Police Officer Trainee

Capitola, CA
Capitola Police Department

Position Summary:

Under direct or general supervision, performs a variety of non-sworn law enforcement duties, attends a formalized education program in preparation for employment as a Police Officer and performs related work as required

Essential Functions:

  • Participates in a rigorous, high stress, physically demanding police academy.
  • May observe and/or perform a variety of support tasks within the Police Department divisions or units
    assigned, to include the Records Bureau, Community Services, Uniform Division, Services Division
    and/or the Detective Division.
  • Drives a vehicle on City business

Requirements:

  • Must be 21 years or older at the time of employment;
  • Must possess, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid State driver’s license without record of suspension or revocation in any State.
  • Felony convictions and disqualifying criminal histories within the past seven years are not allowed.
  • U.S. citizen.
  • Must be able to read and write the English language.
  • Must be of good moral character and of temperate and industrious habits.
  • High school diploma or equivalent supplemented by a two-year community college degree or vocational school training in police science, law enforcement, criminal justice administration, public administration, or a related field; or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience.