Career Information

The City of Ankeny hiring process for Police Officer is a two step process. The first step is Civil Service Commission certification. This step is accomplished through several tests and evaluation measures, which are described below. You must be certified by the Commission in order to advance to the second step of the hiring process, which is the Police Department evaluation/selection process. It is also briefly described below.

Ankeny Police Department Requirements

	Requirements	Police Officer	Community Service Officer	Civilian
Minimum Requirements	US Citizen	X	X	X
	Iowa Citizen	X	X	X
	Drivers License	X	X
	HS Diploma or GED	X	X	X
	Good Moral Character	X	X	X
Phase I	Iowa POST Exam	X	X
	Physical Agility Exam	X
	Civil Service Certification	X	X	Records Clerk Only
Phase II	Interview Panel	X	X	X
	B-Pad Testing	X
	Photograph/Fingerprints	X	X	X
Phase III	Background Investigation	X	X	X
	Polygraph	X	X
	MMPI II Test	X
	Psychological Clinical Interview	X	X
	Physical	X	X	X
Phase IV	Establish Start Date	X	X	X
	Swearing In Ceremony	X
	13 Week Basic Training at the Iowa Law Enforcement School	X
	14 Week Field Training	X	X
	9 Months Probationary Status at Completion of ILEA or Date of Hire If Currently Certified	X

Currently 48 Sworn Officers, 3 Community Service Officers, and 9.5 Civilian Personnel serve the Ankeny Community of approximately 41,500 residents.

Sworn Positions	Non-Sworn Positions
Chief of Police Captain Lieutenant Sergeant Police Officer	Civilian Supervisor Community Service Officer Records Clerk Administrative Assistant Administrative Clerk Police Evidence Technician

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Check out the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy for further information on State of Iowa basic training.