The Police Department is hiring!

Police Officer Entry-Level Candidates: 

  1. Take the written test and physical ability test with Public Safety Testing. Please visit their website for additional information regarding these tests and to schedule an appointment. 
  2. Complete an Entry Level Police Officer employment application on the city's website. 
  3. You'll be placed on our Entry Level Police Officer Eligibility List, ranked by your written test score and any additional percentage allowed by law (e.g., Veterans Scoring Criteria).
  4. Candidates in positions 1-5 on the Eligibility List will be emailed a link to fill out a Personal History Questionnaire in Guardian. PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK FOLDER for Guardian Email.
  5. The Police Chief or designee will consider hiring candidates based on the results of a personal interview, a background investigation, and a polygraph examination. Other required examinations include a medical examination, a psychological examination, and other examinations or processes that may be deemed necessary.

Police Officer Entry Level-Advanced Candidates:

Those who are currently attending the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission's (WSCJTC) Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA); OR have graduated from the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission’s (WSCJTC) Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) but have not completed the Field Training program (FTO) of a city, county, state, or federal law enforcement agency.

  1. Complete an application on the city's website.
  2. You'll be placed on our Entry Level-Advanced Police Officer Eligibility List, ranked by your qualifications and work experience (determined by your answers to the questions on the application), and any additional percentage allowed by law (e.g., Veterans Scoring Criteria).
  3. Candidates in positions 1-5 on the Eligibility List will be emailed a link to fill out a Personal History Questionnaire in Guardian. PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK FOLDER for Guardian Email.
  4. The Police Chief or designee will consider hiring candidates based on a the results of a personal interview, a background investigation, and a polygraph examination. Other required examinations include a medical examination, a psychological examination, and other examinations or processes that may be deemed necessary.

Police Officer Lateral (experienced) Candidates: Up to $25,000 bonus and $5,000 moving expenses! 

An experienced Police Officer is a currently employed, full-time, civilian law enforcement officer with a city, county, or state law enforcement agency who is eligible to attend, or has successfully completed, the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission’s (CJTC) Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA); or has previously worked in that capacity within the last 36 months, or whose prior training qualifies them to attend the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission’s Basic Law Enforcement Equivalency Academy.

  1. Complete an application on the city's website.
  2. You'll be placed on our Lateral Police Officer Eligibility List, ranked by your qualifications and work experience (determined by your answers to the questions on the application), and any additional percentage allowed by law (e.g., Veterans Scoring Criteria).
  3. Candidates in positions 1-5 on the Eligibility List will be emailed a link to fill out a Personal History Questionnaire in Guardian. PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK FOLDER for Guardian Email.
  4. The Police Chief or designee will consider hiring candidates based on a the results of a personal interview, a background investigation, and a polygraph examination. Other required examinations include a medical examination, a psychological examination, and other examinations or processes that may be deemed necessary.

See the list of Police Officer disqualifiers for the City of Lake Stevens.