Police Cadet

Police Cadet

The Central Marin Police Authority is seeking motivated, community-oriented individuals to join our team as Police Cadets. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in law enforcement and serving the community with professionalism and integrity. Cadets assist with a variety of administrative and field duties, develop valuable public safety skills, and receive mentorship from experienced officers. Ideal candidates are responsible, eager to learn, and committed to making a positive impact. This role is an excellent stepping stone for those interested in a future career in law enforcement.

This is an entry level, non-safety position within the Central Marin Police Authority. Under direct supervision, individuals work on a part-time and/or as needed basis and perform a variety of civilian field and office law enforcement work in direct support of safety and non-safety personnel, including providing general information and referral assistance to the public in person or on the telephone and routine data entry and filing duties.

This class is designed for entry level, civilian employees who are learning about the law enforcement profession and public safety in general. This class is designed to provide a pathway to become a police officer in this agency. Police cadets may be hired as Police Trainees who attend an area police academy and upon graduation, become probationary police officers. This is a uniformed, civilian position which does not require peace officer status.

Receives general supervision from the assigned supervisor. This position does not supervise other staff.

Examples Of Important And Essential Duties

• Perform administrative tasks that support the police department.
• Staff the police agency's front counter providing general information and referral assistance to the public.
• Operate the telephone system to take or relay information.
• Deliver interoffice and interdepartmental mail, including delivery and pick up of court documents.
• Assist in maintaining and filing police records.
• Maintain records and retrieve information.
• Take police reports for minor crimes.
• Update department information sheets for routing.
• Completion of small ad hoc projects as needed.
• Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Assist the Traffic Division during various activities, including enforcement checks, marking and towing abandoned vehicles, traffic control at major events, traffic accidents and crime scenes.
• Enforce parking regulations by issuing traffic citations Perform Live Scan fingerprint checks.
• Participate in crime prevention and community policing activities involving interaction with the public.
• Attend weekend and/or evening training sessions as needed.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.
• Respond to inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve complaints in an efficient and timely manner.
• Provide staff assistance to higher-level management staff; participate on and provide staff support to a variety of committees, boards, and commissions; prepare and present staff reports and other correspondence as appropriate and necessary.
• Analyze federal and state laws and regulations as they relate to assigned programs and develop and implement changes.
• Customer service-related duties.
• Perform duties as a designated official Disaster Service Worker as needed during a manmade or natural disaster in compliance with California state law per Government Code, Title 1, Section 3100-3109.
• Perform related duties as required.

Typical Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Basic office practices and procedures.
• Techniques for dealing with the public in a tactful, but firm manner.
• Principles and practices associated with report writing, records organization and filing, including alphabetic and numeric filing systems.
• Department goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
• Effective oral and written communication methods.
• Proper English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office suite of programs.

Skill to:

• Apply laws and ordinances to situations involving parking and traffic duties.
• Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Ability to:

• Work evenings and weekends.
• Work independently in the completion of assignments.
• Analyze and evaluate data.
• Prepare and present clear and concise reports, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Learn the organization and functions of a police department.
• Learn and apply applicable laws, ordinances, policies, practices and methods.
• Work courteously with the general public on the telephone and in person.
• Deal with the public firmly, courteously and tactfully.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions, including written text, diagram and schedule form.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Maintain accurate records and files.
• Make arithmetic calculations quickly and accurately.
• Process and file documents.
• Analyze situations and adopt an effective course of action.
• Effectively plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to write reports in a clear, concise and logical manner.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the general public.
• Operate a vehicle safety and according to current traffic laws, rules and regulations.

Experience and Training Guidelines: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to a High School diploma or General Education Diploma (GED), preferably supplemented by college level coursework. Some related experience is preferred.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien with an application for citizenship completed at least one year prior to application.
• Must be a minimum of age 18, have a satisfactory driving record and be free of felony convictions.

Licenses and Certifications: Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California Driver's License by time of appointment, and maintained thereafter for duration of employment.

Supplemental Information

Essential duties require the following physical skills and work environment:

Meet vision requirement of not less than 20/100, correctable to 20/30. Acute hearing sufficient to accurately understand information transmitted orally in person or by radio, telephone or other electronic device. Ability to work in a standard office environment; requires the ability to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another; requires sufficient hand/eye coordination to perform semi-skilled repetitive movements, such as typing, filing, data entry, and/or use of calculators, ten-key adding machine, or other office equipment or supplies; may involve extensive VDT exposure. Ability to work in a field environment with exposure to weather, noise, dust, pollens, odors, vehicle exhaust and other environmental conditions. Ability to stand and sit for extended periods of time. Ability to walk, run, kneel, crouch, bend, twist, and reach for short periods of time as needed. Ability to lift and carry up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 25 pounds on occasion. Ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and in compliance with applicable traffic laws, rules and regulations.

Application period: Open, continuous recruitment

To apply: Complete the online application for Police Cadet at

Applicants are encouraged to submit a current resume and cover letter detailing their interest in the position, but this is optional. If you choose to submit such documents, do so under the Attachments section of the online application. Applicants should detail related education and experience on the application since this information will be used to determine who will be invited to participate in the next phase of the selection process. Best qualified applications will be invited to an oral interview before a panel of raters.

Applicants experiencing any technical difficulties with the online application system should contact Customer Support at The Central Marin Police Authority accepts no responsibility for technical issues related to online submittal of application materials.

Selection process: Applications will be reviewed on at least a monthly basis and best qualified applicants will be invited to an oral interview before a panel of raters familiar with the role of a Police Cadet at Central Marin Police Authority (CMPA). The oral interview is designed to measure the job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities deemed critical to successful job performance