Police Officer I

San Diego Police Department; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement benefits

Uniform allowance

Bilingual pay

Job summary

The San Diego Police Department offers a competitive base salary, excellent benefits, and rapid growth opportunities within a strong Community Oriented Policing framework. With paths across 70+ positions, including Detective, SWAT, K9, Beach Patrol and Motor Officer, the department supports VA education benefits and on-the-job training through the POST program.

Candidate requirements include POST certification or eligibility, U.S.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age at time of hire.
• United States citizenship or current legal right to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Respond to calls for service and provide police assistance.
• Patrol assigned areas to enforce laws and ensure public safety.
• Investigate incidents, gather evidence, interview victims and witnesses, and prepare reports.
• Make arrests and issue citations when appropriate and testify in court.

Education

California POST certification

Job description

Police Officer II

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Veteran friendly employer!

You served our country and worked hard to earn your GI Bill benefits, it's time to let them work for you. Not to worry, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) honors your service and sacrifice. In addition to great pay and benefits, SDPD is certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to train veterans and eligible persons under 38 U.S.C. 3675. For which SDPD can certify candidates who are eligible to receive VA education benefits under the on-the job-training (OJT) program while employed by SDPD to attend a paid California POST approved Police Academy and up to a year after graduation while completing the field training program and SDPD probation period.

Do you have a strong dedication to public service? If you do, a career with the San Diego Police Department may be for you!

A career with the San Diego Police Department offers excitement, rapid growth opportunities, work-life-balance, and the chance to make a positive impact in your community. As one of the nation's leaders in Community Oriented Policing, we strongly value the partnerships we have built with the diverse communities of San Diego and are looking for Officers that will uphold that tradition. Throughout your career with SDPD, you'll have the chance to follow many paths in over 70 different positions, including: Detective, SWAT, New Technologies, K9 Handler, Beach Patrol and Motor Officer, among others. SDPD offers a competitive base salary, great benefits, and many additional pay opportunities.

The following skills and desirable attributes exemplify what we look for in a Police Officer I: Integrity; leadership skills; excellent judgment under pressure; ability to maintain sufficient level of fitness to safely perform as a law enforcement professional; the ability to be aware of, control, and express emotions appropriately, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically; ability to maintain confidence in uncertain situations; excellent judgment and ability to act under pressure; ability to thrive in diverse populations.

• Contributes to the team effort of maintaining a presence in the community that helps to deter crime and provide support to citizens.
• Collaborates in building strong relationships with community members, upholding best practices of Community Oriented Policing.
• Acts as a police presence at major public events to ensure public safety.
• Identifies potential criminal activity or other hazardous situations and takes proper actions to protect citizens and property.
• Helps to secure crime scenes and process evidence.
• Responds to calls for service; Observes violations; makes arrests and citations when necessary.
• Conducts criminal investigations by gathering evidence and interviewing victims and witnesses.
• Documents observations and actions by radioing information; completing reports.
• Fulfills court orders by testifying in court regarding criminal investigations and citations.
• Maintains safe traffic conditions by monitoring and directing traffic; enforces laws and ordinances; investigates collisions; reports unsafe streets and facilities.

THE TYPICAL STARTING SALARY IS APPROXIMATELY $7,141.00 MONTHLY.

Police officer I is not an entry-level position. If you have not graduated from a California P.O.S.T. academy or do not have prior peace officer experience within the last one year, you must apply for Police Officer (Recruit Level).

Police Officer I positions are designed for recent California P.O.S.T. approved Police Academy graduates and persons that possess current California Basic P.O.S.T. certificates. Police Officer I positions work under immediate supervision in a training program to perform increasingly responsible law enforcement and crime prevention duties; respond to emergency calls for police assistance; patrol an assigned area to enforce laws; investigate suspicious conditions, traffic accidents, and complaints; make arrests; question witnesses and suspects; issue citations; prepare evidence and testify in court; fingerprint, photograph, book, supervise, and transport prisoners; report unsafe or hazardous conditions; answer inquiries from the public; and perform other duties as assigned.

NOTES

• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).
• Police Officer I employees must complete the Regional Academy Training and receive a Basic P.O.S.T. Certificate within ONE year of hire.
• Police Officer I employees may work a 4 day/10-hour, rotating shift work schedule, depending on assignment.
• After one year, Police Officer I employees receive a $900 annual uniform allowance.
• Bilingual pay (3.5% of base pay) is provided to qualified officers, if skills are required.
• Additional add on pays may be available if you meet the requirements.
• Initially, Police Officer I employees may either be assigned to the Field Training Program right away or they may be required to attend the Regional Police Academy.

State Standards

In accordance with P.O.S.T Standards, candidates must be free of any felony convictions. Candidates will be screened by the San Diego Police Department and are subject to immediate disqualification if any of the following are found during the background investigative process: domestic violence conviction(s), or if you are a registered sex offender; for additional information refer to the following link: P.O.S.T. Disqualifiers.

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

AGE: 21 years of age at time of hire.

CITIZENSHIP: You must be a United States citizen or have the current legal right to work in the United States.

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