Police Officer (Lateral)

Salary: $94,265.60 – $120,307.20 Annually

Position Summary:
The Police Officer is responsible to perform law enforcement and crime prevention work; to control traffic flow and enforce State and local municipal codes, violations, and traffic regulations; to perform investigative work; to participate in and provide support and assistance to special crime prevention and enforcement programs; and to perform a variety of technical and administrative tasks in support of the department.
Essential Functions:

• Patrol assigned areas and interact with the community; work collaboratively with community residents to address problems and concerns with a focus on identifying solutions.
• Receive calls through dispatch and respond to requests for police services; respond to medical aide requests and administer first aide as needed.
• Perform problem-oriented policing functions and duties.
• Interviewing/questioning individuals as required.
• Conducting lawful stops, pursuits, searches of persons or property, detentions, citations and arrests of persons.
• Securing crime and accident scenes.
• Collecting and preserving evidence.
• Responding to traffic accidents for investigation of cause, traffic control, hazard removal and conduct traffic accident analysis and general traffic surveys.
• Completing accurate, complete and timely reports and booking of evidence.
• Testifying and presenting evidence in court proceedings.

Requirements:

• Must have at least one year of full-time experience as a sworn peace officer with a California law enforcement agency and have at a minimum, a Basic POST certificate issued by the California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training.
• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade
• Completion of a minimum of 15 units of college coursework from an accredited college or university is desirable.
• Possession of an appropriate, valid driver’s license at time of application; valid California driver’s license by time of appointment.
• Must possess a Basic POST certificate issued by the California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training.
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age at date of application.
• Must meet the physical requirements of the job established by the department.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law.