Police Officer (Academy Graduate)

Summary

Police Officer Academy Graduate - $8,419 to $11,416 per month (up to $13,128 with incentives)The City of Pleasant Hill is currently seeking applicants for Police Officer Academy Graduate. We offer excellent pay, benefits, opportunities for promotion, and the opportunity to serve a great community that values the services we provide.Police Officers can serve in patrol, traffic, investigations, and K-9 assignments. Other collateral opportunities include instructor positions (Firearms and Force Options Team), Regional SWAT, Mobile Field Force, 10851 Task Force, CSI, Regional Major Accident Investigation Team, Driving Team with firearms and force options team, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), FBI Safe Streets Task Force, SET Team, Drone Team, Social Media Team, Community Resource Officer, School Resource Officer, and Field Training Officers. Specialty assignments may add an additional 5% pay.Officers work 12-hour shifts as part of a team concept. Shift schedules include 4-10 and 3-12, which may be changed periodically as job assignments may be rotated among patrol, traffic, and criminal investigation. Night shifts include 2.5% additional pay.EDUCATION: Academy Graduates (no sworn experience)- High school diploma and a minimum of 45 units of college-level course work, in addition to graduation from a P.O.S.T. basic academy.Academy Graduate candidates with an honorable discharge may be credited with up to 15 semester units for a minimum of 3 years of active duty in the U.S. Armed Services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard).APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS: All applicants must be at least 21 years of age at time of appointment, meet the physical requirements set in the California P.O.S.T. screening manual.Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Initial screening of applicants will be based on quality of experience, education and training. Those selected will be subject to an interview, a thorough background check, a physical examination, drug screen, psychological evaluation, and polygraph. Failure to achieve a qualifying score on any portion of the selection process will eliminate a candidate from further consideration.For more information, contact Sgt. Ron Priebe at (925) 288-4644, rpriebe@pleasanthillpd.org#J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Description

Police Officer Academy Graduate - $8,419 to $11,416 per month (up to $13,128 with incentives)The City of Pleasant Hill is currently seeking applicants for Police Officer Academy Graduate. We offer excellent pay, benefits, opportunities for promotion, and the opportunity to serve a great community that values the services we provide.Police Officers can serve in patrol, traffic, investigations, and K-9 assignments. Other collateral opportunities include instructor positions (Firearms and Force Options Team), Regional SWAT, Mobile Field Force, 10851 Task Force, CSI, Regional Major Accident Investigation Team, Driving Team with firearms and force options team, Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), FBI Safe Streets Task Force, SET Team, Drone Team, Social Media Team, Community Resource Officer, School Resource Officer, and Field Training Officers. Specialty assignments may add an additional 5% pay.Officers work 12-hour shifts as part of a team concept. Shift schedules include 4-10 and 3-12, which may be changed periodically as job assignments may be rotated among patrol, traffic, and criminal investigation. Night shifts include 2.5% additional pay.EDUCATION: Academy Graduates (no sworn experience)- High school diploma and a minimum of 45 units of college-level course work, in addition to graduation from a P.O.S.T. basic academy.Academy Graduate candidates with an honorable discharge may be credited with up to 15 semester units for a minimum of 3 years of active duty in the U.S. Armed Services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard).APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCESS: All applicants must be at least 21 years of age at time of appointment, meet the physical requirements set in the California P.O.S.T. screening manual.Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Initial screening of applicants will be based on quality of experience, education and training. Those selected will be subject to an interview, a thorough background check, a physical examination, drug screen, psychological evaluation, and polygraph. Failure to achieve a qualifying score on any portion of the selection process will eliminate a candidate from further consideration.For more information, contact Sgt. Ron Priebe at (925) 288-4644, rpriebe@pleasanthillpd.org#J-18808-Ljbffr