Police Officer Recruit

City-of-Sacrament; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Sacramento is seeking Police Officer Recruits to begin training at the Sacramento Police Academy. Recruits must pass a comprehensive background investigation, including criminal history, fingerprinting, polygraph, psychology, credit history, and drug history.

Upon successful completion of the POST Basic Course Police Academy, recruits advancing to the Police Officer classification may transition to the career Police Officer role, with further opportunities in the department.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Experience: No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Learn organization, chain of command, and rules and regulations of the Sacramento Police Department.
• Learn and emulate community service, crime prevention and appropriate behavior principles.
• Learn enforcement and legal procedures; apply evidence-handling rules and professional communications.
• Undergo training in physical fitness, first aid, including CPR, and related skills.
• Assist in routine investigations, report preparation, responding to emergencies, and handling non-hazardous duties.

Skills

Written communication

Reading maps and information

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

You must have taken and passed the Police Officer Recruit examination for further consideration.

Please Note: a candidate must successfully pass a thorough background investigation, including a criminal history check for job-related convictions, fingerprinting, polygraph test, psychological test, credit check, and a drug use history to be considered for this position.

Applicants applying to this posting will be hired as a Police Officer Recruit and must successfully complete a twenty-four (24) week P.O.S.T. Basic Course Police Academy. Upon satisfactory graduation from a P.O.S.T. Basic Course Police Academy, a Police Officer Recruit meeting the requirements of the Police Officer classification shall be advanced to the career classification of Police Officer.

For more information regarding the Police Officer or Community Service Officer II positions, please visit the following links: Police Officer Classification Specification: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/saccity/classspecs/33389?keywords=police%20Officer%20Recruit&pagetype=classSpecifications. Community Service Officer II: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/saccity/classspecs/1223708?keywords=community%20service%20officer&pagetype=classSpecifications

Under close supervision, Police Officer Recruits participate in a basic law enforcement training program, at the Sacramento Police Academy. Police Officer Recruits gain an understanding of police procedures, law enforcement techniques, first aid, and acquire physical and emotional skills needed to successfully complete the police academy and may perform non-sworn, non-hazardous duties in support of a variety of police operations.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Police Officer Recruit is a non-career developmental classification used to recruit and train qualified candidates to learn the duties of a Police Officer or Community Service Officer II in the Sacramento Police Department. Incumbents of this class undergo a formal, comprehensive training program in a State of California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Police Academy conducted by the Sacramento Police Department to prepare for performing duties in support of police operations. Incumbents are expected to demonstrate satisfactory proficiency in the required physical agility testing component prior to and during the academy. On-going physical training will be a required skill set for any successful incumbent. Upon satisfactory graduation from a P.O.S.T. Basic Course Police Academy, a Police Officer Recruit meeting the requirements of the Police Officer classification shall be advanced to the career classification of Police Officer. Incumbents promoted to CSO II at time of completion of the POST Basic Police Academy, are expected to attend accredited college level courses in order to satisfy the minimum qualification requirements of the Police Officer classification within their limited-term appointment.

Employees shall not be classified as Police Officer Recruit for more than one year from the date of hire unless the employee was unsuccessful in an Academy and the employee is invited to participate in an additional academy. Advancement to Police Officer or Community Service Officer II is dependent upon satisfactory job performance. Failure to graduate from the Police Academy and/or failure to meet satisfactory progress within the prescribed training period will be cause for termination.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

• Learn and apply knowledge of the Sacramento Police Department's organization, chain of command, and rules and regulations.
• Learn, identify and emulate principles and techniques that promote community service, crime prevention, and appropriate behavior.
• Learn and apply knowledge of enforcement and procedural aspects of criminal law and the legal obligations inherent in enforcement of those laws.
• Learn and apply knowledge of proficient application of the rules of evidence. Receive training in and practice effective and professional communications through written, oral, and mechanical media.
• Learn to recognize vehicle violations, locating the violations in the Vehicle Code, and under supervision, safely and professionally contact the violator.
• Participate and assist in applying basic criminal investigation processes and techniques, including the identification, collection, and preservation of evidence, courtroom testimony, and witness interrogation.
• Learn and practice physical fitness and defense techniques programs.
• Learn and practice first-aid, including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation techniques.
• Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual holding this classification. Duties may include, but are not limited to, assisting in routine investigations; assisting in preparing non-injury police reports; assisting in responding to fire alarms, street hazards and found property calls; assisting in traffic and non-violent crowd control duties; as directed transporting citizens, personnel and equipment.

Ability to:

• Acquire, through training, knowledge of modern approved principles, practices, and procedures of police work, state laws, City ordinances, first-aid, the geography of the City, and the location of important buildings.
• Write clearly, accurately, concisely, legibly, and with correct English grammatical construction and spelling.
• Read and interpret complex technical documents in English. Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Observe, assimilate, remember, record, and recall pertinent facts and details. Read maps and mapped information.
• Apply selected knowledge (i.e., laws, statutes, court decisions, department policies, criminal investigation theories, etc.) in collecting, organizing, and analyzing a variety of information in order to decide on an appropriate and reasonable course of action.
• Analyze problems and have the potential to rationally and calmly take effective action in emergency and stress situations.
• Plan and effectively present material orally to diverse groups. Deal courteously but firmly with the general public.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers and other City employees.
• Undergo strenuous physical conditioning.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Education:

High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent

Experience:

No experience required.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS