Find Employment

Find Empoyment

What are My Employment Opportunities?What are My Employment Opportunities?

As an Officer
To check on law enforcement jobs in the Panama City area, please clink on the link below:

CURRENT AREA JOB OPENINGS

Member Agencies

The agencies who are members of the Gulf Coast Criminal Justice Selection Center are listed below. Those agencies that have Web sites are active links that you can click to go to their sites.

Bay County Sheriff's Office

Cedar Grove Police Department

Lynn Haven Police Department

Mexico Beach Department of Public Safety

Panama City Police Department

Panama City Beach Police Department

Parker Police Department

Springfield Police Department

If you are interested in seeking employment as a police officer or deputy sheriff, these are the procedures to follow when a job position is advertised.

1. Complete the standardized Bay County Law Enforcement Application which is available through this link. Return the job application to the Gulf Coast Criminal Justice Selection Center. It will be retained on file and can be used for any Bay County law enforcement agency.

2. Contact the agency you wish to work for and complete an employment application.

3. They will advise you of the testing dates and locations.

Pre-Employment Exam
The agency you are trying to join will refer you to the Selection Center to take a pre-employment exam that consists of an attitude survey called the Step One Survey and the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE). There is a non-refundable fee of $35.00 to take the exam.

After the exam, you may schedule an appointment with us, if you wish, to review your exam scores.

Within the Academy
Full Time Positions
Occasionally we do have full-time employment opportunities available. You can check with the college's Human Resources Office to see what vacancies might exist.
-Adjunct (part-time, as needed) positions
-There are usually openings at any time for talented, certified individuals.

For Law Enforcement, contact:
John Ammons
850-769-1551 ext 5613
jammons@gulfcoast.edu

For Corrections, contact:
Lorne Brooks
850-769-1551 ext 5604
lbrooks@gulfcoast.edu

Oral Board Interview
The hiring agency will schedule an oral interview before a board of Command Officers from within the department. Candidates are asked a set of questions. They are the same questions for each candidate. In this process you should remember two (2) key factors.

1. Dress, act and respond like a professional law enforcement candidate.

2. Utilize your time wisely and productively in the interview. This is your opportunity to sell yourself to the agency administrators.

The Issuance of a "Conditional Offer of Employment"
If you are to be further considered for employment with the agency a "Conditional Offer of Employment" will be extended to you. This allows the agency to begin your background investigation, perform medical exams, drugs screens and personality assessments.

Personality Assessment
The agency will instruct you to contact the Center at 850-747-3242 to inquire about a personality assessment. These assessments are conducted by a local psychologist. The Center charges a non-refundable fee of $50.00 for this exam.

Applicant Pool
If you are not selected for employment, your name and pre-employment test scores will be retained by the Center for two years in the Applicant Pool for future positions as they become available. The psychological exam is only good for ninety (90) days, so if more than ninety days has passed, you will be required to pay for another exam.
If you apply with another Bay County agency simply advise them that you already have test scores on file with the Selection Center and they will contact us for the scores.

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