POLICE OFFICER LATERAL

Police Officer

Join the City of Stockton! Incentives for new employees include a sign on bonus of $15,000, relocation assistance reimbursement, and 40 hours of vacation available for immediate use. Other incentives include the city paying the entire employee share of their health plan contribution.

Qualified candidates will have graduated from a California P.O.S.T. Peace Officer Academy; completed a probationary period with at least one year of service in a California Governmental Law Enforcement Agency; if employed most recently in another state, no longer than a 60-day break in service; and ability to provide a copy of their California P.O.S.T. Basic Peace Officer Certificate (expiring no sooner than 6 months from date of application).

Specific information regarding how to submit required information and documentation is available in the supplemental questionnaire portion of the application. Bargaining unit: Stockton Police Officers' Association (SPOA). Civil service status: classified. Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of peace officer duties involving the protection of life and property, enforcement of laws and ordinances, criminal investigation, crime prevention and suppression, case preparation and testimony, and providing information and assistance to the public; performs related work as assigned.

Principal duties include patrolling assigned areas to ensure the security of life and property, responding to suspicious activities and answering emergency calls for service, enforcing state, local, and federal laws and ordinances, investigating juvenile and designated adult criminal activity and incidents as the assigned detective, coordinating crime scene control and investigation, restoring order, protecting life and property, and maintaining the peace at public gatherings and in conflict situations, preparing and documenting cases, completing reports and records, investigating traffic accidents and providing traffic and crowd control as necessary, retrieving, identifying, and returning found property and/or evidence to owners, providing emergency aid and assistance to incapacitated persons and requesting additional response, providing information, directions, and other services and assistance to the public.

Education: successful completion of a California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) approved Peace Officer Academy. Graduation from a United States high school or possession of a G.E.D. certificate received from a recognized accrediting association. Experience: one year of experience as a law enforcement officer in California and possession of a valid California P.O.S.T. Basic Certificate. Must have satisfactorily completed a probationary period for a Peace Officer classification performing the full range of duties, including patrol, with a California governmental law enforcement agency. Other requirements include a valid California Driver's License, meeting physical, psychological, and background standards, vision requirements, hearing capabilities, primary residence within 45 minutes of City Hall, obtaining and maintaining required California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Peace Officer Certification and firearms qualification, willingness to work evening, night, weekend and holiday shifts, being twenty (20) years old by the final filing date and twenty-one (21) by the time of appointment, and being legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. Knowledge of basic law enforcement terminology and concepts, techniques for dealing with people of all socio-economic levels under hostile and emergency situations, and safety practices and precautions pertaining to the work. Skill in observing and accurately recalling places, names, descriptive characteristics, and facts of incidents, remaining calm and taking appropriate action in tense situations, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work, reading, interpreting, and applying complex laws, procedures, and policies, making rapid, sound independent judgments within legal and procedural guidelines, preparing clear and concise reports, records, and other written materials, and understanding and following oral and written directions. Ability to learn the principles, practices, procedures, laws and ordinances, terminology and operation of equipment used in law enforcement and crime prevention and investigation.