Nassau County Police Exam Prep Classes for Nassau Police Exam — Looking for the Best Candidates!

The County of Nassau along with the Nassau County Civil Service Department has announced the open filing for the Nassau County Police Officer Exam. The Nassau Police Exam only comes out once every 5 years or so. The starting pay is $141,108 after 11 years (average compensation) and includes the following unbelievable benefits:

• Education incentive pay.
• Up to 12% shift differential
• 10 paid holidays annually for the first two years, increasing to 12.
• 15 paid vacation days to start, increasing to 30 days after 15 years of service.
• 18 sick days
• 5 personal days
• Health Care Plans Available, Dental and Vision Benefits
• 20-year contributory pension plan
• Tax-deferred savings plan

The filing for this exam is online at: POLICE OFFICER | Job Details tab | Career Pages (governmentjobs.com).

Civil Service Success if offering a live in person Nassau Police Exam Prep course combined with online Nassau Police Prep course. Click here for more information: Nassau Police Exam Classes — Civil Service Success

The requirements to become a Nassau County Police Officer are:

1. Candidates must compete in the required written test and pass additional screening procedures.
2. Candidates must be legal residents of Nassau County, Suffolk County, Westchester County or one of the five boroughs of New York City at time of appointment and maintain residency.
3. Candidates must be at least 17 but less than 35 years of age on the date of the written test; provided, however, that time spent on military duty or on terminal leave, not exceeding a total of 7 years, shall be subtracted from the age of any applicant who has passed their 35th birthday, as provided in subdivision 10-a of Section 243 of the New York State Military Law.
4. Candidates must be citizens of the United States at time of appointment.
5. Candidates will be required to submit to a background investigation prior to appointment.
6. Candidates must possess a valid New York State drivers license at time of appointment.
7. Appointments are determined on an individual basis by the Nassau County Civil Service Commission, however, anyone with a felony conviction may be excluded from being a Nassau County Police Officer.
8. No college education is required to take the written test; however, 32 credits of college education are required for appointment. Those candidates who have not attained that level of education but are otherwise eligible for appointment will remain on the eligible list and will become eligible for appointment after they have obtained the necessary college credits.

Here is some useful information for any interested candidates who want to become a Nassau Police Officer from the Nassau Civil Service Website:

HOW TO APPLY:

ONLINE APPLICATIONS are available at Civil Service website The advantages of filing electronically include the storage of submitted applications in your personal user account and application processing fee payment by credit/debit card. Additionally, the Nassau County Civil Service Examination Announcements webpage includes a link entitled Job Descriptions and Job Interest Cards, which offers the opportunity to view class specifications and fill out a form so that you may receive an email notification when an open competitive examination for a particular title is announced in the future.

HARD COPY APPLICATIONS
We are not accepting hard copy applications; instead, staff here will help an applicant apply online if he or she does not have a computer.

IMPORTANT: BEFORE FILING FOR AN EXAMINATION BE SURE TO REVIEW A COPY OF THE DETAILED EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOU MEET THE ANNOUNCED REQUIREMENTS. THE FOREGOING IS FOR INFORMATIVE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO DESCRIBE COMPLETELY AN EXAMINATION LISTED.

FEE: NON-REFUNDABLE Processing Fee must be submitted for each separately numbered examination for which you apply. For online applications only, this fee may be paid by credit or debit card.

For hard copy applications, a certified bank check or money order (include examination number(s) MADE PAYABLE TO NASSAU COUNTY must be submitted with your application, NO CASH OR PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

CAREFULLY REVIEW THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS ON THE EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENSURE THAT YOU MEET THEM, AS THIS IS A NON-REFUNDABLE PROCESSING FEE. Applications submitted without proper payment will be rejected without review.

APPLICATION FEE WAIVER: A waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the support of a household. In addition, a waiver of application fee will be allowed if you are determined eligible for Medicaid, or receiving Supplemental Security Income payments, or Public Assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Family Assistance or Safety Net Assistance) or are certified Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce Investment Act eligible through a State or local social service agency. All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification. If you can verify eligibility for application fee waiver, it may be requested in the following ways:

¨ ONLINE APPLICATION: When prompted to submit the application processing fee, choose the Fee Waiver option. Follow the directions regarding downloading and submitting the required fee waiver form.

Best of luck to all who file for this very competitive and exciting job opportunity! Civil Service Success.