LEWISTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT CIVIL SERVICE TESTING FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER
March 1, 2025 @ 0900
The Lewistown Police Department is a professional and progressive full service, police agency providing services for approximately 8500 citizens within the 2.0 square mile borough. Lewistown is located in the heart of Pennsylvania and is the county seat for Mifflin County. The department currently has twelve full time sworn officer positions, (including criminal investigations, narcotics investigations, SRO, and bike patrol), two part time sworn officers, an administrative assistant, an executive officer, and a police chief.
Those interested in becoming a member of our police department should submit a Preliminary Application to; The Lewistown Police Department, 21 South Brown St., Suite 1A, Lewistown, PA 17044. The application can be found below, picked up at the station location, or emailed to you upon request. Applications must be submitted on or before February 28, 2025.
Prerequisites for applying for the position of police officer are as follows:
- Must be 21 years of age and a citizen of the United States
- Possess a valid Pennsylvania Driver License upon being hired
- Possess a High School diploma or GED equivalent
- College education preferred but not necessary
- Must have a criminal history free of any misdemeanor or felony convictions
- MPOETC Act 120 training is NOT required for the testing process
Salary and Benefits:
The starting salary for a first-year probationary officer without experience is $25.00 per hour plus benefits. Experienced officers staring wage will be based on years of experience.
Benefits include:
- Up to $6,000.00 tuition reimbursement for Act 120 training
- Trainees will receive compensation and benefits while attending training
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Municipal Retirement
- Paid leave time to include vacation, personal, and sick time
- 13 paid holidays
- $400 uniform and equipment allowance per year
- Uniform laundry service
- Department cell phone and laptop
A written exam will be conducted on March 1, 2025, at 0900 hours at the Lewistown Community Center located at 108 Montgomery Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044.
A civil service list will be established from the candidates successfully completing the written exam, physical agility testing, and oral exam to be completed on a later date.
Additional requirements for the position are successfully passing a medical and psychological exam, and a rigorous background investigation.
The Borough of Lewistown is an equal opportunity employer providing consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, handicap, ancestry, national origin, age or sex.
EMAIL: Chief Clemens; dclemens@lewistownpolice.org or Becca Metz – Admin Asst.; bmetz@lewistownpolice.org
PHONE: (717) 248-6716
PART-TIME OFFICER POSITIONS
If you are interested in applying for a part time position with us all you need to do is fill out our Entry Level Application and submit back to us along with your resume. You may submit them by mail, in person to the station, or email to Chief Clemens or the Administrative Assistant as listed above.
Prerequisites for applying for the position of part-time police officers are as follows:
- Must be 21 years of age and a citizen of the United States
- Possess a valid Pennsylvania Driver License upon being hired
- Possess a High School diploma or GED equivalent
- College education preferred but not necessary
- Must have a criminal history free of any misdemeanor or felony convictions
- MPOETC Act 120 certified or enrolled in a MPOETC approved Act 120 certified program
INTERNSHIPS
If you are interested in an internship with us, please fill out the application for Interns and submit back to us along with your resume. You may submit them by mail, in person to the station, or email to Chief Clemens or the Administrative Assistant as listed above.