City of Euclid

Job Posting

2023 POLICE OFFICER

LATERAL ENTRY ANNOUNCEMENT

CITY OF EUCLID

The City of Euclid Police Department will be accepting applications for Lateral Entry Police Officer throughout the year of 2023.

Application Requirements:

Qualified applicants must:

•  Have minimum of one-year full-time police experience or 2 years part-time experience averaging at least 20 hours per week

•  Must be currently employed or have a separation of no more than 1 year from time of application

•  Must be currently OPOTA certified

•  Be in possession of a valid Ohio motor vehicle operator’s license

There is no application fee. Application packets are always available at the Euclid Police Department, 545 East 222 Street. Applications must be notarized by an outside source prior to turning the application in at the Euclid Police Department. Download the lateral application packet here: Lateral Application Packet 

The Euclid Police Department offers a salary range of $65,584 – $77,653 plus excellent benefits (including $2,300 initial uniform allowance and $1,750 annual uniform maintenance not reflected in base pay, 16 paid holidays, and Longevity bonus 2.5% after 5 years.)

The Euclid Police Department offers a number of career opportunities that include patrol, detectives, narcotics & vice unit, regional tactical team assignment, K-9-unit,  task force assignments, traffic division, and community policing.

Police Physical Fitness Testing: Testing is administered by Tri-C Western Campus. Candidates do not need to have the testing certificate until time of appointment.  Candidates who already possess a passing certificate from Tri-C (within a year prior to appointment date) can submit it 

with  their  applications.  Test  dates  and  registration  are  available  on  the  Tri-C  website here. Download the Tri-C Physical Form here: Tri-C Physical Form

Hiring Process

Candidates  shall  be  subject  to  an  investigation  of  personal  history,  a  thorough background investigation, a polygraph examination, and personal interviews.  Following a job offer, if any, applicants shall be required to successfully complete comprehensive medical and 

psychological examinations.  The medical examination will include job-related medical tests, examinations and review of medical history to determine each applicant's condition and fitness to perform the tasks demanded by the position, and to document eligibility for the Ohio 

Police and Fire Pension Fund.  These will include without limitation, medical fitness, psychological exam, physical fitness, stress and capacity testing, hearing and vision examinations.  Vision capability in each eye must be correctable to 20/30 or better.

Any Civil Service rule inquiry should be directed to Carrie Insana, Administrative Secretary for the  Civil  Service  Commission  at  the  City  of  Euclid (Phone:  216-289-2746  or  email: cinsana@cityofeuclid.com.) Inquiries regarding these application instructions should be 

directed to Captain Mike Janson of the Euclid Police Department, 216-289-8431 or (preferably) by email at mjanson@euclidpd.org

EUCLID IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All decisions regarding recruiting, hiring, promotion, assignment, training, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment will be made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, 

religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, genetic information, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.