Training and Recruiting Division

Police Officer Testing: Test Dates – Applicants will complete a fitness exam and written exam.

– September 19, 2022 – Testing will begin promptly at 0815 hours at the Carlsbad Police Department. Do not let this opportunity pass you by. Please ensure that your email address is listed on your application as you will receive correspondence required for testing. Study Resources available at: https://www.applytoserve.com/study/ **Please be sure to show up in workout attire as dependent on the weather we may start with the physical assessment.**                                                       

– Recruiting in El Paso, Texas: We hope to back soon! Just as a reminder we have immediate openings for police officers. When we do return we will be doing a “ONE-STOP” recruiting event in El Paso at Cielo Vista Mall. Remember to look for us at to stop by our kiosk at the Cielo Vista Mall to ask questions and fill out your application to join our Carlsbad Police Department Family. As usual we will be administering our written and physical fitness tests, if the demand is present we can test the day of. Our written testing will be held at our hotel conference room and we will use a nearby athletic facility for our physical fitness assessment. Feel free to call us with your questions. Get ready, stay ready!

 – Carlsbad First Responder and Telecommunicator Hiring Event-  Come one come all! Carlsbad’s First Responder and Telecommunicator Hiring Event is coming back September 15-16, 2022! The moment has arrived to join just the Carlsbad Police Department Family! If you have been considering it or the thought has crossed your mind to join us, the time is now! Come join the Carlsbad Police Department Family! It will be held from 12:00 p.m. through 5:00 p.m., stop by the Pecos River Village Conference Center located at 711 Muscatel in Carlsbad, NM. We will have staff members available to meet with you and answer any questions or concerns you may have. Stop by fill out an application or submit an application online via the City of Carlsbad website. We will be conducting onsite testing on that day. Get Ready! Stay Ready!

 – Telecommunicator– 

**Testing**

– The selection process involves three (3) test phases. Each phase must be completed to be eligible for the next phase. You will be required to take the following three (3) test phases to be considered for employment as a Telecommunicator for the City of Carlsbad:

1. Typing Test

2. Telecommunicator Examination

3. Oral Interview

– The first phase in the selection process will be a typing test. The typing tests will be conducted at the Personnel Office, City Municipal Building, 101 N. Halagueno. The applications and the typing test must be submitted/completed no later than September 14, 2022. Please call Mary Ann at 575-234-7942 to schedule your typing test. It is advisable that typing tests be scheduled as far in advance as possible of the deadline date to ensure availability of a test time prior to the deadline. The minimum passing score for this phase is 40 words per minute. The typing test must be completed and a passing score received to be eligible for the Telecommunicator examination.

– The second phase in the selection process will involve a written, entrance level Telecommunicator examination. The written examination will be a job specific test and will last approximately three (3) hours. Pencils and scratch paper will be provided. The test is scheduled September 16, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. and will be conducted at the Carlsbad Public Library, 101 S. Halagueno. The minimum passing score for this phase is a score of 70. Those applicants completing the written test phase with a passing score will be eligible for the oral interview.

– The third phase, oral interviews for selected applicants will be scheduled at a later date.

 – All applicants are required to bring the following items to each test site:

1. Current driver’s license with photo.

2. Social Security card.

**The selection process will be competitive. An eligibility list will be created based upon each applicant’s total test scores. Openings for Telecommunicator with the Carlsbad Police Department will be filled from this list.

Attendance and participation in each testing phase is mandatory for continued consideration for the position of Telecommunicator. Failure to attend any phase or failure to bring the required documentation will be considered a withdrawal of your application and your application will not be considered further for this position.**

**All upcoming Police Officer and Telecommunicator testing are subject to change due to COVID**

Selection Process (Police Officer)

• Application
• Written Exam-Applicants must score a 70% or better
• Study guides can be purchased at the following Police Officer Selection Test
• Successfully complete the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Fitness Entrance Standards. See fitness standards here
• Sit-ups-a minimum of 27 repetitions in one minute
• Push-ups-a minimum of 15 repetitions in one minute
• 1.5 mile run in 15:14 (minutes:seconds) or less
• 300 meter sprint in 71 seconds or less
• Personal History Statement
• Oral Board Interview
• Background Investigation
• Psychological Evaluation
• Medical Examination and Drug Screening

Benefits

• Vacation
• Lateral Transfers
• Take-Home Vehicle Policy
• Hiring Incentive of $5,000 in which they will receive $3,500 up front immediately upon start date then they will receive the remaining $1,500 after the completion of their first year.
• Sick Leave-Employees accrue 8 hours of sick leave per month
• Paid Holidays-Employees receive 11 paid holidays per year
• Retirement-Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA)-Police Officers can retire once they have achieved 25-years of service. Civilian employees can retire once they have achieved 30-years of service
• Insurance- The City of Carlsbad pays 75% of the employee’s health insurance benefit
• Pay Incentives
• Education