Current Job Postings
E-mail all questions to recruiter@ci.lansing.mi.us or call us at (517) 483-4004. Please click job titles below for more information on each job.
Attention Applicants: Evaluation of the employment application materials is part of the selection process. The City of Lansing reserves the right to limit the number of applicants who proceed for further consideration.
Emergency Communications Technician I
Salary: $33,509 - $44,470/yr
Requirements Include: THIS POSITION IS TO ESTABLISH A ROSTER OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FOR FUTURE VACANCIES.
This position requires a High School Diploma or GED. Prior criminal justice or public safety dispatching experience or training preferred. No criminal record. This is a 24 hour operation which may require mandatory overtime and work on a non-traditional shift. An extensive background investigation will be conducted with regard to the successful applicant's work record and activities. Interested applicants must go to Michigan Works Service Center located on S. Cedar Street and request the City of Lansing Data Entry Test. Attach your results to a completed City of Lansing Employment Application. Candidates who pass the Data Entry Test will have 30 wpm with 90% accuracy or 35 wpm with 80% accuracy indicated on the Data Entry Test results sheet. Submit all materials to the City of Lansing Department of Human Resources. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.
Firefighter I
Salary: $40,236/yr
Requirements Include: THIS APPLICATION PERIOD IS TO ESTABLISH A ROSTER FOR FUTURE OPENINGS.
Applicants must possess a High School Diploma or GED. Possession of Michigan Firefighter Training Council Firefighter II Certification. Possession of either an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification OR an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (Paramedic) License. Thirty (30) college credit hours in Fire Science or any field preferred. Applicants must complete a City of Lansing application by January 30, 2009. Provide proof of education and all certifications. Applicants must click on our website for Job Application to retrieve the employment application and additional forms (to be completed by the applicant and appropriate personnel) for Firefighter I. BE SURE TO TURN IN THE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION BY THE DUE DATE OF JANUARY 30, 2009 INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL WAIVER AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FORMS..
Police Officer 1
Salary: $39,068 yr.
Requirements Include: THIS POSTING IS TO ESTABISH A ROSTER OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FOR FUTURE VACANCIES.
Effective January 1, 2009, the salary will be $39,654.16/yr.
(Candidates must follow instructions thoroughly in this position announcement.)
This position requires a High School Diploma or GED and completion of ninety (90) term or sixty (60) semester hours of college level course work. (In some cases, twenty-nine and one-half (29.5) semester credits is acceptable.) Major credits in Law Enforcement are desirable. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license. Following are the special requirements for this position.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must be available to work nights, weekends, holidays and on an overtime basis.
2. Must be twenty-one (21) years of age on date of appointment.
3. Must be a citizen of the United States of America.
4. Must possess a valid Michigan Driver's License at time of employment and possess a satisfactory driving record.
5. Must not have pending, or have been convicted of any felony.
charges and pass a criminal history record check.
6. Must meet physical standards as determined by the City's Medical Director.
Fully Certified/Licensed Officers must provide the following documentation with their application: Birth certificate (photocopy), driver's license (photocopy), and college transcripts (official copy in sealed envelope mailed directly from the college to the Department of Human Resources).
Applicants who are not M.C.O.L.E.S. Certified/Licensed must provide the following documentation: Birth certificate (photocopy), driver's license (photocopy), and college transcripts (official copy in sealed envelope mailed directly from the college to the Department of Human Resources); M.C.O.L.E.S. Reading/Writing Examination score (M.C.O.L.E.S. Certifiable Applicants only).
NOTE: If you are an M.C.O.L.E.S. certifiable Applicant, include your exam score with the application packet. You must score in the "A" Band or the "B" Band on this test to be accepted into the Lansing Police Departments application process. "C" Band results will not be accepted.
Interested applicants must submit and complete a SPECIAL APPLICATION PACKET (It will include the City of Lansing Employment Application, Education & Experience Questionnaire, Education Standards Questionnaire, Certified and Non -Certified Applicant Affidavit, and the Background Authorization Check form. You may download all of the materials from the website. Packets must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2009.
It is important to follow the special instructions indicated in this section for this specific position to receive further consideration.
