Community Evaluator; Police Officer and Firefighter Entry Level

Under general supervision of the Civil Service Commission, is responsible for performing evaluations of examination responses based upon criteria provided through training. Earn $200 per day as an independent contractor role as Community Evaluator reviewing candidate video taped responses to situational testing as part of the selection process.

• Initial Training and first evaluations begin February 1 and run through February 12, 2027.
• Typical intermittent dates will be four - five days at a time up to six times per year.

Selected evaluators will be subject to a criminal background check.

City employees are not eligible to serve as Community Evaluators.

• Learn about jobs of Police Officers and/or Firefighters to understand scope of responsibility;
• Learn to review and analyze public safety candidate responses to determine appropriate scores;
• Learn about assessment errors and how to minimize errors during scoring to determine accurate and unbiased scores;
• Attentively watch video recorded candidate responses for multiple hours and multiple days;
• Observe and listen to video recorded candidate responses and behaviors to evaluate based upon established scoring criteria;
• Maintain confidentiality of exam, scoring criteria, and candidate responses;
• Provide oral rationale for scores based upon scoring criteria and observed behaviors.

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree OR four (4) years of professional experience hiring, evaluating, coaching, teaching, and/or counseling individuals.
• Resident within the City of Columbus preferred

Recruitment #: 26-0000-V1

Employment Type:

Independent Contractor

The City of Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer.