To Apply:

Entry level applicants must complete a written test and physical ability test (PAT) with Public Safety Testing. Lateral applicants must complete a written test only with Public Safety Testing.

Applicants who have scored high enough will be invited to participate in an oral board interview. Lateral applicants, who do not live in the area, may be offered remote options.

Applicants who pass the oral board interview will be invited to submit a personal history questionnaire (PHQ) through Guardian Alliance Technologies. Those applicants meeting the Federal Way Police standards will move on to the background investigation.

Applicants who reach this phase of the process will have received a conditional offer of employment. Those applicants will be required to pass a medical exam, polygraph, and psychological examination.

Those applicants who have passed all previous phases of the process will be invited to a command staff interview. Applicants may be presented with a final offer of employment by the Chief of Police following this interview.