City seeks full-time firefighter

Beginning Sept. 10, the Willoughby Civil Service Commission will be accepting applications for the position of a firefighter/paramedic.

The Willoughby Fire Department and city officials advertised the job opening on Facebook on Aug. 29.

A written eligibility exam for candidacy will be Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the David E. Anderson Senior Center, 36939 Ridge Road. Applications will be accepted inperson only from Sept. 10 to Sept. 20 at city hall, 1 Public Square, according to documents.

Required qualifications for candidates include:

• Minimum age of 20 to take exam, minimum age of 21 at time of employment. Applicants aged 35 or over are not eligible for an original appointment with the City of Willoughby.

• High school diploma or GED

certificate.

• Citizen of the U.S. or legally declared intention of becoming a citizen.

• Current EMT-paramedic certification or proof of current enrollment in an accredited program.

• Firefighter II certification or proof of enrollment in the course.

• Completion of the Cuyahoga Community Col

lege firefighter agility test in 4 ½ minutes.

According to a post by the Willoughby Fire Department, only the first 80 applicants w ill be accepted.

There is a $25 fee for the written test.

Candidates are also required to maintain certification as a condition of employment, pass a written test with a score of at least 70 percent, pass a background investigation, pass a polygraph test and/or voice stress analysis, complete an

interview, pass a psychological evaluation and complete a medical exam that includes a drug and alcohol screening.

Applications and information packages can be picked up at city hall or at http://willoughbyohio.

com/government/employment/ and they should be filed in-person at the Civil Service Commission office.

City hall is open Monday through Fr iday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.