Probationary Patrolman Job - Porter County Sheriff's Office - Merit - Valparaiso, Indiana - Police News
++ MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AS A PORTER COUNTY POLICE OFFICER ++ : 1) MUST BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES 2) MUST BE A RESIDENT OF PORTER COUNTY; WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF APPOINTMENT 3) MUST BE AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT 4) MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENT BY AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL 5) MUST POSSESS A VALID MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR’S LICENSE 6) MUST PASS A PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT TEST 7) MUST PASS A STANDARDIZED WRITTEN INTELLIGENCE TEST 8) MUST PASS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION 9) MUST PASS A POLYGRAPH AND/OR A VOICE STRESS EXAMINATION 10) MUST PASS AN ORAL INTERVIEW BEFORE THE SHERIFF’S MERIT BOARD 11) MUST PASS A DRUG SCREEN EXAMINATION 12) MUST PASS A MEDICAL EXAMINATION 13)MUST PASS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION