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The Florence Township Police Department like many police departments in the State of New Jersey is a Civil Service Police Department. This means that the written testing for position of police officer is administered by the New Jersey Department of Personnel. Florence Township also hires with resident preference which means in order to be considered for the position of Police Officer you must reside in the Township of Florence throughout the application and hiring process. Typically the Department of Personnel will announce a test every year and will post application deadlines for the test. The Department of Personnel will provide an application to anyone who submits an application for employment testing. After all testing is completed the Department of Personnel will make the test results available to the Police Department. If the applicant passes the Civil Service test they are then put on a list of applicants for Florence Township in score order. The Applicant will receive a notice from Florence Township advising them on the next steps necessary to be part of the hiring process.

The attachment explains the examination application process.