Police Recruit

Salary: $33.00 – $35.00 Hourly

Closing Date: 12/31/2025

Position Summary:

Are you ready to launch a career that makes a real difference? The City of Pleasanton is looking for motivated and driven individuals to join our Police Department as Police Recruits! In this hands-on, action-packed role, you’ll attend a state-certified Police Academy where you’ll train in everything from defensive tactics and firearms to community policing and critical decision-making. You’ll push your physical and mental limits, build lifelong skills, and prepare to step into the role of a sworn Police Officer upon graduation. If you’re ready for a challenging, rewarding, and fast-paced journey that puts you on the front lines of serving and protecting the Pleasanton community, this is the opportunity for you!

Essential Functions:

• Attend and successfully complete a state-certified Police Academy program.
• Participate in classroom instruction, physical training, and scenario-based exercises.
• Learn foundational policing skills, including defensive tactics, firearms, traffic enforcement, and community policing.
• Prepare to transition into the role of Police Officer upon graduation.
• Develop strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills under supervision.

Requirements:

• Education: Qualified applicants must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Age Requirement: Must be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment.
• Certification: Must possess of a Basic Certificate from P.O.S.T. at the time of appointment to Police Officer.
• Vision/Hearing: 20/100 uncorrected vision in each eye, correctable to 20/30 or better. Must have normal color vision as established from an established color vision test, and no hearing loss over 25 db in the 500, 1000, 2000 frequency range. No loss over 45 db in the 3000 or 4000 range as revealed by standard auditory test.
• License: Possession of, or ability to obtain a valid Class C California driver’s license and proof of auto liability insurance is required.
• Background Investigation: Satisfactory completion of a thorough background investigation. Must have not been convicted for a crime which could have resulted in state or federal imprisonment.
• Pre-Employment Testing: Successful completion of drug screen, medical, psychological, and polygraph examinations.
• POST Examination: Applicants must possess or acquire a California P.O.S.T. Reading and Writing Test (PELLETB) and Physical Agility Test (WSTB), P.O.S.T-score of 42 or higher issued within the last twelve (12) months.