Police Officer – Lateral
Salary: $116,771.20 – $141,939.20 Annually
Position Summary:
The Concord Police Officer is typically the first line of contact with the public on behalf of the City. A large part of the Officer’s role is to facilitate the resolution of problems by bringing together appropriate resources and to solve reoccurring problems. Community-Based policing is integrated into the traditional public safety activities of our Officers. Police Officers may be armed and may be assigned to work in uniform or plain clothes. Flexible shift schedules include 4-10 and 3-12 options, which may be changed periodically as job assignments may be rotated among patrol, traffic, criminal and juvenile investigation, radio dispatching and administrative services.
Essential Functions:
- Patrols an assigned area by car, motorcycle, or on foot to observe, investigate and report suspicious and hazardous conditions; and apprehends and arrests law violators.
- Responds to routine and emergency calls for protection of persons and property and for the enforcement of City ordinances and State laws.
- Investigates crimes, accidents, deaths and disturbances and gathers evidence; interviews, questions, and takes statements from complainants, suspects and witnesses and completes case reports.
- Takes charge of juveniles and delinquents and works on cases involving unfit homes and crimes committed against or by juveniles; handles missing persons cases and works with community organizations and governmental agencies in delinquencies and delinquency control programs.
- Directs traffic, including regulation of vehicle flow at times of emergency or congestion; stops drivers who are operating vehicles in violation of laws; and issues citations.
- Appears in court to present evidence and testimony in connection with criminal prosecution.
- Searches, guards, transports and assists in the booking and custodial care of prisoners.
- Serves writs, warrants, subpoenas and other legal documents.
- With required State certification, may perform Paramedic duties by providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical care.
- May be assigned to assist in conducting special studies of crime prevention, traffic control or other Police Department problems.
- Provides information and direction to the public and assists in developing community crime prevention programs and may speak before business, school, civic and social groups.
Requirements:
- Completion of the equivalent of 60 college semester units.
- The candidate shall be at least 21 years of age at the time of Lateral Entry or Academy Graduate appointment.
- The candidate shall possess traits including initiative, alertness, integrity, reliability, courtesy, and good judgment; and shall not have been convicted by any state or by the Federal Government for a crime, the punishment for which could have been imprisonment in a federal penitentiary or a state prison.
- Must possess a valid California Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record as a condition of hire and of continued employment. When assigned to Paramedic duties, a valid Contra Costa County accredited California Paramedic Certificate is required.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. United States citizenship is not required.