New Albany - Police Officer - New Hires & Lateral Transfers) ​/ New Albany Police Dispatcher

Join our Dispatcher Team!

Hiring Process

• Take the Emergency Communications Exam with the National Testing Network and choose to submit the scores to New Albany.
• Complete the National Testing Network’s personal history questionnaire.
• Obtain a passing score. Scores are pulled throughout the year and candidates who pass are contacted via the e-mail address they provided to National Testing Network.
• Candidates will be provided an application for employment with the City of New Albany and a Personal History Questionnaire to complete.
• Complete an initial interview with the Dispatch Manager.
• A thorough background check is conducted and the candidate will attend, if recommended, a final interview with the New Albany City Manager and Chief of Police.
• If successful, the candidate may be given a conditional offer of employment.
• Successfully complete a drug screening, psychological evaluation and lie-detector examination.
• Receive a final offer of employment.

• City participates in the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
• Health insurance beginning on the 31st day of employment
  • Voluntary Flexible Spending Account (Healthcare and/or Dependent Care)
  • Life insurance paid for by the city at 1.5x annual salary up to $150,000
  • Short term disability paid by the city
  • Dental and Vision insurance paid by the city
• Voluntary benefits available
  • Ohio Deferred Compensation
  • Supplemental Life insurance
  • Accident insurance
  • Education reimbursement up to $12,000
• Paid Time Off
  • Vacation, Sick, Personal and earned Compensatory Leave
• Shift differential
• Uniforms and Allowances
  • Initial issue and replacement of equipment and uniforms
  • Plain clothes allowance for certain positions

• Take the Law Enforcement-Frontline Exam with the National Testing Network and choose to submit the scores to New Albany.
• Obtain a passing score. We pull scores every month or every other month throughout the year and contact passing candidates via the e-mail address they provided to the National Testing Network.
• Complete the employment application with the City of New Albany and the NAPD Personal History Questionnaire.
• Successfully pass the physical test and attend a short interview.
• A thorough background check is conducted.
• Successfully complete an oral board interview, which includes a panel of interviewers. Candidates recommended by the Oral Review Board will complete a final interview with the New Albany City Manager and Chief of Police.
• If successful, the candidate may be given a conditional offer of employment.
• Successfully complete a drug screening, medical pension exam, psychological evaluation, and lie-detector examination.
• Receive a final offer of employment.

• City participates in the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (police) and Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (dispatchers)
• Health insurance beginning on the 31st day of employment
  • Voluntary Flexible Spending Account (Healthcare and/or Dependent Care)
  • Life insurance paid for by the city at 1.5x annual salary up to $150,000
  • Short term disability paid by the city
  • Dental and Vision insurance paid by the city
• Voluntary benefits available
  • Ohio Deferred Compensation
  • Supplemental Life insurance
  • Accident insurance
  • Education reimbursement up to $12,000
• Paid Time Off
  • Vacation, Sick, Personal and earned Compensatory Leave
• Shift differential
• Uniforms and Allowances
  • Initial issue and replacement of equipment and uniforms
  • Plain clothes allowance for certain positions

You can schedule a ride-along to discover what it is like to work at the New Albany Police Department. Contact Sgt. Ian McCord at imccord to schedule. After you complete the ride‑along, you will receive a voucher to cover the cost of testing and application fees.

• Step 1: $73,632*
• Step 2: $84,207
• Step 3: $94,783
• Step 4: $105,358
• Step 5: $115,933

Wage structure applies to candidates upon graduation from police academy. Starting pay is $70,828 prior to graduation.

• Associate’s degree 0.10%
• Honorable discharge from military service 0.25%
• Bachelor’s degree 0.25%
• Military…