Police Officer Trainee

Salary: $41.06 – $52.40 Hourly

Position Summary:

The Police Officer Trainee 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:

• Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
• Must be currently enrolled or attending a POST-certified Regular Basic Course (basic academy) or have successfully completed/graduated from a POST-certified Regular Basic Course. (Intensive, Extended or Modular formats).
• Must possess or be eligible to possess a Proof of Eligibility (POE) certificate which is a certification that confirms an individual is eligible to be a peace officer in the State of California or a Basic certificate from California Peace Officer Standards and Training under Senate Bill 2 (SB2).
• Certificate of completion of a POST-certified Regular Basic Course is required by the time of appointment. Certificate must be dated within three (3) years unless candidate has qualifying service, such as a Basic Course Waiver, as defined in the POST Administrative Manual, Regulation 1008(b), within the past three (3) years.
• A minimum of 15 units of college coursework from an accredited college or university is desirable.
• Must be in possession of a valid California driver’s license by date of appointment.
• Must be a minimum of 20 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