Police Officer Lateral (Must currently be a Police Officer)

Salary : $100,005.00 - $121,536.00 Annually
Location : Chino Police Department, 5450 Guardian Way, Chino, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 202500006
Department: Police Department
Opening Date: 05/23/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: CPOA


Job Description
Offering Excellent Benefits and Lateral Incentives
$2,599.32 Monthly Benefit Bank for Health Insurance
155 holiday hours per fiscal year (can be converted to pay)
Monthly City contributions to the 457 Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan and the Retirement Health Savings Plan

Police Officer Lateral New-Hires Now Eligible for Incentive Pay!
$5,000 paid upon hire and additional $5,000 upon successful completion of probation.

Qualified applicants will be invited individually to attend a Physical Agility Test if needed. Passing candidates may be invited
to an interview. Additional details to be provided prior to testing.

The Chino Police Department is seeking highly motivated individuals to join their team of well trained professionals who are
committed to providing quality service to those who live, visit, and do business in Chino. The Chino Police Department
operates with a high level of integrity; which serves as the foundation for all that they do. Please click to view our
recruitment video.
Must be able to successfully pass a Physical Agility Test, an interview, an extensive Police Background Investigation, and an
Administrative Review. Please refer to the Special Requirements section below of details.

Due to California State Law regarding firearms, you must be 21 years of age at the time of hire for this position.

Definition:
Under general supervision, patrols an assigned area in the prevention of crime and enforcement of law and order; carries
out special assignments related to departmental operations or law enforcement in general; conducts investigations; and
performs related work as assigned.

Duties/Responsibilities
Police Officers are assigned to any of a number of functional areas within the Police Department on a rotating basis.

Essential Functions:
All Assignments

• As assigned, make presentations before a variety of public groups to promote crime prevention activities and to enhance public understanding of Police Department activities; serve as liaison to neighborhood watch groups and schools.

• Interact with co-workers at all levels in the organization in a collaborative and customer service-oriented manner.
• Maintain prompt and regular attendance.
• Demonstrate by example and clearly explain Department and City Core Values and Mission Statements.

Patrol and Traffic Safety

• Patrol, either in a vehicle, on foot or on a bicycle, an assigned area during an assigned shift and look for indicators of possible criminal activity or threat to life and property; answer calls for police services; respond to crimes in progress; enforce City, county, and state laws; make field contacts and complete forms; may conduct both preliminary and follow-up investigations of disturbances, prowlers, burglaries, thefts, robberies, traffic collisions, suspected homicides, and other criminal incidents.
• As a Motor Officer, patrol the City on a motorcycle or in a radar-equipped patrol unit; respond to calls related to traffic incidents and any other emergencies; observe, monitor, and control routine and unusual traffic conditions; assist and advise motorists and enforce traffic safety laws.
• Make arrests as necessary; serve warrants and subpoenas; conduct searches and seizures involving people, vehicles, and structures; interview victims, complainants, and witnesses; interrogate suspects; gather and preserve evidence; receive, search, and book prisoners; fingerprint and transport prisoners; testify and present evidence in court.
• Contact and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in matters relating to the investigation of crimes and the apprehension of offenders.
• Write reports and field notes; participate in staff development; attend briefings and training sessions; perform routine maintenance on assigned patrol vehicle, firearms, and other equipment.
• Make traffic stops and issue warnings, citations, or make arrests as necessary; check vehicles and observe vehicle occupants; investigate scenes of vehicle collisions, provide emergency medical care as necessary, direct traffic and arrange for clearing of roadway, interview drivers and witnesses and prepare reports; direct traffic at fire scenes, special events, and other emergency or congested situations.
• Assist the public and answer questions; administer first aid and respond to calls for medical assistance; establish and maintain good relationships with the general public.

Investigator

• Coordinate and conduct complete and detailed investigations of crimes involving gangs, juveniles and adults, crimes against persons and property, and crimes involving vice, gaming, and narcotics violations.
• Participate in all normal enforcement activities including enforcing local and state laws, issuing citations, making arrests, administering first aid, and transporting prisoners.
• Perform undercover and surveillance activities; interview victims, complainants, witnesses, and suspects; collect, preserve, and maintain evidence and property related to suspected crimes; serve warrants and subpoenas.
• Prepare investigative reports and case information; provide testimony and evidence in court.
• Answer questions from the public concerning local and state laws, procedures, and activities of the Department; develop and maintain good relationships with the public, including informants and contacts which may be helpful in criminal investigations.

Qualifications
Any combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential job duties of the position is qualifying. A typical example includes:

Education:

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. and successful completion of a P.O.S.T. certified basic academy (required).

Licenses/Certificates:

• Possess a P.O.S.T. Basic Certificate.

Experience:

• One (1) year of current full-time experience as a Police Officer in a California public agency (highly desirable).

Knowledge of:

• Modern practices and techniques of law enforcement, patrol, investigation, public relations, and report writing.
• Vehicle and Penal Codes.
• Laws of arrest.
• Search and seizure.
• Rules of evidence.
• Legal rights of citizens.
• Court procedures.

Ability to:

• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Think and act quickly in emergencies and judge situations and people accurately.
• Represent the City in a variety of meetings.
• Deal tactfully and courteously with internal and external customers.
• Learn, understand, and interpret laws and regulations.
• Prepare accurate and grammatically correct written reports.
• Respond to emergency and problem situations in an effective manner.
• Use and care of firearms and equipment.
• Understand and follow verbal and written directions.
• Operate a computer and utilize a variety of software programs.
• Deal constructively with conflict and develop effective resolutions.
• Administer First Aid.
• Observe and accurately remember faces, numbers, incidents, and places.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with the community.
• Understand, explain, and apply policies and procedures.
• Make clear and concise radio transmissions.
• Work independently and demonstrate initiative.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• Meet the established physical requirements.
• Meet Police Officer requirements contained in the California State Government Code.
• Handle sensitive/confidential matters with discretion.

Training/Safety Requirements:

• Job specific training will be provided according to class specification during work hours.

Special Requirements

• Possess a valid California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record.
• Work rotating shifts including weekdays, weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• Receive satisfactory results from a background investigation, polygraph test, psychological evaluation, physical examination, which includes a drug screen, and an administrative review.

Physical Profile:
Category IV Public Safety: Positions in this category are involved in active public safety duties, which involve the safeguarding of individuals, public and property. Incumbents are required to meet the physical standards to ensure the ability to carry out this responsibility.

Characteristics: Positions in this category are actively and principally engaged in the enforcement of public laws or in protecting the public from physical harm and danger. The positions typically included in this category are peace officers and firefighters, whose every day duties place high priority and demands on top physical fitness and agility.

Physical Requirements

• Moderate Lifting: Lifting 50 lbs maximum with frequent lifting, pushing, and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
• Heavy Lifting: Lifting over 50 lbs, with frequent lifting, pushing, and/or carrying of objects weighing over 25 lbs.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, ramps, scaffolding, poles and the like; using feet and legs, and/or hands and arms.
• Reaching: Reaching above the shoulders to place and/or retrieve objects.
• Walking: Ability to walk for prolonged periods of time (usually a minimum of two or more hours per day)
• Standing: Ability to stand with little movement for long periods of time (usually a minimum of two or more hours per day)
• Sitting: Ability to sit with little movement for long periods of time (usually a minimum of two or more hours per day)
• Agility: Ability to move quickly and easily, often including the ability to crawl, stoop or bend.
• Color Vision: Ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Distant Vision (Excellent): Without correction, vision not less than 20/40 in each eye, which must correct to 20/20 in one eye and not less than 20/25 in the other eye.
• Distant Vision (Acceptable for Driving): Not less than 20/40 in each eye without correction or must correct to 20/40 in each eye and wear corrective lenses whenever driving.
• Temperatures: Work in temperatures sufficiently high or low enough to cause marked bodily discomfort.
• Fumes: Potential inhalation or contact with smoke, vapors, dust or gases.
• Work Environment - Outdoors: Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions.
• Work Environment - Moving Objects: Ability to work around moving objects, machinery or vehicles.
• Work Environment - Surfaces: Ability to walk on slippery or uneven surfaces.
• Heights: Ability to work on surfaces above 20 feet.

Details:

Department/Division: Police


Reports To: Depends on assignment
Employee Unit:
Chino Police Officer's Association (CPOA)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The City of Chino is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact the Human Resources/Risk Management Department at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Requests should be made three (3) business days in advance.

Prospective employees selected for employment must successfully complete a medical examination and a background check, including professional reference checks. The background check, paid for by the City, also includes Live Scan fingerprinting through the Department of Justice.

The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract and any provisions contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Human Resources Analyst/Risk Management Analyst, Genevieve Hughes at or View phone number on click.appcast.io.
The City of Chino offers a generous benefits package to its eligible employees, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, and a variety of additional voluntary options. The specific benefits available are based on the bargaining unit of your position. To see the specific benefits for your position, please follow the link below to the city website's benefits page and select the benefits document that corresponds to your position's bargaining unit.
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Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening and selection process. The information you provide will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Do you agree to answer each supplemental question truthfully and that your responses can be verified from information included within the application?

• Yes
• No

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For the position of Police Officer Lateral it is required that you currently must be a non-probationary California Peace Officer with a valid P.O.S.T. certificate. DO NOT apply for Police Officer Lateral if you do not meet this requirement. Are you currently working as a Police Officer in the State of California, with a valid P.O.S.T. certificate?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "Yes" to Supplemental Question #2 and you are currently working as a Police Officer with another agency (as required for this position), please state the name of the agency here, and attach a copy of your P.O.S.T. certificate to your application.
04


This position requires that you possess a valid California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record. Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes
• No
• I have a valid California Driver's License but my driving record has some issues.

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Were you referred to this position by a current City of Chino Employee?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "Yes" to Supplemental Question #5 and you were referred by a current City of Chino Employee, please enter the employee's name here:
Required Question