Public Safety Officer I – Lateral
Salary: $136,764.00 – $158,321.00 Annually.
Position Summary:
Under close supervision of a Public Safety Lieutenant or Captain, learns to perform a wide range of public safety work involving the protection of life and property including law enforcement, crime prevention, fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical services; and performs related work as required.
Essential Functions:
- Successfully completes field training and fire academy to prepare for position of Public Safety Officer II.
- Patrols assigned area and preserves law and order through the prevention of crime and enforcement of laws.
- Responds to calls for service involving traffic accidents, robberies, disturbances, and other misdemeanors and felonies and takes appropriate action including making arrests.
- Investigates crimes against property and persons which include crime scene investigation, the collection and preservation of evidence, the identification and interrogation of suspects, and the pursuit and apprehension of suspects.
- Performs duties related to crime prevention and the correction of public hazards.
- Provides testimony in court related to assigned duties.
- Prepares and maintains investigative records.
- Actively enforces traffic laws through observation, use of radar, traffic checkpoints, and DUI suspicion stops; investigates traffic accidents; takes appropriate enforcement action.
- Plans, executes and participates in raids.
- Learns to perform the full range of public safety administrative duties, including, but not limited to, providing administrative and support services, field and on-the-job training, staff development, planning and research, problem resolution, internal investigation, disaster coordination, community education and crime prevention services, and other special duties as they occur or as assigned.
- Performs public education activities such as making presentations and providing demonstrations; participates in community events.
- Provides on-the-job training and evaluations for Public Safety Officers I and veteran Public Safety Officers II in new assignments.
Requirements:
- Associate’s degree or 60 semester units or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university; AND
- Two years of experience in police work; AND
- Successful completion of a post approved police academy. OR
- Associate’s degree or 60 semester units or 90 quarter units from an accredited college or university; AND
- Successful completion of a POST approved police academy as a City of Sunnyvale Public Safety Officer in Training, Public Safety Officer in Training Academy Attendee or employment as a Public Safety Officer In Training Academy Graduate.
- Possession and continued maintenance of a valid class C California driver’s license and a safe driving record.
- Possession of a current California POST (Police Officers Standards and Training Commission) Basic Certificate.
- Physical health, strength and agility necessary to meet the physical demands of police and fire work, as determined by a physical agility exam and a medical exam (based on current California POST Commission guidelines).
- A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice or related field.
- Minimum vision of 20/200 correctable to 20/20; ability to wear soft contact lens if vision is less than 20/50.
- Must be 21 years of age at time of appointment. Must comply with citizenship requirements in effect at time of hire.