Wayne County Sheriff Waives Fee in Pre-Hire Physical Agility Test

WAYNE COUNTY, MI — Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon is offering another incentive — free agility tests — in a blitz to hire about 100 workers to fill open positions with the county jail corrections staff.

The pre-hire physical abilities test will be given from 9 a.m-2 p.m. Saturday, July 23, for men and women interested in working as officers in the county jails. The agility test, which is normally $50, will be free that day and takes place at Wayne State University, 5101 John C Lodge Service Drive, Detroit.

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Those who pass the physical test will have the option that day of taking required written tests and submitting a job application to expedite the hiring process. The Sheriff’s Office has 100 vacant officer positions in the jails. New officers are paid a salary of $29,698 (bi-weekly pay period) along with applicable pay increases.

Included on the test, which must be completed within five minutes, 35 seconds:

• Carrying a 40-pound weight a distance of 100 feet
• Climbing up and down a four-step staircase 15 times
• Running about 330 feet around six cones
• Dragging a 165-pound dummy 45 feet

Test applicants must be at least 18 years of age and bring a driver’s license. A signed note from their doctor approving participation must also be presented at testing (health screening form available here).

For more information about the job openings and requirements, go here, call Chuck Pappas at (313) 224-0641 or contact Matthew Bueter, Wayne County Personnel Department, at (313) 224-6086 and mbueter@waynecounty.com.

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