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City of Williston Police Department Employment Application Preview |
SIGNIFICANT JOB REQUIREMENTS Among the requirements necessary for employment by the Williston Police Department, applicatants must be citizens of the United States. State certified positions require a minimum of nineteen years of age. All positions require that the applicant be either a high school graduate or possess a G.E.D. certificate. G.E.D. test scores must also be provided. As an employee of the Williston Police Department, you may be required to work any hour of the day, and any day of the week, and any recognized holiday. You will be required to maintain proficiency in the use of any equipment related to your job classification. You will be required to work with and for persons of differing race, sex, religious affliations, age group or physical disability. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The Williston Police Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promoting or other employment practices for reasons of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, marital, veteran or disability status. CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS Any individual convicted of a felony shall be ineligible for appointment to the Williston Police Department as mandated by Florida Statues 943.13. A felony is defined by Florida law as any offense for which a person may receive one (1) year of confinement in a state or federal institution. With respect to all other convictions which are not felonies, on a case by case basis, the Department will consider whether the applicant's prior criminal conviction or military offense conviction will have a bearing on the qualifications or suitability for the job which he or she is applying. This will be done in accordance with Florida Statue 943.13. The date and nature of the offense, the requirements of the position for which the applicant is being considered, as well as the applicant's other qualifications, will be evaluated. INTEGRITY All questions on the application must be answered in total honesty. All applicants will be polygraphed, in large measure on the information supplied in the employment application. Integrity is tested. Penmanship, grammar and spelling will also be evaluated. CONFIDENTIALITY During the selection and placement process, it will be necessary to inform the appropriate persons participating in the selection process of the information contained in the employment application. Pursuant to Florida Statues 119, the Public Records Act, documents made or recieved by the Williston Police Department in the course of processing the application are public records and open for inspection by the public. However, records such as examination questions and answers are exempt under the public records law and therefore may not be disclosed. Moreover, reference information supplied during any background investigation will be privileged to the Williston Police Department. For an application package, please email your request to: Gail Poupard or mail a request to: Williston Police Department 5 SW 1st Avenue Williston, Florida 32696 |
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