Police Officer (Entry Level – Academy Graduate)
Salary: $102,773.01 – $131,167.09 Annually
Closing Date: 12/31/2025
Position Summary:
The Police Officer (Entry) works under supervision and in all conditions, performing a variety of law enforcement duties that involve protecting life and property; enforcing laws and ordinances; conducting criminal investigations, crime prevention and suppression; preserving the public peace; performing special assignments in the protection of life and property; and related work as required.
Essential Functions:
- Enforces local, State and Federal laws and ordinances
- Patrols assigned area of the City in a car, on a motorcycle, or on foot
- Protects persons and property from harm during emergency and non-emergency situations
- Responds to calls related to the protection of life and property, traffic incidents, and other required emergencies
- Pursues, subdues, apprehends and controls fleeing, uncooperative or combative persons
- Prepares reports of arrests made, activities performed, and unusual incidents observed
- Conducts both preliminary and follow-up investigations of disturbances, criminal incidents, hazardous incidents, vehicle accidents, and deaths
- Prepares search and arrest warrants; makes arrests; serves warrants and subpoenas
- Interrogates suspects and interviews victims, complainants and witnesses
- Coordinates and investigates violent crimes, child abuse, property crimes, vice, gaming, and narcotics violations
- Testifies and presents evidence in court; provides backup assistance for other officers and law enforcement personnel
- Collects, preserves, and maintains evidence, found property, and property for safekeeping
- Assists and advises motorists and enforces traffic safety laws by issuing citations and warnings
- Searches, fingerprints, and transports prisoners
- Responds to demonstrations, riots, hostage situations, barricaded subjects and other extremely hazardous situations
- Maintains contact with the public regarding potential law enforcement problems and preserves good relationships with the public
- Contacts and cooperates with other law enforcement and non-law enforcement agencies in matters relating apprehending offenders and investigating offenses
- Observes, monitors, directs, and controls routine and unusual traffic conditions
- Assists with special investigative and crime prevention duties
- Checks buildings for physical security
- Administers first aid as needed
Requirements:
- A High School diploma, GED.
- Graduation from a California P.O.S.T. certified basic Academy within the last three (3) years 5
- Possession of a P.O.S.T. Basic Academy Recertification certificate within the last three (3) years
- Completion of 60 semester units or equivalent from an accredited college or university, is highly desirable.
- Possess a valid California driver’s license
- Possess a P.O.S.T. Basic Certificate
- Be 20 years old by the date of the written examination and be 21 years, or older, at the time of appointment
- Be not less than 20/100 uncorrected or corrected to 20/30 with normal color vision
- Eligible for U.S. citizenship at the time of appointment
- No felony convictions
- No misdemeanor convictions which mandate weapons prohibitions