Firefighter/Paramedic

You are required to arrive at the testing location no later than 8:00 a.m. with photo identification (valid Driver’s License or State ID) to sign-in.  NO LATE ADMITTANCE.

Documents required for preference points will be requested upon establishment of the initial eligibility list.

The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department accepts for employment and promotes its employees without regard to perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military status, order of protection status, physical or mental handicap unrelated to ability to perform the essential job functions or any other status or class protected by federal, state, or local law.

The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department bases its hiring practices and promotions on merit, experience, education and other qualifications applied to all applicants and in accordance with the principles of equal employment opportunity and as required by any other applicable federal, state, or local law.  The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department complies with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Persons needing accommodations in the recruitment process should notify the City of Crystal Lake Human Resources Department in advance.

All information contained in or connected with this application will be considered personal and confidential to the extent possible or permitted by law and used only in conjunction with your possible employment by the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department. Please furnish us with complete information as outlined in this application.

Any questions concerning the employment process should be directed to:

Julie Meyer, Director of Human Resources

City of Crystal Lake

jmeyer@crystallake.org

(815) 356-3653

Selection Process:

Each phase of the process is pass/fail and required to proceed to the next.  Candidates who successfully pass the written exam will be invited to participate in an on-site interview to be held during the months of July and August.  An eligibility list of applicants will be established in numerical order based on a minimum passing score on the written examination and oral interview, which we anticipate posting by September 4, 2019.  The Eligibility List is valid for a period of two years from the date of certification or until the list is expunged.  Further participation in our process will take place as vacancies occur.  Applicants will be invited, in rank order, to participate in and successfully advance through the following steps:

• Basic interview with representatives of the Fire Rescue and Human Resources Departments
• Character and background investigation
• Polygraph Examination
• In-depth interview with representatives of the Fire Rescue and Human Resources Departments
• Post-offer examinations including but not limited to psychological evaluation, medical examination, vision screening and drug screening.
• All appointments are subject to a probationary period.

THE CITY OF CRYSTAL LAKE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER