Middleburg Heights Civil Service Commission

Civil Service Examinations

The Civil Service Commission is currently establishing an eligibility list for full-time Police Officer, with immediate openings.

All applicants must take the FrontLine National exam through opens in a new windowNational Testing Network.

Applications will be accepted through June 1, 2022.

Please refer to the Application Information Sheet for qualifications and application requirements.

Forms

• opens in a new windowApplication Information Sheet
• opens in a new windowApplication Form

Candidate Requirements

• All applicants must be citizens of the United States.

Firefighter/Paramedic Eligibility List

• opens in a new windowFirefighter/Paramedic Eligibility List.pdf

Fire Department Applicants

Original appointment by examination as a Firefighter/Paramedic:

• Must be no less than 21 years of age nor have attained the 31^st birthday at the date of appointment.
• Must have a valid Ohio Driver’s License and be insurable under any City Vehicle Insurance Policy.
• Must possess a State of Ohio Department of Public Safety Certification as a Paramedic and Firefighter Level 1 & 2, by the time of appointment.

Police Department Applicants

The appointing authority may hire a Police Officer either by original appointment by examination or through the lateral hire process.

Original Appointment by Examination:

• Must have attained the age of 21 on or prior to the date of appointment.
• Must have a valid Ohio Driver’s License and be insurable under any City Vehicle Insurance Policy.
• Must possess a bachelor’s degree or military service with honorable discharge.

Lateral Hire Process:

1. Must have attained the age of 21 on or prior to the date of appointment.
2. Must have a valid Ohio Driver’s License and be insurable under any City Vehicle Insurance Policy.
3. Must meet one of the below listed requirements:

• Possess a bachelor’s degree and have one year of law enforcement experience; or
• Possess an associate degree and have two years of law enforcement experience; or
• Have military service with honorable discharge and have one year of law enforcement experience; or
• Have three years of law enforcement experience.

4. Must be currently employed or previously employed within the past 12 months, as a full-time patrol officer, working a minimum of 30 hours per week in a jurisdiction in the State of Ohio.
5. OPOTA certified, including a current certification in firearms training, with a minimum of one year of full-time experience with an Ohio State Certified Law Enforcement Agency including having completed probation period.
6. Must have successfully completed probationary period at current or most recent place of employment as a patrol officer.
7. Law enforcement experience shall be defined as stated in section 4 and 5 above.

Physical and Medical Requirements

All applicants shall be required to submit to a thorough background check, polygraph examination, psychological and medical examination, drug screen, physical agility test and any other additional methods necessary to ascertain the qualifications and abilities of the applicant.

Firefighter/Paramedic applicants must present a current Firefighter’s physical agility certificate of completion from Tri-C Fire Academy with a validated passing time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds, or less.

Patrol Officer applicants must present a current Patrol Officer physical agility certificate of completion from Tri-C Law Enforcement Training Division.

Please check the Tri-C website for test dates and registration information.

Additional information is included with the application.

Middleburg Heights Civil Service Commission
Notice of examination for Entry-Level Firefighter/Paramedic

Applications will be accepted May 1, 2023, through June 20, 2023.

Applications are available through National Testing Network (NTN) www.nationaltestingnetwork.com or click opens in a new windowHERE.

All applicants MUST take the written examination through National Testing Network (NTN) at opens in a new windowwww.nationaltestingnetwork.com.
Exam scores will be accepted from exams taken between January 1, 2023, and June 15, 2023
Deadline to complete testing is June 15, 2023.

The following qualifications must be met before hire:

• Must be a Citizen of the United States.
• Must be no less than 21 years of age nor have attained the 31st birthday atthe date of appointment.
• Must have a valid Ohio Driver’s License and be insurable under any CityVehicle Insurance Policy.
• Must possess a State of Ohio Department of Public Safety Certification as aParamedic and Firefighter Level 1 & 2. Applicants are not required to have received these certifications at the time of application but must have such certification at the time of appointment.

The application of any applicant who fails to meet any of the minimum qualifications is subject to rejection by the Civil Service Commission.

Application/Testing Process

• Applications are available through National Testing Network (NTN) or on theCity’s website. Completed applications with all documentation must besubmitted through NTN. Deadline to submit application is June 20, 2023.
• Required Documents
  1. City of Middleburg Heights Firefighter/Paramedic application form.
  2. Copy of a valid form of photo identification (DL, Government issued ID,Military Id, Passport).
  3. Copy of high school diploma or an official high school transcriptcertified by the school.
  4. Copy of a valid State of Ohio Department of Public Safety certificationfor Firefighter training levels 1 and 2. Applicants are not required tohave this certification at the time of application but must have suchcertification at the time of appointment.
  5. Copy of a valid State of Ohio Department of Public Safety Certificationfor Paramedic. Applicants are not required to have this certification atthe time of application but must have such certification at the time ofappointment.
  6. A certificate of completion of a physical agility test from CuyahogaCommunity College or Stark State College. If you do not have a currentcertificate at the time of application, you will be required to obtainand submit a current certificate before hire.
  7. If applicable, a Department of Defense Form DD214 with HonorableDischarge.

• Written Examination. The written testing will be done through NationalTesting Network. Candidates who have tested with NTN between January 1, 2023, and June 15, 2023, will need to submit their scores to Middleburg Heights through NTN along with all required documents as listed above. NTN scores must be valid on the application deadline date of June 20, 2023.
• Physical Agility Testing. Candidates must submit a Firefighter Physical AgilityCertificate with a passing time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds or less. Certificate must be dated within one year prior to the application deadline date of June 20, 2023. If you do not have a current certificate at the time of application, you will be required to obtain and submit a current certificate before hire.
• ADA Accommodations. Applicants requesting accommodations to take the written test due to a disability MUST notify NTN directly.
• Additional Credit. When the following documents are presented at the time of application, provided that the applicant receives a passing grade of 70%, additional credit as listed shall be added to the examination score.
  • Firefighter Levels 1 and 2   5%
  • Paramedic 10%
  • Military 10%
• Priority-Preference. In the event of a tie score on the examination, the order of the applicant’s rank on the eligible list shall be determined in accordance with the following priorities listed in descending order: 1) Veteran or active military over non-veteran, 2) priority in the time of filing the application, applicable to locally administered tests or 3) earliest time recorded for the completion of a written examination, applicable to nationally administered tests, 4) by lottery, coin flip or such other random method as determined by the Commission.
• Additional Requirements. All applicants shall be required to submit to an in-person interview process as determined by the Safety Director and theDepartment Chief. All applicants shall also be required to submit to a thorough background check, polygraph examination, psychological and medical examination, drug screen test, physical agility test and any other additional methods necessary to ascertain the qualifications and abilities of the applicant.

Any material omission, false statement, or misrepresentation by an applicant on the application is sufficient cause for the exclusion of such applicant’s name for the register established as a result of examination as well as discharge of employment at any time.

Failure to submit to any of the above tests will be grounds for immediate disqualification.

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