Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Possible Job

I have been afraid to post anything about a possible job for Jon because I don't want to jinx anything.  But I decided that by posting this, I could also ask for you prayers on our behalf.  As you know, I am working full time, and Jon is with Josie full time.  Jon has been working really hard to get a job so we can switch roles.

So, here is an updated on what is happening----
Last month he applied for a position as a Correctional Officer at the Correctional Facility at the Point of the Mountain.  It is a really long process, and it requires me to have a lot of patience.  With the application he also needed to take the NPOST test (Pre-employment test), which he successfully did and passed with a 93%.
On March 8th, he had a physical test and interview.  He had to run 1 1/2 miles in 17 min 30 sec, he completed this in 11 min 30 sec.  He also had to do 7 consecutive push ups and 20 sit ups and a 16 inch vertical...haha, I know those sound so difficult!  He exceeded their requirements and he ended up being in the top 10%.  Interviews are always hard to gauge, but he felt like he did a good job.
There were a total of 260 applicants, and after the interview and physical training they cut it down to 150 applicants.  He made the cut and yesterday he took several psychological tests, this ended up being about 1200 questions.  Tomorrow he is going to take a polygraph test.  In about 2 weeks we will hear back with the results and if they still want him, then he will be asked to take a drug test, and get a physical from a Dr.  If everything goes our way, he will be selected to start POST training which will last 5 weeks.  He will have to pass everything with at least 70%.  After the training, he will then start the job on May 31, 2011.
WOW -- I'm tired just thinking about the process.

I have the utmost confidence in him, and I know he will do an amazing job.  It does scare me that there are still 150 people fighting for 40 positions.  If you could please pray for him to be noticed and to get the job, it would be greatly appreciated.  The experiences that Jon and I have been going through over the last year have been extremely difficult, but I have also learned a lot.  It is hard to live on Heavenly Father's time, but I have faith that Heavenly Father knows what is best for us....I just hope that this job with the Correctional Facility is IT!  Love you all!  I will keep you posted.