic vest
- Manipulate a weight resistance machine which demonstrates the ability to control while pushing and pulling 80 pounds of resistance.
- Short shuttle run
- 180 pound dummy drag of 30-feet
- Dry fire a weapon within a specified target area.
C
Oral Interview
For those who successfully complete the written exam and physical agility test, you will proceed to the two oral interviews.
One interview will be with the Rogers Civil Service Commission; the second interview is with the Command Staff of the Rogers Police Department.
The Pre-Background Interview is conducted by a Background Investigator at the Rogers Police Department, along with his/her designee(s). The purpose of this interview is to further evaluate an applicant’s motivation and success potential, as well as gain insight into an applicant’s personal history in an effort to assess his/her ability to pass a rigorous background investigation.
The applicant will be assigned to a Background Investigator. A comprehensive, in-depth background investigation will be conducted into all aspects of the applicant’s past and current life.
Applicants hired by the Command Staff of the Rogers Police Department are done so conditionally, as applicants may be required to pass further examinations and psychological evaluation by licensed professionals.
Ready to serve, protect, and begin a rewarding career path? Answer the call.
Join the Rogers Police Department.