Police Captain

Police Captain

The City of Coronado is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Captain. Under administrative direction, this position directs, manages, supervises, and coordinates the activities and operations of an assigned division within the Police Department, including either the Field Services Division or Support Services Division. The Police Captain provides highly responsive and complex administrative support to the Police Chief.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive leader with a working knowledge of the concepts of police legitimacy, procedural justice, community policing and problem solving. The ideal candidate will understand the need to build and maintain working relationships within the City of Coronado with other city departments, our residents, business community, schools, faith-based organizations, and the United Sates Navy, as well as, maintaining relationships with adjacent local, state, and federal public safety agencies. They will have a depth of technical knowledge in law enforcement and police administration, dispatch, property and evidence, court procedures, project management, and municipal budgeting process. He/she will possess a high degree of emotional intelligence, political astuteness and be engaged in the professional development of the members of the police department. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, skilled at working under pressure and handling challenges and tasks that arise simultaneously and/or unexpectedly. Lastly, the successful candidate will demonstrate excellent writing and research skills.

The City of Coronado participates in E-Verify, all new employees are required to submit verification of legal right to work in the United States. The City of Coronado is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Individuals with disabilities who will require reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any portion of the examination process may voluntarily request the accommodation from the City five working days prior to the requested accommodation. Documentation of the need for the accommodation may be required upon receipt of the request.

The successful candidate will receive a conditional offer contingent upon passing a polygraph examination, a comprehensive law enforcement background investigation conducted by a licensed investigator, a psychological evaluation, and a medical examination, including drug screening.

The City of Coronado is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Individuals with disabilities who will require reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any portion of the examination process may voluntarily request the accommodation from the City five working days prior to the requested accommodation. Documentation of the need for the accommodation may be required upon receipt of the request.

The City of Coronado participates in E-Verify, all new employees are required to submit verification of legal right to work in the United States.